The Mummy MOT

The Mummy MOT The Mummy MOT® is a 1-hour postnatal assessment from six weeks onwards. It will check your posture, breathing, tummy gap and pelvic floor strength.

The Mummy Mot is detailed postnatal physiotherapy assessment of the abdominal and pelvic area. You will receive a report of the findings on the day. Following the assessment an appropriate safe exercise programme will be prescribed.

Time Is the Greatest Gift 🎁Hold them a little longer.Watch them wobble… then steady themselves.Until one day, they take ...
25/12/2025

Time Is the Greatest Gift 🎁

Hold them a little longer.
Watch them wobble… then steady themselves.
Until one day, they take flight on their own.

Give your time – real, undistracted time.
Because the greatest gift a mother gives
(and receives)
is time.

Slow down.
When you feel that quiet moment of connection,
stay there.
Linger.
Let it land.

Through my work at The Mummy MOT, I see every day how much mothers give –
their time, their energy, their bodies – often without pause, and often without being asked how they are feeling.

So remember this too:
your body deserves care.
Your recovery matters.
And looking after yourself is not a luxury – it’s part of mothering.

This Christmas, don’t rush.
These moments are fleeting.
Being a mum is a gift – and so is being supported.

Open the presents slowly.
Breathe deeply.
Be present.

With love,
Maria Elliott
Founder, The Mummy MOT 🤍


19/12/2025

🎄 THE MUMMY MOT FESTIVE GIVEAWAY – BUNDLE 2 🎄

Because mums deserve moments of calm, comfort and conscious care – especially at this time of year.

This festive bundle has been thoughtfully curated to support nervous system regulation, pregnancy comfort, and little ones too.

✨ What’s included:

🤍 Sensate
A gentle, non-invasive wellness device designed to calm the nervous system and support rest, relaxation and better sleep. Using soothing, nature-inspired soundscapes, Sensate helps the body move out of stress mode – a truly nourishing gift for busy mums.

🤍 Gooseberry Pink
Two organic cotton maternity tops (black + white), made from beautifully soft 100% organic cotton. Designed to support mums comfortably through every stage of pregnancy – flattering, breathable, gentle on sensitive skin and perfect for everyday wear.

🤍 Edith & Blanche
A beautiful Watercolour Tartan Harem Romper crafted from soft organic cotton. Playful, festive and designed for comfort and movement – ideal for cosy winter days and little adventures.

🎁 HOW TO ENTER:
1️⃣ Follow , &
2️⃣ Like this post
3️⃣ Tag a mum who deserves some festive calm (each tag = extra entry!)
4️⃣ Bonus entry: Share to your stories & tag us ✨

 🎉 Winner announced: Christmas Eve

A heartfelt bundle celebrating calm, comfort and conscious choices for mum and baby 💛


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42% of births in England are now by Caesarean section. 👇🏻This isn’t about women choosing an “easy option”. It’s about b...
18/12/2025

42% of births in England are now by Caesarean section. 👇🏻

This isn’t about women choosing an “easy option”.

It’s about birth within a maternity system under strain.
The Maternity & Neonatal Infrastructure Review found:
• Over 50% of maternity units are rated unsatisfactory
• 42% need major repair or replacement
• 7% face risk of imminent breakdown

As Maria Elliott, Founder of The Mummy MOT, explains:
“Caesarean birth is now a reality for over four in ten women. We fully support a woman’s right to choose how she gives birth – but women must also be given clear, honest information about recovery.”

Research is clear:
• Birth type alone does not determine mental health outcomes
• Emergency Caesarean sections carry higher psychological risk due to trauma and urgency
• Early physical and mental health support makes the biggest difference to recovery

A Caesarean is major abdominal surgery. Healing involves multiple layers of tissue and can affect core strength, pelvic health, movement and scar function – long after the scar looks healed.

With the right postnatal assessment and support, women can recover well.

That support should be routine, not optional.
Birth is birth. Let’s prioritise mothers. 🩷

If you’re pregnant, planning a section or recovering from a C-section – our inbox is open 🤍

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15/12/2025

🎁 Christmas Giveaway Time at The Mummy MOT 🎁

This festive season, we’re celebrating mums supporting mums 💫

As a proudly women-led business, The Mummy MOT loves championing female-founded, purpose-driven brands. This Christmas, we’ve teamed up with some of our favourites to create one special giveaway designed to nurture, support and spoil mums during the busiest time of year 🤍

✨ Three lucky winners will each receive a beautiful bundle of gifts – festive magic to help you feel supported, seen and celebrated.

