Episode 103: Understanding How Our Body Heals 6 Weeks Postpartum and Beyond
Episode 103: Understanding How Our Body Heals 6 Weeks Postpartum and Beyond
In today’s episode, Anita breaks down the postpartum tissue-healing phases, as well as considerations to make your healing journey as easy as possible.
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Resources and References:
TBAB episode 26: Tips for Perineal Healing
TBAB episode 4: First 6 weeks of postpartum recovery
Jessie’s Core & Floor Restore online program
Time Stamps:
2:20 – What we are talking about today!
3:23 – What your body needs in the first 6 weeks of recovery to get back to your regular activity!
3:59 – Healing time and how recovery will look is different for almost everyone.
4:33 – The roles of our pelvic floor muscles
5:21 – Tissue Healing Phase #1: Acute Inflammatory Phase
6:34 – Tissue Healing Phase #2: Sub-Acute Phase
10:21 – Tissue Healing Phase #3: Remodeling Phase
14:17 – A recommendation of Jessie’s Core and Floor Restore Program
14:40 – It’s helpful you’re able to see a pelvic health physiotherapist at 6 weeks.
16:18 – Episode wrap up!
17:37 – Bump to Birth is almost here! Get on the waitlist!
