You’ve probably heard it a thousand times. From magazines, well-meaning friends, or even your doctor at your 6-week checkup: “If you want to stop leaking, you just need to do your Kegels.” So, you do them. You squeeze while you’re driving, while you’re nursing, or while you’re watching TV. But months later, you’re still leaking….
If you have ever been to a standard physical therapy appointment, the routine probably feels familiar: You wait in the lobby for 20 minutes, see your therapist for 15 minutes of hands-on time, and then you are passed off to an aide to do exercises in a crowded gym while the therapist rushes to the…
The six-week postpartum checkup is often built up as the finish line. You anticipate the moment your doctor gives you the “all clear” to return to normal life—including exercise and intimacy. So, when you try to be intimate with your partner for the first time and are met with sharp pain, burning, or a feeling…
