Understanding your body Post Partum

As a new Mother, your body has been through a lot.

It's important to focus on gentle postnatal exercises that help strengthen and heal your muscles while taking care of yourself.

Remember everybody and birth is different. Some people may need longer before going back to exercise than others.

It will depend on a few factors

-Your birth (C section or natural for example)

-Any other complications

-How you feel personally

-If you were exercising pre baby or it is new

Start Slow to begin with

Ease into exercise with light stretching and breathing exercises. Walking and pelvic floor exercises are great starting points.

Strengthen your pelvic muscles with Kegel exercises. This helps with recovery after childbirth and improves bladder control.

After pregnancy, focus on rebuilding your core with exercises like pelvic tilts and gentle abdominal contractions. These are safe for your post-baby body

Holding your baby and breastfeeding can cause back and shoulder strain. Practice posture-improving stretches and exercises to prevent discomfort.

For example - you might have muscular imbalances in the hips, arms.

When you’re pregnant your body makes lots of changes to adjust to your growing baby:

-Your abdominal muscles and pelvic floor stretch

-The way you walk and stand changes

-The stability of your joints is affected

These can affect how soon you can get back to being active. Having a caesarean section or complicated delivery will affect this too.

The Benefits of exercising Post Partum

Help you to feel better

Improve confidence

‘You time’

Relieve stress

Boost your energy

Improve sleep

Help to strengthen core

Improve posture

You’re also less likely to have the symptoms of depression if you keep active after the birth