Exercise and the First 6 Weeks Postpartum Your focus in the first 6 weeks after having a baby should be on bonding/caring for baby and recovery, not exercise. Too often the media portrays celebrities in bikinis just a few short weeks after giving birth and praises them for how amazing they are. Guess what? In […]
Category: Postnatal Recovery
Tips and tricks and lots of information about the recovery after birth
Postpartum Belly Binding Should I do it?
Postpartum Belly Binding- Should I do it? Belly Binding Basics There is a lot of conflicting information out there about what you should do with your belly postpartum. The abdominal wall has been stretched out through pregnancy and many find it extremely helpful to use something to support their body in the immediate postpartum time. […]
Your Recovering Core and Pelvic Floor
Your Recovering Core and Pelvic Floor “C’mon ladies. Let’s get you back to your pre baby body. Time to shred your core!” Overheard in a gym class for postnatal women. These types of comments are ubiquitous in the fitness world. Seemingly harmless fitspiration types of rah rah. Harmless they are not. Helpful? Not that either. […]