Mum posture, back pain and more..
Ok we know posture sounds so boring... but if you have a constant sore back, continual body aches and pains then you wana stick with us on this one k!
So during pregnancy the bod goes through a LOT!
As our babe grows our posture and the alignment of our musculoskeletal system (bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments) changes to create room for baby. A M A Z I N G !
By trimester 2 we are generally standing, sitting and sleeping in different positions and we tend to adopt a curve in our back.
This curve happens as our tummy is pulled forward and our pelvis goes into more of a tilt.
See below the image to the right is correct posture the image to the left shows the position we tend to fall into as our pregnancy progresses.
This curve is often a major cause of back pain for many women during pregnancy and can be super hard going... especially if you have other children that you still need to lift up often.
Our muscles tend to work in pairs so when one is short, tight and not functioning well it can cause others to over compensate causing pain in other areas.... So annoying ay!
Anyway, when your babe arrives unfortunately your posture will not just fix it's self :(
It won't just go back to how it was before without some functional training.
You'll need to fire up your deep core, strengthen your upper back, pelvic floor and often the hip flexors will become really tight too.
It's so important that you make your posture a key focus to avoid constant back pain and headaches.
Getting our posture and core system functioning well is so important because being a mum is bloody hard work!
There are many tasks we do every single day that can make the problem worse if our musculoskeletal system is not strong and aligned.
Things like lifting the stroller into the back of the car....
Carrying two kids out of daycare when they are having a melt down.....
Carrying a capsule....
Lifting the groceries....
Lifting babies in and out of their cots....
This list could go on and on so we will just call it at that! You know what we are meaning!
If you want support to get your posture and alignment sorted then come join us for some of our online She Restores classes - in these classes we work on alignment, breathing, deep core and pelvic floor.
It's about rebuilding the baseline after you have had a baby so that you can not only function well with day to day tasks but so that you can achieve whatever it is that you want be it running 10k or getting back into lifting weights.
Ren & Jen x
