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How To Give Your Perineum Some Love After Childbirth!

After a vaginal birth, your perineum might be tender and sore. In those early days after having a baby it is important to take care of your body, especially your perineal area. Read our blog for so...

BodyICE WomanPlanning a VBAC Birth: A Midwife's Preparation Guide

Planning a VBAC Birth: A Midwife's Preparation Guide

Tips & Strategies for Planning a VBAC Have you had a caesarean section for your most recent birth and been wondering how to increase your chances of a successful vaginal birth after a caesarean...

BodyICE KidsIce & Heat Therapy on Kids

Using Ice & Heat Therapy on Kids: The Surprising Benefits

Ice & Heat Therapy On Kids Being a parent means always wanting to make your child feel better, no matter what ails them, whether it's a bump, bruise, or illness. Luckily, using heat and cold th...

BodyICE RecoveryTop 7 FAQs about Knee Ice Packs: Expert Answers and Tips for Quick Recovery

Top 7 FAQs about Knee Ice Packs: Expert Answers and Tips for Quick Recovery

KNEE ICE PACKS If there is one thing we know here at BodyICE, it’s knee ice packs. Our main priority is to help you #RECOVERBETTER and to give you the tools you need to do that. Whether it’s a soot...

BodyICE WomanPain relief options in labour

Pain Relief Options in Labour: Which One Is Right for You?

Pain is subjective, meaning it is personal and experienced differently by everyone, with every woman responding and coping in different ways with labour and birth. It’s also a very unique time, in ...

BodyICE KidsTreating scraped knees

6 Simple Steps To Treat Scraped Knees In Toddlers

As our little ones learn to walk, run and play, they often take a few tumbles and scrapes along the way (the rhyme wasn’t intentional but it’s kind of cute, don’t you think?)     Cute poems aside, ...

BodyICE RecoveryTriathlon training

6 Ways to Accelerate Your Triathlon Training Progress

What Is A Triathlon? Triathlons are multi-sport events that consist of swimming, cycling and running. The distances of each discipline vary, but the standard Olympic distance includes a 1.5km swim,...

BodyICE RecoveryRecovery with Zak Stolz

Top Recovery Tips With Ninja Warrior Zak Stolz

Ninja Warrior training is not for the faint hearted, it takes incredible physical and mental stamina to reach the dizziness heights of success in the sport. Australian Ninja Warrior legend Zak Stol...

BodyICE RecoveryLydia Lassila - BodyICE Founder

The BodyICE Story - The Best Products Are Borne From Necessity

I often say blowing my ACL twice in the space of 6 months was the best thing that could have happened to me. It made me mentally resilient and gave me the opportunity to create a business. Through ...

BodyICE KidsNosebleeds in toddlers

How to treat a blood nose in your toddler

Nosebleeds in toddlers can be very messy, and sometimes scary and can be caused by an array of things, such as little fingers picking noses, blowing too hard or from knocks and bumps during playtim...

BodyICE Woman7 Tips for Early Labour

Early Labour: A Midwife's 7 Tips for a Positive Birth Experience

The early phase of childbirth, also known as early labor, is an essential stage of the birthing process that can last up to 18 hours. During early labor, there are several tips that can help you ma...

BodyICE KidsSummer snack ideas for kids

SUMMER SNACK IDEAS FOR KIDS

Simple summer ideas that you can make in 5 minutes or less to help fuel little bodies with fresh, healthy and delicious nutrients. 

BodyICE WomanSix Common Discomforts During Pregnancy & How To Relieve Them

Six Common Discomforts During Pregnancy & How To Relieve Them

Pregnancy is such an exciting chapter, but it can also come with some enormous changes to your body. Hormonal changes of pregnancy can cause discomforts such as morning sickness, breast chang...

BodyICE WomanRound Ligament Pain During Pregnancy

Round Ligament Pain During Pregnancy

During pregnancy your hormones cause your ligaments to become loose and relaxed. As your uterus grows, it can tug on these ligaments and stretch them causing spasms. 

BodyICE WomanTips for Going Into Natural Labour

Natural Ways to Induce Labour

As your due date creeps up, you might be wondering how you can help to get the process started and avoid an induction of labour. There are some natural methods that you can try to help you bring on...

Top 7 Injury Recovery Tips

Recover Better & Faster: Top Injury Recovery Tips

Did you know there are scientifically proven techniques that you can utilise to aid sports and athletic recovery? If you are sick of being sore following your training/sport/competition/show  then ...

BodyICE RecoveryThe Blog BodyICE Australia

Visualisation vs Meditation. How are they different?

Is visualisation different to meditation? It sure is. Even though meditation and visualisation are often used interchangeably, the two techniques are actually quite different and affect the brain ...

8 Tips for Successful Breastfeeding

8 Top Breastfeeding Tips

If you are planning to breastfeed your baby, every mama will experience a different breastfeeding journey and have ups and downs - gaining knowledge around breastfeeding, knowing what can help when...