Your Postpartum Pelvic Floor Recovery Guide 🤱

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The Core Connect Podcast

Marianne Tafani - Core Connect Studio

62 episodes

6 days ago

Need simple strategies to thrive mentally AND physically? Guidance on navigating the hormonal fluctuations of womanhood and motherhood? Do you have back pain, pelvic floor issues, or diastasis recti? Look no further. This podcast is your go-to resource for understanding your body and mind. Each episode features insights from leading experts who dive into the latest research in women’s health. When the studies fall short, these experts and Marianne Tafani—a prenatal, postnatal and core expert based in Dubai—share their clinical expertise to help you heal and grow. Welcome to Core Connect!

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Your Postpartum Pelvic Floor Recovery Guide 🤱

The Core Connect Podcast

21 minutes 42 seconds

1 month ago

Your Postpartum Pelvic Floor Recovery Guide 🤱

Too many new mothers are told to “just start doing Kegels” within days of birth.

But this advice can do more harm than good.

In this episode, Marianne breaks down the myths around pelvic floor recovery and offers a realistic, research-backed timeline for the first 3 months postpartum.

Drawing on the work of leading expert Kari Bø and her own years of supporting 2,280 women, she explains why active recovery works in the early days postpartum in the same way active recovery works for athletes post-event.

She suggests a timeline for isolated pelvic floor training that actually makes sense, and how to safely progress toward functional strength.

Whether you’ve had a straightforward delivery or an instrumental one, this episode will give you clarity and confidence about what your body truly needs in these early months.

02:34 – Phase 1 (0–6 Weeks): Why Your Pelvic Floor Needs Rest, Not Squeezes
07:45 – Vaginal Resting Pressure: How It Changes in the First Year Postpartum
10:25 – Phase 1 Tools: Activating and Loading the “Neighbours” (Deep Abs & Hips)
12:43 – Phase 2 (6 Weeks+): When and How to Start Isolated Pelvic Floor Exercises
15:30 – Phase 3 (10–12 Weeks+): Functional Prep for Lifting, Running & Daily Life

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🎧 If you are in phase 2, listen to S1E9:

https://podcasts.apple.com/ae/podcast/the-core-connect-podcast/id1766482868?i=1000674250480

🎧 You might also be interested in listening to:

S1E17 Healing Your Pelvic Floor with Claire Sparrow

https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/healing-your-pelvic-floor-with-claire-sparrow/id1766482868?i=1000681063526

S1E23

https://podcasts.apple.com/ae/podcast/the-core-connect-podcast/id1766482868?i=1000687380937

📝 Dive Deeper with the article from Kari Bø et. al.:

Recovery of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength and Endurance

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00192-022-05334-y?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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