Ep. 49: The Postpartum routines that can get you back to the old routine

You just had a body part go from zero to 10 centimeters in a matter of hours. So are you just supposed to sit back, wait 6 weeks and then go back to everything as if it’s completely normal? No! Like any other recovery, you need to ramp back up to what you were doing before.

If you know me, you know I don’t believe that there’s some magic number where everything is magically good to go and you can exercise again. That time can be different for everyone, but I believe even from the moment of birth you can be doing things to positively affect your outcomes. 

This episode is about those little routines between giving birth and getting back to exercise. Today I talk about:

  • The value of early skin-to-skin contact
  • How breastfeeding often can help your healing process
  • How to introduce the first foray back into exercise
  • Why you shouldn’t check or freak out about a diastasis recti super early in the process
  • Areas to focus on when you do start exercising again
  • and more!

If you’re interested in learning more about the diaphragmatic breath, check out this video I did a couple years ago now. WARNING: If you are a few days postpartum, the video does get into moves that you cannot or should not be accomplishing quite yet, so listen to your body. The breathing is at the beginning and something you can do a few days postpartum.

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