FAQs

As soon as your scar is healed. We recommend from around 8 weeks onwards but if you’re unsure if your scar is ready, please check with a health professional or get in touch. We include early scar care within our Complete postnatal recovery programme to give your scar the best possible outcome.

Our C-section healing and recovery course includes some early self-care advice to follow in the first 8 weeks after birth, and then introduces you to massage techniques and exercise routines to begin from 8 weeks.

This is a really common issue post birth, so our scar massage tutorials include techniques that can be performed above your scar, through your clothes and using tools such as gua sha to help you gain the confidence to start touching your scar.

C-section scar massage is important for all scars. Even if your scar has healed well, massaging your C-section scar can prevent issues occurring months after birth.

C-section scar massage can:

Prevent adhesions to the below tissues.

Improve an overhang/pouch.

Improve the visual outcome of the scar and the surrounding tissue.

Treat nerve issues - stimulate the nerves that have been cut during the operation and help return feeling to the area - improve numbness or sensitivity and itching .

Reduce tension in the scar and surrounding tissue.

Reduce pain from the scar.

Improve incorrect breathing patterns, constipation, pelvic floor issues, urinary urgency, pain during sex, fertility issues.

Help incorporate the scar into the body.

If you have pain, numbness, sensitivity, tightness, pulling or tension at the scar site, an overhang and/or want help improving the appearance of your scar. Scar massage can also help you come to terms with any negative birth experiences and help you learn to love your scar and new body.

Your scar could also be contributing to; back pain, hip pain, incorrect breathing patterns, constipation, pelvic floor issues, urinary urgency, pain during sex, fertility issues and more.

C-section massage can help relieve these issues.

This is different for everyone. If your tummy is still looking swollen months after birth, our course can help. We teach you massage techniques, exercises and nutrition to help it go down.

We’ve curated all the information you need to support your healing and recovery for the postpartum transition, which includes lots of holistic approaches to improve your general wellbeing which is useful for any new Mama.

If you’ve suffered with any birth trauma, birth injuries or have any physical disability as a result of your birth then please contact us directly so that we can support you or guide you towards the most appropriate service.

The Complete Postnatal Recovery course is designed to support you from the first postpartum days, through your fourth trimester and can be used any time within the first year. The course can be bought prior to birth to help you prepare well.

The C-section healing and recovery course can be used from 8 weeks postpartum, but is designed to be appropriate to use even years after birth. This course focuses on your scar and the way it affects your body, so the content is directed towards learning to treat and massage your scar from home, and exercises to help improve the function and appearance of your tummy.

Access for 1 year to our complete online recovery programme. This includes everything you need to heal well and recover from birth:

How to - scar massage demonstrations and guidance for massaging the abdomen and C-section scars

Scar massage techniques you can follow at home to ease numbness, pins and needles, itching and pain around the scar

Abdominal massage to help with tummy separation, core connection, constipation, posture and pelvic floor health

Guided videos to demonstrate the different techniques of scar massage and a time line of when to progress week by week as your scar heals

Progressive Pilates workouts for core connection, strengthening and scar mobility for every phase of recovery

Access to our supportive facebook community

Access for 1 year to our complete online recovery programme. This includes everything you need to heal well and recover from birth:

Nutritional advice and a recipe booklet

How to - scar massage demonstrations and guidance for both C-section and episiotomy scars

Abdominal massage to help with tummy separation, core connection, constipation, posture and pelvic floor health

Pelvic floor exercise videos and education

Guided videos to improve posture, optimal positions for feeding your baby and how to reduce common aches and pains

Pilates workouts for core connection and strengthening

Yoga routines to ease stiffness, pain and restore energy

Discussion and education about postnatal sex, prolapse

This is very common in the months after giving birth. Remember that not only are you healing physically, but you are also navigating a whole new world, and learning so much along the way. We’ve purposely created this course so that you can begin to use it during your pregnancy, when many of us have more time to spend preparing and thinking of ourselves. The course will be available to you for up to a year after birth, and all of the information, advice and guided videos will be suitable to use at any stage in the first year, so if you want to dip in and out then it’s easy to do so.

Each subject is divided into short, manageable chunks and all of our videos have subtitles so that you can watch them while your little one sleeps or feeds. The education videos can also be listened to through headphones while you are in bed or out for a walk. Each workout or exercise routine is approximately 10-15 minutes long, because we know how unlikely it is that you’ve got much time to yourself right now. You’ll also have access for a whole year, and can complete the course in your own time. The recipe booklet and information pages can be downloaded and used for many years to come.

We also recommend that if possible, you purchase the course during your pregnancy so that you can prepare for your fourth trimester effectively. So many of us spend months making a birth plan, deciding what we need to pack in our hospital bag and arranging pregnancy appointments, but forget that the postpartum period is really important too. With some forward planning, you can set yourself up for an easier transition and put some things in place that will really help you to recover and thrive once your baby has arrived.

Your scar can take up to 2 years to reach maturity, so you can influence the way it heals and forms within this time with massage.

If your scar is older than this it’s definitely not too late to massage your scar. Scar issues can still be improved years later. We have had success stories with scars well over 10 years old.

Our C-section Healing and recovery course is designed with this in mind, to support any Mama to treat her scar herself, even if your birth was many years ago.

We know from experience how challenging this can be, and it’s a big part of your postpartum recovery. Sleep deprivation can affect you both physically and mentally. Our course includes recipes and nutritional advice that can help you cope with fatigue, as well as short exercise and yoga routines that are designed to help boost your energy and mood so that you can cope better with the demands of life as a new mum.

If you sustain a perineal graze, tear or have an episiotomy during birth, the scar can be the cause of pain, discomfort during sex, pelvic floor dysfunction or a feeling of dragging in the area. The tissue can really benefit from some gentle scar massage once it has fully healed. Our programme includes a guided video and education to demonstrate how to treat the scar yourself at home.

The common symptoms of a prolapse are:

A heaviness or dragging sensation in your lower tummy, vagina or back passage.

Pain in your vagina or back passage.

A pressure or feeling like you are sitting on something.

Not being able to keep a tampon or menstrual cup in place.

Problems with passing urine. Feeling like you can’t fully empty the bladder, an irregular flow of urine, constantly feeling the urge to go, leaking of urine.

Problems with passing a bowel movement. Feeling like you have to support your perineum when passing a bowel movement, recurrent constipation, recurrent loose stools, not being able to control wind.

Pain, discomfort or numbness during sex.

Seeing a bulge or tissue at the entrance to your vagina.

It is also possible to have a mild prolapse without symptoms. We recommend seeing a pelvic health physiotherapist for a pelvic assessment if you are concerned about a prolapse. It’s important to remember it is common after pregnancy and birth, and there are lots of conservative management options that enable women to live a full life without problems if it is managed correctly. Our course covers further information about prolapse and a guided video of exercises which can help.