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Struggling with bowel movements after birth isn't just about diet or fear of stitches. It's often a pelvic floor coordination problem, and straining against it can quietly work against your core recovery too.
A long pushing stage puts real, sustained strain on the pelvic floor and surrounding nerves — different from a short labor, and different from a C-section. Here's what that means for recovery.
Nobody hands you a guide for this part. A weak core and an unsettled pelvic floor are both real, connected reasons intimacy can feel different after birth — and both are things you can actually work on.
Shilpa Shetty's aerial yoga. Alia Bhatt's warrior pose, weeks after delivery. The reels are real. What's happening underneath them almost never makes it into the caption.
Straining on the toilet is one of the fastest ways to worsen prolapse and slow diastasis recovery. Here's how to fix constipation without straining.
Leaking a little when you laugh or sneeze isn't "just part of being a mum". It's a sign your pelvic floor needs attention, and it's very fixable.
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