L01 | Your postpartum body map
Uterus, pelvis, pelvic floor, tummy: each has its own pace
Everyday Learning
Postpartum pelvic floor and body recovery · 12 weeks
See how your body comes back, and know what to practise each week.
See how the uterus, pelvis, pelvic floor and tummy wall recover, find the pelvic floor and link it with breath. Learn to let go, then squeeze, lift and release, and build a 12-week habit. Use it for leaks, getting up, carrying your baby and the toilet. Rebuild support around the pelvis, return to activity and look back. Deeper tummy work, back care with a baby, and a tested return to running.
What you will learn
- Your postpartum body map
- Where the pelvic floor is
- Breath and the pelvic floor
- Letting go first
- Kegels: squeeze, lift, release
- Quick squeezes and longer holds
- Understanding leaks
- Getting up and rolling over
- Carrying, lifting and feeding
- Toilet and bowel habits
- Pelvis and tummy: rebuilding support
- Back to activity, step by step
- Look back and choose the next step
- Tummy wall: the deep muscles
- Caring for your baby without hurting your back
- Back to running and jumping
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