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Get Your Body Back After Childbirth

Postpartum Exercises for the New Mom

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women eating appleYou spent nine months sharing your body with your baby, and now that he or she is born, you may still be sharing it to some degree. You may feel like your body will never be the same again! But there are steps you can take to reclaim your body and take some positive steps toward full recovery.

The postpartum period encompasses tremendous changes as your body slowly returns to its pre-pregnancy condition. This period is also a time of physical and emotional stresses: a new baby to nurse and care for, lack of sleep, joint and muscle soreness from the repetitive motions of baby care, among others.

Lack of bladder control is common in new mothers for up to eight weeks postpartum.

During the postpartum period you are at increased risk for the development of such conditions as urinary incontinence, abdominal muscle weakness and low back pain. You can help reduce the risk of these conditions by taking a few moments each day to focus on the following exercises.

Pelvic Floor Strengthening

Lack of bladder control is common in new mothers for up to eight weeks postpartum. For some women, the pregnancy and the birthing process causes trauma to the pelvic floor, resulting in short term urinary incontinence. If you haven't already been performing pelvic floor (also called Kegel) exercises during your pregnancy, now is a great time to start.


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