Cesarean Delivery and Healing

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Dr. Mae Hughes I Pelvic floor physical therapist and educator
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Yes you CAN move prior to 6 weeks 🙌
C-Section Recovery Tips & Tricks for Weeks 0-3 ➡️ Movement IS healing Try this circuit in the first few weeks after your delivery and I promise your body will thank you! - hook-lying TVA contraction x1 minute - lumbar rotations x1 minute - heel slides x1 minute - open book x1 minute per side - standing abdominal stretch x1 minute - heel raises x1 minute I love doing timed exercises early on postpartum so you can just shut off your brain and focus on your breath and mind-muscle connection 🧠
Post-surgery recovery doesn’t have to mean stillness. Gentle movement improves healing, reduces complications, and reconnects you to your breath and body. This 6-move circuit was designed with intention — no guesswork, no pressure.
Week 0–3 C-Section Recovery Circuit
Post-surgery recovery doesn’t have to mean stillness. Gentle movement improves healing, reduces complications, and reconnects you to your breath and body. This 6-move circuit was designed with intention — no guesswork, no pressure.
Whether you're managing a healing incision, swelling, or scar sensitivity, this course gives you expert-backed guidance to restore function and feel strong again. Learn how to support your healing, move safely, and return to activity with confidence.
The C-Section Recovery Help You Didn’t Know You Needed
Whether you're managing a healing incision, swelling, or scar sensitivity, this course gives you expert-backed guidance to restore function and feel strong again. Learn how to support your healing, move safely, and return to activity with confidence.
Let’s ditch the “just rest” advice. Early movement = faster healing 🙌 Try this 6-minute beginner circuit for weeks 0–3 postpartum, then dive into the full Movement Through Early Postpartum program for 12 weeks of expert-led recovery.
C-Section Recovery Starts Before 6 Weeks
Let’s ditch the “just rest” advice. Early movement = faster healing 🙌 Try this 6-minute beginner circuit for weeks 0–3 postpartum, then dive into the full Movement Through Early Postpartum program for 12 weeks of expert-led recovery.
I know you're told to “wait 6 weeks”… but what if you could safely start sooner? This circuit helps reduce blood clot risk & reconnect to your body — even in the first few days postpartum. 6 movements. 1 minute each. Zero overwhelm.
C-Section Recovery Tips No One Talks About
I know you're told to “wait 6 weeks”… but what if you could safely start sooner? This circuit helps reduce blood clot risk & reconnect to your body — even in the first few days postpartum. 6 movements. 1 minute each. Zero overwhelm.
Movement is healing — even in the early days postpartum. This simple 6-exercise circuit is safe and effective for weeks 0–3: 🟣 Core reconnection 🟣 Gentle mobility 🟣 Circulation support ✅ Click the link for the full C-Section recovery program
Early C-Section Recovery: Safe Moves for the First 3 Weeks
Movement is healing — even in the early days postpartum. This simple 6-exercise circuit is safe and effective for weeks 0–3: 🟣 Core reconnection 🟣 Gentle mobility 🟣 Circulation support ✅ Click the link for the full C-Section recovery program
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MTP: Movement Through Pregnancy Program
Educated. Empowered. Pregnancy workouts made for real life. ✅ 37 weeks of progressive, pregnancy-safe workouts ✅ 15 expert modules to help you understand your changing body ✅ Audio & written cues so it feels like I’m right there with you 💻 Start today and say goodbye to pregnancy overwhelm.
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C-Section Recovery Tip: Baby Wearing After a C-Section
Additional babywearing tips for post C-Section ⬇️ ➡️ A wrap often feels more comfortable than a structured carrier as a wrap distributes more of the weight and pressure to your back. It also sits higher on the waist above your incision. ➡️ Wearing compression bloomers or other form of compression wear while baby wearing may help you feel more supported initially and will protect your incision. ➡️ Start with small, short bouts of babywearing to see how your body responds before you go for a walk or spend hours wearing your baby. Babywearing can be such a special way to bond with your baby and makes life easier if you have toddlers to take care of 😂 But your recovery is the most important, so give yourself some grace if you need to wait a little longer ❤️ www.drmaehughes.com
Recovering from a C-section and wondering when it’s safe to babywear? Here are 3 helpful tips: 👶 Opt for a wrap over a structured carrier — it sits higher and distributes weight more evenly. 🤰 Compression garments can offer support and incision protection while wearing your baby. ⏱️ Ease into it! Start with short stints and listen to your body. Babywearing = hands free bonding time ❤️ But your healing matters most — go at your own pace.
