1. Your Six Week Check-Up
Your six week check-up with your doctor or obstetrician is coming up soon!
It's important to know if you're experiencing any pelvic floor dysfunction, prolapse or abdominal separation, so we can start working on improving your condition when you return to exercise.
This is something we really want to focus on, as it's likely we'll run into issues down the track if we ignore it.
Don't worry, you're not alone with this and at Active Mum we're here to support you through these changes and get you back to 100%!
2. Your Posture
By now you've spent hours holding, carrying and feeding your baby and you might notice that your upper back is starting to hurt. You might even be getting some lower back pain.
To make your back a little more happy, be mindful of your posture when sitting, standing and holding your baby and try to sit with your shoulders down and back.
3. Hello Pelvic Floor!
New mummas often find they experience some weakness of the pelvic floor when they laugh, cough, sneeze, move suddenly, raise their voice and sometimes when lifting baby.
That's why it's super important to start strengthening the core and pelvic floor, which we'll also work on when you return to class.
Ideally, you'll start doing your pelvic floor exercises at home now every day.
Here's how to look out for your pelvic floor:
Imagine your core is like a pair of pants. Your pelvic floor is your zipper and your deep abdominal line is your button. Any movement you make, think about keeping your jeans done up.
For example if you're bending down to pick up your baby and you're putting pressure on that zipper or your imaginary button, then that means that your core and pelvic floor have switched off and are not supporting you in that movement.
The next time you're lifting your baby, pay close attention to your pelvic floor and having your imaginary pants done up.
This will be super helpful and protect your back and pelvic floor, especially as bub grows heavier!
Hope this is useful to you and as always we're here for you if you have any questions.
