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Pregnancy & Postpartum
Your Pelvic Floor After Birth, A Gentle Rebuild
Leaking when you sneeze is common. It is also treatable, at any point after birth.
June 14, 20265 min read
What your pelvic floor did
It carried a growing baby for months and stretched profoundly at birth, whether you delivered vaginally or by caesarean. Recovery is muscular rehabilitation, and it responds to patience.
Signs worth taking seriously
- Leaking urine when you cough, laugh, or run
- A heaviness or dragging feeling low in the pelvis
- Pain with intimacy after you have been cleared
- Difficulty controlling wind or bowel urgency
Beginning again
Start with breath. On the inhale let the pelvic floor soften, on the exhale gently lift. Ten slow repetitions, twice a day. A pelvic health physiotherapist is worth every penny, and it is never too late to see one, even years later.
Plant this thought
Healing is not a race back to who you were. It is a walk toward who you are becoming.
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