👀 Plus – we have two more Christmas giveaway bundles coming later this week, so keep an eye on our feed 🎄✨

🎄 HOW TO ENTER 🎄
1️⃣ Follow all participating brands
2️⃣ Comment below and tell us why you’d love to win
3️⃣ Tag a few mum friends who deserve some festive sparkle ✨
📲 Sharing to Stories is always appreciated and supports women-led businesses

🗓 Winners announced Christmas Eve ❄️

✨ WHAT YOU COULD WIN ✨
🎁 The Mummy MOT – Gift Voucher
🎁 Carifit – Baby Carrier of your choice + app access
🎁 ELEMIS – Glow-giving skincare collection
🎁 Lola&Lykke – Postpartum recovery essentials
🎁 House of Hurrah – Nursing-friendly wear & Babyccino top

Good luck & happy entering 🤍
— The Mummy MOT Team


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What are you most thankful for in your postnatal journey? 👇🏻Share one thing your body has carried you through since beco...
27/11/2025

What are you most thankful for in your postnatal journey? 👇🏻

Share one thing your body has carried you through since becoming a mum. 🤰🏻

This Thanksgiving, we’re giving thanks for our incredible global community – and nearly 1,000 women’s health practitioners here in the UK who we have trained who champion postnatal recovery every single day. 

Many are mums themselves, and all share one powerful belief:
Every woman deserves a thorough, compassionate postnatal check-up. 🙏🏻

We’re grateful for every mum, physio, partner clinic and colleague who walks alongside us as we work to create seismic change in women’s health. ♀️

Thank you for helping us heal, move, breathe, laugh and navigate the tears too.
Thank you for believing in this mission.
Thank you for being part of the change.

We are thankful for YOU. 🩷

20/11/2025

To mark Thanksgiving – a tradition close to our founder Maria Elliott’s heart – we’re offering 10% off selected Mummy MOT® courses until December 1st with code: THANKSGIVING10. 🍂

While Thanksgiving isn’t a UK holiday, it’s a moment we love to pause, reflect, and give gratitude for the incredible practitioners championing postnatal recovery across the UK and beyond. 🙏🏻

At The Mummy MOT®, our mission is simple:
Empower more women to feel strong, supported, and truly understood after birth. 🤰🏻

If you’re a women’s health practitioner ready to elevate your skills and support mothers with confidence, we’d love you to join our growing community.

Become a certified Mummy MOT® practitioner and be part of the change. ✨

Today is World Kindness Day 💛And at The Mummy MOT, we believe that kindness starts with you, Mum. 🫶🏻🌸 Be kind to your bo...
13/11/2025

Today is World Kindness Day 💛

And at The Mummy MOT, we believe that kindness starts with you, Mum. 🫶🏻

🌸 Be kind to your body it’s done something incredible.
🌸 Be kind to your mind — it’s learning and adapting every day.
🌸 And be kind to your heart — it’s giving so much love.
Taking care of yourself isn’t selfish — it’s essential.

So today, take a moment for you. Breathe, rest, and remember…

You deserve kindness, too. 💕

Let us know how you've been kind to yourself or others today. 👇🏻

Let’s change the story for postnatal women together 💪🚨 Only Two Spots Remaining! 🚨We’re calling on passionate women’s he...
12/11/2025

Let’s change the story for postnatal women together 💪

🚨 Only Two Spots Remaining! 🚨

We’re calling on passionate women’s health professionals to join us in our mission to redefine postnatal care and train the next generation of women’s health practitioners.

Due to last-minute cancellations, we now have two rare spaces available on our sell-out course
Internal Pelvic Floor Assessment Part 1: Entry Level Course.

This transformative training will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to carry out a full Mummy MOT assessment including external palpation and internal vaginal examination of the pelvic floor muscles.

You’ll learn to assess from the outside inwards, developing a deep understanding of the female pelvic floor and lumbopelvic hip complex, and connecting your findings to the real-life functional challenges faced by postnatal clients.

📅 Virtual Evening Session: Tuesday 2nd December 2025 | 6:30–9:30 pm
📍 Practical Day Session: Saturday 6th December 2025 | 9:00 am–5:00 pm
💷 Early Bird Price: £637.50

✨ Join us in shaping the future of women’s health helping postnatal women feel stronger, more supported, and truly seen.

👉 Only two spaces left – secure your place today! DM or visit our website www.themummymot.com 

On this Remembrance Day, we honour not only the brave men and women who served, but also the mothers who held them in th...
11/11/2025

On this Remembrance Day, we honour not only the brave men and women who served, but also the mothers who held them in their hearts through every fear, every worry, and every sacrifice. 🫶🏻

Their love, strength, and resilience remind us of the power of care that carries through generations. 🌺 

Their lives remind us of the enduring power of resilience, compassion, and care. 

