Dealing with the emotional impact of pelvic instability

• Becoming involved with the Pelvic Instability Association is one way of connecting with other women who have gone through something similar

• Try to remember that most women recover from Pelvic Instability within the first six months after delivery

• Try to get out - take advantage of friends, hire an electric scooter at the local shopping centre, sit outside in the fresh air for a while

• Invite people around, try to reduce your need to have a tidy house in order to have visitors!

• Use the internet to communicate with people who are going through similar circumstances eg: http://forums.delphiforums.com/pelvis for Pelvic Instability, also the Disabled Parents Network www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk

• Consider treating yourself to having a pedicure (it’s often so hard to reach your feet and there is often a lot of time to spend looking at your toenails!)

• Make the effort to continue to wear perfume and makeup if you would normally do this, or just some scented bath soap or lotion

• Make an effort to create laughter in your day (even if you need to resort to hiring out 'Fawlty Towers' videos!)

• If you feel you are not coping or becoming depressed, talk to your GP or Maternal and Child Health Nurse