Physiofit Woman Wexford

Fantastic experience: What I find different with Deborah is that we are not getting a quick fix but better - a long term solution for our body. I was pregnant when I was recommended Deborah. After a first session, my daughter who was in breach came to the right position. But my daughter would move a lot when I would pass a bump on the road while driving, which seemed she hated the car drives. But after a session of aligning my hips, my daughter stop moving when I passed the road bumps - I almost couldn't believe that my hips were her making her uncomfortable, but the proof was there. Moreover, my posture improved while I was pregnant, even with my belly getting bigger. It was a good investment in my health

Fantastic experience: I met Deborah when I got pregnant of my first born 10 years ago. Attended her pre-natal physiolates classes which were Instructive, open-minded and energetic, leaving a really positive imprint on the whole childbirth experience for a first time mom. It was an easy and delightful pregnancy and I really felt prepared for my first delivery and all went well. I did the post-natal classes and my body quickly bounced back into shape. My second pregnancy was such a different experience altogether... little did I know!! I was living a very stressful period in my life, with a toddler to look after, a husband setting up as a freelance and doing a lot of non-chargeable work to build his portfolio, a career where I was trying to secure a promotion before going on maternity leave and, the cherry on top!, financial stress with negative equity building up due to the crisis and very challenging tenants I had at the time. All this stress resulted in me suddenly, at 20 weeks pregnant, being taken to hospital by my husband, crying in such pain I could barely breathe. I was told I had severe pelvic griddle pain, would be given a pelvic belt and put in crutches and pills to cope with the pain and eventually spend the rest of my pregnancy in bed. I was devasted!! What did I do? Got home that day from the hospital and still in tears, desperate, called Deborah @Physiofit Woman. She calmed me down over the phone and said ”you won’t need any of that and you will not spend your pregnancy in bed! Come see me tomorrow morning, I’ll start treatment immediately and I’ll get you walking until the full term of this pregnancy.” There was such firmness in her voice that I truly believed “she can do it! she can get me to walk again!” I did go see her next morning and first words were that the sessions would be painful and pregnancy breathing techniques were to be used and she was so right. And so was she that through all that pain and soreness she did get me to walk again and the pain got lesser after each weekly treatment until delivery at 41 weeks. No pelvic belt, no crutches, no lying in bed... thankfully! Thanks to Deborah and her hands-on physio sessions!! The recovery following birth was though as PGP was there to stay but I did recover through her post-natal classes and treatments. And more, Deborah said if I was to ever get pregnant again I needed her “blessing”! The memory of this second pregnancy put me off more children for a long time I confess. Eventually time helped memory heal and my husband and I decided was time to risk the third pregnancy, so I did go to Deborah for her “blessing”. She got me on 5 months of Pilates classes really preparing and toning my body as I needed my pelvis and core strong to mitigate PGP pain. What a difference!!! When I got pregnant, in my late thirties, with an 8 and 6 year old, yes PGP did come back, at 18 weeks pregnant, but the pain intensity was incomparable lesser as my body was fit and ready to endure this challenge. I kept doing physio sessions with Deborah but they were not needed every week, perhaps only once per month! And kept doing her pre-Natal classes all the way to 39 weeks! My body was so strong that even during normal delivery of my third child my husband commented “I can see Deborah’s work in how strong you are”. I enrolled in Deborah’s post-Natal programme and bounced back losing all pregnancy weight by the time my baby was 9 months old, doing physio sessions, mother and baby classes, Pilates classes and manual lymphatic drainage sessions. I would lose 600 to 800g per session!! I feel strong and fit as I hadn’t for a long time, with PGP no longer taking control of what I can and can’t do! Thanks to Deborah!!! I’m immensely grateful for all she has done for my health and well-being in the last 12 years. Her dedication, expertise and commitment are paramount and I could not recommend her more! Thank you Deborah and thank you for Physiofit Woman!!!

Fantastic experience: When I got pregnant I swapped normal Pilates at Physiofit Woman with Pregnancy Pilates. Pregnancy Pilates alongside Pregnancy Physio allowed me to go through pregnancy with less pain, by maintaining a good posture and overall strength. After attending the Antenatal Partner Workshop taught by Deborah Fernandes, my partner and myself felt more confident and prepared for the big day! Deborah taught us breathing, massage and posture techniques to ease pain, that were essential during the last months of pregnancy as well during labour. She helped us understand the different stages of labour, when and what to use at each stage, and gave us the tools needed to, confidently, decide what is best for us during labour.