Your Postpartum Body

The empowering, evidence-based handbook to support physical, mental, and emotional healing post pregnancy and birth - from pelvic floor physiotherapist Ruth Macy.

'A truly must-have guide for healing post-birth' - Rosey Davison, author of The Just Chill Baby Sleep Book

What should you expect when you're done expecting?

Too many of us think that there's no way to fix everyday concerns after a pregnancy, such as pelvic floor issues, exhaustion and burnout, and getting back into a fitness routine. But this is simply not true.

Backed up by medical expertise and packed full of practical advice, Your Postpartum Body is a complete guide to healing post-birth, covering everything from nutrition and exercise to pelvic floor recovery and troubleshooting breastfeeding, to reclaiming your sexuality.

With helpful illustrations and photos throughout, you'll learn:

• What happens to the body during pregnancy and childbirth
• The common changes in bodily function and feeling
• Solutions for healing - both physically and mentally - post-birth
• How to safely get back into exercise with confidence

While your body is undoubtedly different (after all, you just grew a new human!), you do not have to live with pain, incontinence, weakness or nursing/feeding stress.

Your Postpartum Body will provide you with the tools and techniques you need to heal your body and mind and to empower you to feel like yourself again.

Praise for Your Postpartum Body:

'Compassionate and approachable...a comprehensive guide to support women at a time when they need it most.' - Clare Bourne, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and author of Strong Foundations

'Educates us on how we can best work with our body to strengthen and support it, both for postpartum, and importantly, for the rest of our lives.' - Anna Mathur, Psychotherapist and author of Raising a Happier Mother

'A must read for anyone who finds themselves staring at a new baby and feeling like a stranger in their own body and mind.' - Abby Norman, author of Ask Me About My Uterus

'A comprehensive and accessible roadmap to understanding and recovering your postpartum self. I couldn't recommend this book more highly!'  - Dr Catherine Hill-Verrochi, obstetrician-gynecologist
'An empowering and loving guide for restoring and healing your body. This book is what the 6-week checkup should be - intimate, accessible, informative and full of techniques to heal and restore the postpartum body.'  - Mara Altman, author of Gross Anatomy

'A postpartum must-have.' Chelsea Conaboy, author of Mother Brain