Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy During Pregnancy and Postpartum: What Moms Should Know
Pelvic floor concerns are incredibly common during pregnancy and after birth, yet they are often brushed off as something moms simply have to live with. Symptoms like leaking, pelvic pressure, pain, or discomfort during intimacy are not a normal or inevitable part of motherhood.
Pelvic floor physiotherapy offers evidence-based support for expecting and postpartum moms at every stage, helping the body function better and recover more confidently.
What Is Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy?
Pelvic floor physiotherapy focuses on the muscles, connective tissue, and joints that support the bladder, bowel, uterus, and core. These muscles play a major role in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery.
A pelvic floor physiotherapist is specially trained to assess and treat concerns related to pelvic floor strength, coordination, and tension. Care is always consent-based, individualized, and adapted to your comfort level.
How Pregnancy Affects the Pelvic Floor
During pregnancy, the pelvic floor supports a growing baby while responding to hormonal changes, posture shifts, and increased pressure. Even without pain or symptoms, the pelvic floor is working hard.
Support during pregnancy can also be preventative, helping reduce the risk of issues later on. Pelvic floor physiotherapy during pregnancy can help with:
Pelvic or hip pain
Feelings of heaviness or pressure
Bladder control concerns
Preparing the body for labour and delivery
Learning how to relax and engage the pelvic floor effectively
Why Pelvic Floor Physio Matters After Birth
Postpartum recovery involves far more than healing on the surface. Vaginal birth, cesarean birth, and pregnancy itself all affect the pelvic floor and core system.
Many moms are told to wait it out or assume symptoms will resolve on their own. While some improvement can happen naturally, targeted physiotherapy often leads to faster, more complete recovery. Pelvic floor physiotherapy postpartum can support:
Bladder or bowel leakage
Pain with intercourse
Pelvic pain or tailbone pain
Abdominal separation
Core weakness or instability
Returning to movement and exercise safely
One of the biggest misconceptions is that pelvic floor symptoms are just part of motherhood. Leaking when you laugh, pain with intimacy, or feeling disconnected from your core may be common, but they are not something you have to accept.
Pelvic floor physiotherapy helps address the root cause of symptoms rather than masking them. Treatment plans are tailored to your body, your birth experience, and your goals.
When Should You See a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist?
There is no single right time. Some moms seek support during pregnancy, others in the early postpartum weeks, and some months or even years after giving birth.
You may benefit from pelvic floor physiotherapy if you are:
Pregnant and wanting to prepare your body for birth
Recently postpartum and unsure how to safely return to movement
Experiencing pain, pressure, or bladder changes
Feeling disconnected from your core or pelvic floor
Wanting reassurance that your recovery is on track
Support That Looks at the Whole Picture
Pelvic floor physiotherapy is not just about isolated muscles. It considers posture, breathing, core strength, lifestyle demands, and your individual experience of pregnancy and motherhood.
At PUSH Mama Care, our pelvic floor physiotherapy services are designed to support moms in a respectful, supportive environment where your concerns are taken seriously.
Book Your Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Appointment
If you are pregnant, newly postpartum, or navigating pelvic floor symptoms at any stage of motherhood, pelvic floor physiotherapy can help. Taking care of your pelvic health is an important part of taking care of yourself.
Still have questions about how pelvic floor physiotherapy can help you? Book a complimentary 15-minute meet and greet to explore how our registered psychotherapist can support you.
