The postpartum period is unique… to say the least. It’s unique for many obvious reasons, including experiencing labour, creating a mini human, and the lack of sleep one gets in the first 6 months. But it’s also a unique time because your body has gone through a massive amount of change in a relatively short period of time.

Now, your mission is to REBUILD a solid base of strength and progressively load and challenge your body until you have regained that functional strength – ideally to get back to doing the things you love to do without any unpleasant symptoms… right?

The thing is, unless you’ve had pretty major surgery in the past, you haven’t had to rebuild your strength from this level since…well, ever!

And …. You’re gonna do it all while nursing and caring for your baby on limited sleep.

Women are amazing in one million+ ways, but that’s quite a challenging for anyone.. even kick ass women.

I’d like to take a moment and acknowledge the energy, patience and the dedication that this takes.

The good news?

It doesn’t have to be complicated! Good postpartum recovery isn’t all that complicated – It can just be different than what you’re used to. (And most of the time a little slower than you’re used to).

I’d like to teach you the way your body works and how to actively recover from pregnancy and delivery by incorporating small changes into your day-to-day. I’d like to help you create good habits so that your daily routine is part of your recovery routine.

I’d like to teach you how to view and connect with your own body so that you can make confident decisions for yourself when it comes to participating in a HIIT, yoga, boxing, whatever class.

I’d like to show you how little changes throughout your day can help prevent VERY common postpartum issues including (but not limited to):

• Leaking urine (at any time – even if it’s just a little bit)
• Pelvic heaviness/ prolapse
• Pelvic pain
• Low back pain
• Upper back and shoulder pain
• Neck pain

& more

Unfortunately doing 15-30 minutes of exercise a day just simply isn’t enough … for anyone. But 30 minutes of exercise + daily habits that help to strengthen the right muscle groups and reduce strain on healing tissue can!

Incorporating good practices and habits into your day will allow you to rebuild and maintain strength so that you can function better and with less pain or discomfort.

Some of these habits focus on breathing, posture, lifting and carrying your baby, bathroom habits, and how you can practice coughing and sneezing to reduce the chances of you leaking a little bit. (+ more).

You wouldn’t be expected to navigate the recovery processes following a knee surgery on your own without guidance – so why should you navigate this recovery period alone as well?

Check out the Maternix courses under the “Subscription” tab to read up on what is covered and taught in the Maternix Pregnancy and Postpartum courses.

Both the pregnancy course and the postpartum recovery course are taught by me, an orthopaedic and pelvic health Physiotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario. Currently the courses are offered online in grooo classes with hopes to host some of them live in-person shortly!

Thanks so much for reading!

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