Postnatal Recovery — Planned C-Section

A practical six-week recovery guide to support your body after a planned C-section.

A C-section is a birth and major abdominal surgery. Your scar may look healed on the outside before the deeper layers underneath have regained their strength — which is why knowing how and when to progress matters.

This guide takes you through those first six weeks, helping you understand your healing body and gradually rebuild movement, pelvic floor function, core strength and confidence.

Inside, you’ll find guidance to help you:

• Understand what your body is recovering from

• Care for your wound and navigate the early weeks

• Reconnect gently with your core and pelvic floor

• Follow progressive, week-by-week exercises

• Understand diastasis and doming

• Introduce sling carrying while protecting your healing scar and core

• Return to intimacy at your own pace

• Prepare for your six-week check and know when to seek extra support

Recovery doesn't stop when your scar looks healed. This guide helps you respect the healing happening underneath while progressively rebuilding what your body can do.

Recover from your C-section with knowledge, progression and confidence.