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Movement for Week 3 Postpartum from a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist
Get my free pelvic floor and core recovery guide with information that applies to both vaginal and cesarean deliveries at www.drmaehughes.com Try each of these movements for 10-15 reps and see how you feel! Remember, everyone’s healing is different so give yourself some grace if you need more time before performing these ❤️
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Movement for Week 4 Postpartum | Why all of the core work post c-section?
Yes, I do start teaching my patients how to re-engage their abdominal muscles asap postpartum because contracting your deep core (especially after a cesarean) is often the hardest part! Why is it so hard after a c-section? Not only are your abdominal muscles stretched for 9 months during pregnancy, but the abdominal wall is split and the nerves are cut or disrupted during surgery! This is traumatic to the muscles which can cause inflammation and scar tissue impacting your ability to contract
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New Mama workout | Postpartum Workout
Happy Mothers Day 💐 If you’re a newly postpartum mama (always check with your doctor before any exercise!) try this new mama workout to help reestablish good function within your newly postpartum body. Focusing on • ▪️core & pelvic floor connection • ▪️opening the chest from feeding baby 🤱 • ▪️getting glutes to wake back up 🍑 ▪️improving your posture The workout 5-10 reps each 2-3 rounds depending on how you feel 😘 Open book 📖 • Cat 🐈 cow 🐄 • Wall slides • Dead bug • Hip bridge Squat to sit And if you’re ready to get serious about improving your postpartumbody, check out my new program the #CORELiftMethod I walk you through the exact exercises to improve your #diastasisrecti and #pelvicfloor for a stronger body after baby. Special offering for the next
When you have a Velcro baby 🥹 Birth trauma & birth injuries are ✨ real ✨and not to be taken lightly! I read somewhere that how you treat your body post birth effects you the next 40 years 😮‍💨 Save this Routine for Later 👇 ✔️reintegrate your core after birth ✔️connect with your pelvic floor ✔️help with urinary incontinence ✔️establish good breathing habits Stay tuned for prenatal & post partum yoga classes coming to my online studio soon 🤍 Wearing @aloyoga #aloyogapartner #postpartum #...
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Glute Clenching Postpartum
When you clench your glutes, your pelvic floor cannot relax 👇🏼 In the later stages of pregnancy and early postpartum after all the postural changes our bodies go through, this is a common habit that we don't even realise we are doing & often happens during every day tasks & holding our babies (like I'm showing in the first 2 videos). Glute clenching happens when your body is trying to create stability from a lack of core and pelvic floor strength. Gripping your butt and tucking your pelvis means the glutes are in a constant state of clench and can become tight and weak. It also creates less space at the back of the hip & adds to pelvic floor tension.
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Save this! Movement for Week 4 Postpartum
Glute strength is KEY 🔑 The glutes are best friends with the pelvic floor and play a large roll in your ability to find pelvic floor length as well as strength. ➡️ For instance, during a hinge or deadlift movement, as you sit back your glutes lengthen as well as your posterior pelvic floor. During a clamshell exercise, your posterior pelvic floor muscles shorten, but with a reverse clamshell they actually lengthen! 💪 Not only do your glutes affect your pelvic floor’s ability to contract/relax appropriately, but they also are just so important for postural strength needed to care for your baby! Try each of these movements for 10-15 reps a few times through and see how you feel! www.drmaehughes.com
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My favorite tip for reducing postpartum swelling
After delivering your baby your body may still hang on to some pregnancy fluid especially if you received IV fluids during labor. Gentle movement, compression garments and getting your legs above your heart will help tremendously!
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4 spicy clam shell (sam shell) workout for glutes during pregnancy
4 NEW moves to spice up your Sam-shell routine during pregnancy. Your glutes + outer thighs will thank you🙏🏼 Side note: Sam-shells have been a life saver for my lower back pain and pregnancy hip-aches. I noticed relief in just a few days of incorporating even the basic Sam-shell throughout the week. Why wasn’t I doing more of these earlier?🙈 During pregnancy it can be harder to activate your glutes due to redistribution of weight/pelvis positioning. So doing these slow and controlled movements have helped me immensely! 👉🏻Save this Sam-shell series for your next workout!"
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I feel my best when I squeeze in a 5-10 minute gentle, movement flow daily during this early postpartum season. Perform each movement for 10-15 reps and feel the aches and pains start to melt away 🤞 And remember. This is not about “bouncing back”…it’s about properly rehabbing your body from a major physical event to reduce leakage, low back pain, hip pain, etc. You can find all of these movements and more in my 12 week Movement Through Early Postpartum rehab program to help you reconnect with and rebuild your pelvic floor, core and full body 🖤 www.drmaehughes.com