If you’re preparing to give birth any time in the near future, you’re going to want to save this blog post! As a pelvic floor physical therapist, I know some things about the postpartum time period, and let me tell you, all 5 of these postpartum products are one’s you are going to want to have with you. This blog post covers my TOP 5 favorite postpartum products (plus 2 BONUS C-section specific product recommendations), a few links, and a little information on what you’re going to need them for while in your postpartum initial recovery phase.

Diastasis Recti is the separation of the two sides of our rectus abdominis muscle (think 6-pack abs muscle) that often occurs with pregnancy - as baby grows, your body grows and stretches as well. The distance between the two sides (width) is known as the inter-rectus distance (IRD), and is how we measure if you have an actual DR or if you just have normal separation, as some separation is to be expected and a normal part of pregnancy.

Does the term “deep core” have you a little stumped on what exactly that even means? Or maybe you have some idea on what it is referring to, but are struggling to find the significance between the deep core and postpartum healing. This blog post is going to go in-depth about the anatomy of the deep core, where it’s located, what exactly it does and why we need to know about all of this for optimal postpartum healing! Read all the way to the bottom for my two-cents on kegels and why they aren’t the “fix all” of the pelvic floor.

You may NEVER think about your pelvic floor…until something goes wrong with it. This is where pelvic floor physical therapy comes into play. I would like to say that it would be ideal if everyone had pelvic floor physical therapy preventatively…but that might be asking for too much at this time. More typically, pelvic floor PT is utilized when the pelvic floor starts to act up and it no longer is doing its job as effectively as you might like. This blog post is going to dive into all things pelvic floor physical therapy and give you some insight into what it is and why you may need it!

Here I come…one big step up onto my soap box for this topic, you ready?? A C-Section is a major abdominal surgery and should be rehabbed!

I cannot emphasize this enough, and I won’t stop talking about it because those C-section mamas DESERVE it. They deserve treatment. They deserve care. They deserve education, and awareness, and ALL THE THINGS that a standard surgery (not resulting in a baby) automatically includes. So we are going to take some time and give some acknowledgement to our C-Section mama’s and use this blog post to discuss the things we can do to help with optimal healing.

This blog post is going to give you all the tips for optimizing your 6-week check up as well as give you ideas for questions to ask your provider! Make sure to scroll to the bottom for a free printable guide to navigating this very important part of your early postpartum.

Is it possible that breastfeeding your baby can actually impact your pelvic floor?? And the answer is…complicated!

Learning how to relax your pelvic floor can really be the key to unlocking many pelvic floor symptoms! Check out this blog to learn what the common symptoms are for a tight pelvic floor, what things can contribute to a tight pelvic floor, tips to start working on improving pelvic tension as well as exercises to try to relax your pelvic floor.

What even is the mommy pooch?? I honestly dislike this term because it insinuates that there is a “problem” with how you look. The first thing I want momma’s to know is that your body is AMAZING. And the fact that it just grew a human is an absolute miracle. Your body has stretched and changed and made room for the little one to grow healthy and strong preparing for this world. So your “mommy pooch” is nothing to be ashamed of.