You spent nine months growing a human. You deserve more than a six-week “all clear.”
The Postpartum Playbook
For many moms, postpartum care ends at one rushed six-week visit: a quick check, a nod, and a green light to return to everything. No one assesses your core. No one checks your pelvic floor. No one asks how you’re actually moving, lifting, or feeling. That gap is where leaking, pain, heaviness, and ab separation get written off as just part of having a baby.
It doesn’t have to be that way. In much of Europe, pelvic floor physical therapy after birth is simply standard care. In Asian and Mexican cultures, mothers are cared for through “closing of the bones” ceremonies. At Restore, we believe that the early postpartum period is when mothers should be poured into most and that early intervention can set you up for a lifetime of success.
Postpartum Care at Restore
True Postpartum Assessments
We evaluate your core, pelvic floor, breathing, and movement, not just whether you’ve passed the calendar mark.
C-Section Recovery
A C-section is major abdominal surgery. We include scar mobilization, desensitization, and core retraining to restore strength and reduce tightness and numbness.
Return-to-Exercise Progression
We build a step-by-step path back to running, lifting, and the workouts you love, so you return strong instead of guessing.
Diastasis Recti Rehab
We retrain the deep core so your abdominal wall can knit back together and do its job again, no crunches required.
Leaking, Heaviness, and Pain
These are common in the first few weeks after birth, but they are treatable and not something you have to live with.
Infant Screening
We check your little ones for signs of tension and make referrals to pediatric providers when appropriate.
What Patients Ask Me
How soon can I start postpartum care?
Gentle work can start almost immediately— especially if pain is involved. For internal assessment, we wait until around your 6th week in order to allow the uterus to fully heal.
Is it too late to start postpartum care?
Not at all! The postpartum period lasts up to 10 years. Most moms see improvement in pain, leakage, or prolapse within the first 4 visits no matter how far into the postpartum journey they are.
Can Diastasis Recti be fixed without surgery?
In most cases, yes. The vast majority of moms see real improvement with the right rehab, even years after giving birth.
How quickly should I expect to “bounce back”?
Birth is meant to change us physically, mentally, and emotionally. While we will likely never return to that earlier version of ourselves, with good support, true healing should happen somewhere around 12-18 months.
What are normal postpartum symptoms?
Normal postpartum symptoms typically include bleeding, heaviness, cramping, and fatigue for the first 3-4 weeks. If symptoms persist beyond this timeline, these may be signs of dysfunction.
When can I return to workouts?
Breathwork and core/pelvic stability exercise should begin in the first couple of weeks with gradual stabilization and strengthening in the first 12 weeks. If you plan on returning to heavier workouts, such as running or lifting, check out our Return to Running blogpost with helpful tips!
Prefer to recover at home first?
The Belly to Baby Postpartum Course ($75) guides you through safe, progressive recovery on your own schedule.