Postpartum Recovery; The First Year

When baby arrives, quite often the focus is primarily on caring for the baby, and not the mothers healing and well-being.

While many women are considered to have physically recovered from birth after six weeks, that doesn’t mean your body has completely healed and is ready to start getting back to "normal" activity and movement before you were pregnant. After all, it takes nine months to grow a baby, so it is expected to take at least that long for the body to go back to “normal" and function at it's best. 

During the first year post-birth, many women will experience pelvic pain, leakage, diastasis, discomfort during intercourse, weak core, hips, and back, mood swings, and in many cases, if left unaddressed, these issues can have long-term consequences on the body.

The best way to optimise healing and ensure a woman's body is functioning at it's best in order to…