Ho absolutely wonderful to see Leah here. She was my teacher/instructor 3 years ago now? A great teacher, and wonderful mentor who has always managed to find time for my silly questions and comments over the years!! Congrats on the upcoming Pilates baby Leah! Hope to see more of you here .
Jamie Kirk

What a great class! Thank you. I did this with my daughter-in-law who is 5 months post baby. She loved it. We wonder though what you suggest for mothers who had quite a bit of tearing, where would you have them start with exercises. She cannot yet do a roll up, etc. I have taught her to "scoop" and "engage" transverse abs and obliques, is there more I should encourage her to try. We tried a level one class and she cannot quite do it yet. Thanks

Sandy,

So sorry for the late response. It sounds like you have started your daughter-in-law at the right pace, particularly with the tearing. Nice and slow is the way to go. At 7 months post partum now - you could also incorporate some nice ball exercises - pelvic tilts, circles, leg lifts etc to continue to help the pelvic floor muscles engage as they are healing. I used a lot of these exercises in my pre-natal ball class.

I find this is great for postnatal stretching too!

Abby - absolutely! It's great for postnatal women too!

Hi Leah, question for you.....I'm feeling a lot of tightness and soreness in my glutes and the hip joint. Are there any specific stretches I can do, to safely target these areas? Thanks!

This has been everything to me in my 7th month, especially after a nice power walk.

Wow! I feel absolutely amazing after that. I’m just coming out of my first trimester with my second pregnancy and I’m starting to have a couple of aches and strains, particularly in my hips and obliques. This was perfect and I’m looking forward to doing it again. Thank you so much Leah

41weeks and a day: so needed this! Thank you!