During pregnancy, your abdominal muscles become stretched and lose their tonus due to the hormonal secretion (relaxin and oestrogen) and due to the increasing weight of your baby. The muscular imbalance between your abdominal and you lower back will increase your lower back arch as well as the pain, as your baby is growing.

Once your pregnancy is over, you will understandably want to get back in shape and have your belly to flat and toned as soon as possible. Be careful - it is important to know that your body needs time to recover from the changes you went through during these nine months, especially when it concerns your abdominal muscles. When abdominal muscles contract, they put pressure on your bladder and womb. To avoid any inconvenience as incontinence or prolapsed womb, it is important to only start abdominal re-education when your pelvic floor is strong enough to handle the pressure. You will have to wait for the end of you pelvic floor re-education to start any abdominal and postural exercises.
But once your pelvic floor is strengthened, no more excuses …, it is time to take up sports and abdominal exercises to regain flat belly and your ideal shape. With the obvious benefit for your posture, they will also help you lose weight and regain the toned and strong body you deserve.

Mummy’s Physio treatment:
Mummy’s Physio offers re-education and exercises that you will be able to undergo at home.
We are aware that every mother is different and adapt our re-education, the rhythm and the intensity of the exercises to your needs and wants. The program is tailored to suit your physical strength and the time you can dedicate to the exercises. Our physiotherapist will start with a full check-up when she will test your muscles, evaluate your muscular and postural deficiency and finally will take into consideration your childbirth method. With the personalised treatment you will be soon forget the back pain; regain a flat toned belly and your ideal shape. Although the abdominal muscles are the most important ones to be strengthened after pregnancy, we will work with you on any other muscles of your choice, such as buttocks and thighs.

If you experience any back pain before the start of the re-education, Mummy’s Physio offer relaxing back massages.