Recovery after childbirth
From the eighth day after giving birth, you may start doing pelvic floor exercises — very gently, of course.
Begin slowly by tightening and relaxing the muscles while continuing to
breathe normally, and gradually increase the exercises over the following weeks. It’s possible that at first, you don’t really feel the contraction — that’s normal. With a few days of gentle practice, this sensation will return naturally.
After a cesarean section, you don’t need to do an intensive pelvic floor workout, but it’s still beneficial to gently tighten and relax your pelvic floor muscles. Doing so stimulates blood circulation in your lower abdomen, which supports healing of the scar area.
You should avoid training your abdominal muscles for now — your rectus abdominis muscles (the “six-pack” muscles) need time to move back into position alongside each other. This recovery process usually takes six weeks to six months.