🌙 The Real Mummies We Celebrate“Mind, body and spirit all need time to recover. Postnatal healing is about so much more ...
31/10/2025

🌙 The Real Mummies We Celebrate

“Mind, body and spirit all need time to recover. Postnatal healing is about so much more than physical recovery; it’s about finding yourself again.” – Maria, Founder of The Mummy MOT.

Often, the postnatal journey can be deeply challenging. Having an appointment with an expert Mummy MOT practitioner can be the next vital step in healing for both body and mind.

With a network of specialist therapists across the UK, we’re here to support women through postnatal recovery and traumatic birth experiences alike.

We know there’s still a way to go, but every woman we help brings us closer to change. 🩷

This Halloween, we’re celebrating the real mummies, the ones healing, learning, and finding their strength again every day.

At The Mummy MOT, our mission is to ensure every woman receives the postnatal check she truly deserves, one that goes beyond “you’re fine” and gets to the heart of her recovery.

We empower mums to reconnect with their bodies and train women’s health professionals to deliver expert, compassionate care that supports that journey.

No tricks. Just truth: every mum deserves to feel whole, strong, and seen. 🧡

🎃 Learn more about The Mummy MOT for mums, and for the professionals who care for them. Visit our website or DM us today.

💔 Another week, another scandal.And once again, it’s mothers who pay the price for a broken maternity system. ⛓️‍💥The la...
21/10/2025

💔 Another week, another scandal.

And once again, it’s mothers who pay the price for a broken maternity system. ⛓️‍💥

The latest headlines from Leeds are heartbreaking.
Bereaved mothers Amarjit Matharoo, Lauren Caulfield and Fiona Winser-Ramm have spent years fighting for answers after losing their babies under the care of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Health Secretary has now called for an independent inquiry to uncover what went so catastrophically wrong at Leeds General Infirmary and St James’s University Hospital.

But beneath the headlines lies a deeper truth:

➡️ The UK now spends more on maternity negligence payouts than on maternity care itself.
➡️ Complaints are too often met with defensiveness, not compassion.
➡️ A blame culture still prevents transparency, learning and change.

As said, there must be a universal standard of care – one that protects women from the moment risks arise.

At The Mummy MOT, we see the lasting impact of these failings every day.

The rise in severe perineal tears during childbirth is deeply concerning – they can have life-changing consequences for a woman’s physical and emotional wellbeing, yet too often go undiagnosed or untreated.

Every woman deserves safe care during birth and comprehensive recovery afterwards. That’s why we’re campaigning for improved postnatal checks including access to specialist pelvic health assessments. Early identification, proper rehabilitation and long-term support aren’t luxuries. They’re essentials.

Pelvic health technology exists. It’s time we use it to protect, heal and empower mothers everywhere. 🙏🏻

If you’ve been affected by birth trauma, loss or injury, you’re not alone.

We see you. We stand with you. And we’ll keep fighting for change. 🤍

Comment below if you're with us. 👇🏻

*Trigger Warning*🕯 Wave of Light 🕯This evening, we pause to honour and remember every baby gone too soon and every paren...
15/10/2025

*Trigger Warning*

🕯 Wave of Light 🕯

This evening, we pause to honour and remember every baby gone too soon and every parent whose love and loss are felt every day.

At 7pm local time, we invite you to light a candle and let it burn for one hour as part of the global Wave of Light. Together, we shine a gentle light on the silence that too often surrounds baby loss, showing families everywhere that they are not alone. 💗

If you wish, share a photo of your candle using and join others across the world in this moment of remembrance and love.

From all of us at The Mummy MOT, our hearts are with every family in remembrance. 🤍

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The Mummy MOT®

Our mission is to look after you and your body so you can look after your baby.

Up to half of all women experience weakness in both the abdominal muscles and pelvic floor muscles after pregnancy and up to a third still have a gap in their tummy muscles at 8 weeks post birth. This can cause instability or poor core strength leading to women developing pelvic or back pain or bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction. These conditions do not have to be something you should just put up with as a result of having a baby.

Mums need to bend, squat and lift so we provide clinical post-natal care and functional exercises for female clients following birth (no matter how long ago)

It’s recommended that women have an initial assessment after their 6-8 week GP check, but we also treat women who gave birth years ago that may still have a tummy gap or related pelvic floor issues.