Babywearing After a C-Section: What You Need to Know
Recovering from a C-section and wondering when it’s safe to babywear? Here are 3 helpful tips: 👶 Opt for a wrap over a structured carrier — it sits higher and distributes weight more evenly. 🤰 Compression garments can offer support and incision protection while wearing your baby. ⏱️ Ease into it! Start with short stints and listen to your body. Babywearing = hands free bonding time ❤️ But your healing matters most — go at your own pace.
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C-Section Recovery Tip: Baby Wearing After a C-Section
➡️ A wrap often feels more comfortable than a structured carrier as a wrap distributes more of the weight and pressure to your back. It also sits higher on the waist above your incision. ➡️ Wearing compression bloomers or other form of compression wear while baby wearing may help you feel more supported initially and will protect your incision. ➡️ Start with small, short bouts of babywearing to see how your body responds before you go for a walk or spend hours wearing your baby. Babywearing can be such a special way to bond with your baby and makes life easier if you have toddlers to take care of 😂 But your recovery is the most important, so give yourself some grace if you need to wait a little longer ❤️ www.drmaehughes.com
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C Section Tips: Baby wearing after a c-section
➡️ A wrap often feels more comfortable than a structured carrier as a wrap distributes more of the weight and pressure to your back. It also sits higher on the waist above your incision. ➡️ Wearing compression bloomers or other form of compression wear while baby wearing may help you feel more supported initially and will protect your incision. ➡️ Start with small, short bouts of babywearing to see how your body responds before you go for a walk or spend hours wearing your baby. Babywearing can be such a special way to bond with your baby and makes life easier if you have toddlers to take care of 😂 But your recovery is the most important, so give yourself some grace if you need to wait a little longer ❤️
April is C-Section awareness month and I’m offering 20% off my Healing Your Cesarean Scar workshop! A C-Section is a major abdominal surgery and it’s time we started providing women with the tools and information they need to optimize their scar healing, reduce pain and rebuild their core 🙌
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5 Things to Know Before Your C-Section
April is C-Section awareness month and I’m offering 20% off my Healing Your Cesarean Scar workshop! A C-Section is a major abdominal surgery and it’s time we started providing women with the tools and information they need to optimize their scar healing, reduce pain and rebuild their core 🙌
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Healing Your Cesarean Scar Workshop
If you have had a cesarean delivery then you know first-hand just how little information is given to you after your surgery. When can you touch it? Should you massage it? Why is it numb? Will it always be raised? What's the deal with this “shelf”? Once you learn my cesarean scar healing framework, you’ll unlock scar massage, mobility and desensitization techniques that will help you improve the overall appearance of your scar and better connect with your lower abdominals.
If you have had a cesarean delivery then you know first-hand just how little information is given to you after your surgery. When can you touch it? Should you massage it? Why is it numb? Will it always be raised? What's the deal with this “shelf”? Once you learn my cesarean scar healing framework, you’ll unlock scar massage, mobility and desensitization techniques that will help you improve the overall appearance of your scar and better connect with your lower abdominals.
Healing Your Cesarean Scar, A 90-minute recorded, virtual workshop
If you have had a cesarean delivery then you know first-hand just how little information is given to you after your surgery. When can you touch it? Should you massage it? Why is it numb? Will it always be raised? What's the deal with this “shelf”? Once you learn my cesarean scar healing framework, you’ll unlock scar massage, mobility and desensitization techniques that will help you improve the overall appearance of your scar and better connect with your lower abdominals.
If you have had a cesarean delivery then you know first-hand just how little information is given to you after your surgery. When can you touch it? Should you massage it? Why is it numb? Will it always be raised? What's the deal with this “shelf”? Once you learn my cesarean scar healing framework, you’ll unlock scar massage, mobility and desensitization techniques that will help you improve the overall appearance of your scar and better connect with your lower abdominals.
Healing Your Cesarean Scar
If you have had a cesarean delivery then you know first-hand just how little information is given to you after your surgery. When can you touch it? Should you massage it? Why is it numb? Will it always be raised? What's the deal with this “shelf”? Once you learn my cesarean scar healing framework, you’ll unlock scar massage, mobility and desensitization techniques that will help you improve the overall appearance of your scar and better connect with your lower abdominals.