Your 4th Trimester Tribe
Your 4th Trimester is the 12 week period following your baby’s birth. This is when you are going through physical and emotional changes as your baby adjusts to the outside world away from the womb.
Pregnancy lasts a long time and your body has taken you through the 3 trimesters with some parts harder than others with the wonderful outcome of welcoming your baby into the world.
You’ll have had many midwife visits, scans and doctors appointments to keep an eye on your health and the health of your baby. You may have also attended some great antenatal classes all of which will have helped you be prepared to birth a baby.
Giving birth can be an overwhelming experience for many women and despite numerous appointments and classes the reality of another person to look after can hit quite hard.
Getting to know your baby’s feeding, sleeping and pooing habits can be quite a challenge and just when you thought you’d grasped it, they change it all again!
With the challenges and changes to your life a new baby brings, there is very little time for you to think about yourself. Other than the midwife follow up checks post birth, there is very little input for yourself from a medical profession and even your postnatal check with your GP is often done over the phone.
Unfortunately, unless there are big issues from a difficult birth giving you pelvic floor trauma (and there will be a long waiting list for an appointment) there is very little care for the mum to help them recover well.
Your 4th Trimester is the 12 week period following your baby’s birth. This is when you are going through physical and emotional changes as your baby adjusts to the outside world away from the womb.
What to expect...
A relaxed meet up with other new mums. A place to voice any concerns about your recovery post birth and find out that whatever YOU are experiencing is normal. You don’t need to fit with any preconceived ideas that once you’ve given birth it’s all ‘rainbows and sprinkles’
As a physiotherapist with the last 11 years specialising in post-natal care, I can help with any questions you may have about the following (all of which are commonly experienced with new mums) To know more about me (Joan), my expertise and qualifications - Click Here
- Pelvic floor issues
- C section recovery
- Tummy muscle separation (diastasis)
- Back pain
- Pelvic Girdle Pain
- Wrist pain
- Shoulder/neck pain
- Knee pain
- Foot pain
As well as having your questions answered and tips on how to help with any of these areas, there will be a 20 minute restorative movement session (safe to do from birth) that will help you start reconnecting with your breathing, pelvic floor, deep abdominal muscles and lower back – these will run at 11am and 12 noon so you can be there for one or both.
Meet new Mums and make friends
Feel reassured about your postnatal body
Time for a cuppa!
