Publisher's Synopsis
Pregnant or postpartum and wanting to optimize your healing and recovery after baby? Want to return to exercise without pain or leakage? Want to return to sex pain free? This book aims to empower you with healthy ways to return to exercise, sex, and other tasks encountered by new moms. This book is written from a pelvic floor physical therapy standpoint. This book covers diaphragm breathing, pelvic floor exercises, posture and more. This postnatal book is a quick, easy read for my postpartum mamas out there wanting to develop some healthy habits in their recovery after childbirth. You'll find plenty of options and variations to tailor your specific goals. There are practical and easy-to-implement ideas that will empower you in your postpartum body. This book was written to give you insight into what people mean when they say just listen to your body. It's meant to give you a way to listen to that voice and know how to modify or ask for help during the fourth trimester.Your body was meant to do this! The tips provided in this book will allow you to embrace this time after pregnancy and connect with your body in a healthy and inspiring way. Pelvic floor physical therapist, Jen Torborg, PT, DPT shares pregnancy tips based on research and insights from clinical experience. You can apply these easy-to-follow habits to have your best body after childbirth.In this book, you will learn about: 1. Rest and healing to guide you in the early weeks postpartum2. Returning to exercise in an intentional way3. Returning to sex pain free4. Optimizing scar tissue (perineum, vulva and cesarean scars)5. What's important to know about diastasis recti6. Posture considerations for mom7. And other postnatal questions answered about common (happens frequently), but not normal (healthy state of the body) symptoms that you may encounter (leakage, prolapse, pain, etc), discussion on breastfeeding, mental health and loving your body. This book also includes a FREE Your Best Body after Baby checklist so you can apply the healthy habits described in this book and monitor your progress.Are you ready to have your best body after baby?
