Show Sponsor: Happy Homebirth Academy
Postpartum recovery is important for some people, but not everyone, right? Not for athletes, right?
Show Notes
Chelsea, a triathlete, thought that postpartum recovery would be simple for her body after her first. She assumed that she could push through the pain, having no idea that postpartum rest is critical.
Unfortunately, Chelsea’s body struggled for 12 weeks with on and off bleeding.
She resumed normal activities, including crunches and jumping jacks.
During Chelsea’s second pregnancy, her mother was diagnosed with a uterine prolapse.
She went into labor at the same time as she did with her first baby, so she assumed it would go similarly. It did not! In fact, Chelsea had her baby before the midwife’s arrival.
Once again, Chelsea resumed strenuous physical activity early, and this led to a bladder prolapse.
She sought help from a pelvic floor physical therapist, but her first experience with this was not ideal. Kegals were strongly recommended, which were not helping Chelsea’s situation.
Chelsea then found another PF PT who taught Chelsea to relax her pelvic floor. This made all of the difference and helped her recover.
Recovery postpartum is critical. If you are struggling with heaviness in your pelvic region, seek help!
Mentioned in This Episode:
Birth Fit
Happy Homebirth Episode 9
Ep 123: A Secret Homebirth After 2 Cesareans
Ep 122: Appreciating Rites of Passage, Releasing Fear and Healing During Pregnancy
Ep 121: Mama Midwife: When Your Midwife is Your Mother
Ep 120: Navigating Homebirth While Being Youtube Famous
Ep 119: A Homeschooling Mama's Seventh Pregnancy and Supported Homebirth
Ep 118: A Last Minute Homebirth, A Heartbreaking Loss, and a Rainbow Baby
Ep 117: Fixing Your Period
Ep 116: Unexpected Pregnancy, A Husband's Deployment, and Reframing Birth
Ep 115:Covid Positive at 37 Weeks... Where Will Kate Give Birth?
Ep 114: Pivoting in Birth and Preparing for Postpartum with Pure Motherhood Co.
Ep 113: Homestead Homebirths: A Long Labor and A Precipitous Birth
Ep 112: A Homebirth Not in Your Home: Kadie's Airbnb Birth
Ep 111: Nicole Attempts a Homebirth After a Previous Hospital Transport
Ep 110: From Fearful to Fearless: Franchesca Overcomes Anxiety and Gives Birth at Home
Ep 109: Prepare Your Partner for Homebirth with The Paternal Partner
Ep 108: Labor logistics in the Home vs. the Hospital with Julia Pelly
Ep 107: Ready to Unpop! Two Homebirth Stories and An "Unpopular" Book with Tori Smith
Ep 106: Preparing Your Relationship for Postpartum
Ep 105: Teen Pregnancy, Threats from the Hospital, Home Miscarriage and a Rainbow Homebirth with Alissa Otto
Ep 104: Birth as a Rite of Passage with Dr. Rachel Reed
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