12/15/2025
๐๏ธAt your 6 weeks appointment, did your OBGYN or Midwife check your pelvic floor muscles, your breathing, core activation, or glute strength and stability?
6 weeks is a typical point for an appointment because the wound inside your uterus from your placenta should be healed by now, thatโs it.
Not to mention, hormone fluctuations, sleepless nights, producing food for a human, lack of physical activity compared to before pregnancy, and all the changes that took place during pregnancy and the last 6 weeks.
Everyoneโs timeline for recovery looks different. The true healing from pregnancy and delivery can span up to 2 years. That seems like a lot, but everything mentioned above takes time to heal.
โผ๏ธOne thing to try: Perform 10 single-leg squats per side and complete 10 single leg hops on each side. If either of those things are difficult or make you symptomatic or you are symptomatic without doing these, you should check with a pelvic floor therapist prior to starting running or lifting heavy.
