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I'm so happy to hear that!

Reading this has been very encouraging. Thank you so much. I feel really honoured to have been a part of your pregnancy and postpartum journey, and so glad it's been helpful to you!

That sounds like a good level to start with. I'd say most women do it 2-4 times, so 3 is perfect.

I know how frustrating that must be! You could try some of these exercises on the diastasis recti repair series which focus more on the abs: ua-cam.com/play/PLVG21Gv5uUa1Vaek-yRZOeljDvjQBCery.html&si=F-QuRs-bW5dRZdm9, but if you're still struggling, it may be worth seeing a pelvic physio if you have access to one?

So true!

Thank you, glad to hear it's been helpful!

Congrats! Better late than never 😅 Wishing you all the best with your upcoming delivery!

I hear you! Hope you experience some relief x

You're welcome 😊

Thanks!

Thank you!

Of course! It's a great way to work to strengthen the pelvic floor in general.

You're so welcome! And I love reading all your comments 😊

Some of our pregnancy workouts may me a little more appropriate; however it's a non-weighted workout so if you haven't been told otherwise by your overseeing doctor, you could definitely give it a go and take things at your own pace!

As long as you're pregnancy is progressing normally and you haven't been advised by your doctor to avoid exercise, then you should be good to go. Just remember to take things at your own pace!

Sounds like you're killing it! I really found resistance work during pregnancy helpful for recovery afterwards and keeping things strong.

You're welcome! The pelvic pain definitely hit me harder the second time around, but I'm glad to see you're still able to work out x

It really depends on how you feel it challenges you. If you're able to do the moves fairly easily with good form (no coning, breathing holding etc), then you're likely ready for the next level. If you try the next level and it feels too hard, then you can regress back down for a bit. Hope this helps!

Ok thank you so much!

You're welcome :) I aimed to exercise 3 days of the week, but it really depends on you and how much you feel you can tolerate. You could do something every day if you're up to it!

I'm probably not the best person to offer specific advice, but my recommendation is if you're having symptoms with a negative test, book an appointment with your doctor who may be more helpful

I've had women join half-way through pregnancy or even in the third trimester, so it should be possible. I'd just be guided by how you feel and take things at your own pace!

Precisely!

Yep, those inner thighs just clamp right down!

There are a few SPD workouts here which might be helpful for SIJ pain: ua-cam.com/video/z7PHCQaHvGc/v-deo.htmlsi=8fr0YkSbwLBIPixF ua-cam.com/video/FHA6LYTr4To/v-deo.htmlsi=nZz8AvQMXdB0gRF2

Ah amazing! I'll make a note of that and see what I can come up with 😁

I'd say base it on how you feel. There are some good breathing and awareness exercises in the first couple of weeks, but if you're managing well, feel free to progress as able :)

First of all I'm so sorry for your loss. Going through a miscarriage is hard, and I know it's common to think about what you've done prior to that, over and over again, to see whether there's anything you could have done differently. I'm no expert in the area of hormones, but often with miscarriage there's no rhyme or reason - it can happen to people who do all the 'right' things too. Give yourself some grace; you didn't do anything wrong. And as cliche as it sounds, time does bring some healing and the grief gets easier to deal with. I feel like that may not answer your question, but I hope it's given you a feeling of support x

Even I find that tricky sometimes! What I tend to think about is holding my 'braced abs' position, and inhaling into the sides of my ribcage rather than into my belly as I hold the brace. This video might he helpful: ua-cam.com/video/m4_f40mHKF8/v-deo.htmlsi=XMVY2eKLtGeKiRAD

Thanks for the detailed feedback; I really find it valuable, especially when thinking about creating other workouts! If you felt fine during the jumping jacks with no major side effects afterwards (some muscle soreness may be expected), then there's no reason to avoid them. Things to watch out for would be any leaking pee/poo, pelvic pain, and other joint pain that isn't usual post-exercise muscle soreness. Hope this helps?

That's so amazing to hear. I'm very grateful so many women have found it helpful 😊

I probably wouldn't recommend poking the cervix too aggressively, but generally if it's a low risk pregnancy and your doctor has not told you to specifically avoid anything, some contact with the cervix may be alright.

@@bellystrong Thanks! So how can we tell how much is too much -- is it just a matter of "if it hurts, back off", or is the limit lower than that?

Congrats on your recent delivery! If you're only 12 days postpartum, this recovery series may be more helpful at this stage: ua-cam.com/play/PLVG21Gv5uUa386DPifNiOvzPoVKyeF6Am.html&si=rrXGpfcP4ar-mGj6

It really depends on how you feel and how much your body can tolerate. If you have an uncomplicated pregnancy and been given the go-ahead by your doctor, then you could give this a try. If you do, I'd take things slowly and at your own pace, and pause to take breaks if needed. Hope this helps!

That's so nice to hear. Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying them :D

Welcome back! I enjoyed following your journey on instagram and so glad the homebirth all went well 😊

Yeah it's something different to try that can be really helpful for some people!

We usually wait until you've had your 6-week GP check for any internal assessments, but depending on what symptoms you're having and how urgent they are, you could go as soon as you like. At that point though any pelvic floor assessment may remain external until you've healed a bit more. Hope that helps!

@@bellystrong that's super helpful, thank you so much! My symptoms were mainly a very tight pelvic floor and not being able to fully empty my bladder. But 3 weeks PP now and it is starting to release.

It really depends on how severe your pain is and how much movement you can tolerate. Movement is great to help manage sciatica, and if it's mild you could likely do the workout with no issues. I'd be guided by your symptoms!

Thank you! Your sciatica workout/stretches helped me so much I went from a pain of 8 to about a 4. I’ll give it another day or two and then I’ll try doing the ab workouts. I’m just wanting to help stop this as I’m only in week 7 of pregnancy! I do not want sciatica pain the whole time 😢 thanks for your help!! ❤

Thank you :D

Yes, I think I might have forgotten!

You're very welcome!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! I always wanted to film more, but getting my babies to behave on camera was always a bit of a challenge 😅

I'm so glad it's been helpful in your recovery! You could have a look at the next series: ua-cam.com/play/PLVG21Gv5uUa367DvP1m9Hp7fu027Gipl0.html&si=gMLxrW1A7aPrmn45 or even our general postpartum workouts on the channel. I designed them to build on from the recovery series, so might be something you enjoy :) I'm not sure if you're wanting to get back into anything like exercise classes, but at this point you could probably start trying out some basic classes and progressing from there!

You're so welcome!

I hear you. Sometimes it would be nice if people kept their opinion about belly size to themselves. Hopefully this has given you some reassurance x

Oh you're so close! All the best with your upcoming delivery x

I'm so glad you've been enjoying them! And I hope you have an amazingly smooth rest of pregnancy and delivery 😊

Welcome! I hope it'll be helpful :)

Thanks for your patience 😅 Finding time to shoot can be challenging at times, but I'm glad I was finally able to find some space.

As long as you've been cleared, your scar is healing well and you feel like you can tolerate it, then it can be great for C-section recovery too!