The first two weeks after a vaginal birth is a really critical healing period for the pelvic floor and perineum. When done right, it will set you up for a more successful, faster recovery, and eventual rebuilding of your abdomen, pelvic floor and overall physical health. Learn about the R.I.C.E.+E. principle to optimize healing.

These are my 5 favourite exercises to do early postpartum. Waiting for the six-week discharge appointment to begin rebuilding is not optimal for healing. These exercises get you started (as soon as you are ready!) on rebuilding from the inside out after birth.

My number one blog post over here continues to be this one all about strengthening your glutes after having a baby (or anytime you’re feeling a little flat in the derrière department). This tells me two things: 1. you care about your tush strength and/or its appearance, and 2. you’re always looking for more strength ideas to help this area out. These are both great things! Your glutes are super important (one of the most important in my books). Here are 5 (more) great glute exercises that you can do AT HOME.

We all do it. Until our spines start crying out louder than the baby. I like to call that achy, tight, tired, slunched-up, mid-back soreness related to crappy nursing posture Breastfeeding Back (BB). You may not find this term in any medical text books, but any mumma who has breastfed her babes knows that this exists. It's for real.