The Fourth Trimester

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Recovery after delivery is essential for mom and baby especially within the first 6 days following childbirth! Often times no one will teach mom what to do to recover following childbirth whether vaginal or Cesarean birth. Without proper recovery, symptoms of dysfunction can show within the first year of delivery or even years later. Postpartum recovery includes  pelvic health rehabilitation immediately following childbirth as well as a postpartum exercise recovery program so you can begin to safely strengthen your body. This is important so you can care for your baby and family, perform your daily activities, eliminate pain, prevent injury and eventually return to your fitness goals, hobbies or meaningful activities. 

Postpartum Recovery

Postpartum recovery may include any of the following: 

• Recovery strategies as soon as you are discharged from the hospital setting to help detect further complications and provide optimal healing.
• C-section recovery / scar management
• exercises to improve pelvic floor function that can begin immediately
• exercises to begin healing and or preventing diastasis recti, prolapse, urinary or fecal incontinence
• eliminate back pain or other physical or emotional pain that interferes with caring for or bonding with your baby. 
• Postpartum corrective exercise / rehabilitation exercise program / return to fitness goals
• Postpartum Core Recovery Program
• Parent education on bonding and play & child development if requested.