Postnatal Recovery - Assisted Vaginal Birth

A practical six-week recovery guide for after an assisted vaginal birth with forceps or ventouse.

Your recovery deserves advice that reflects the birth you actually had.

This guide takes you through your first six weeks after an assisted vaginal birth, helping you understand what your body has been through and how to gradually rebuild movement, pelvic floor function, core strength and confidence.

Inside, you’ll find support to help you:

• Understand your birth and what your body is recovering from

• Navigate the early days and weeks of healing

• Reconnect with your pelvic floor and core

• Follow progressive, week-by-week exercises

• Understand diastasis and doming

• Introduce sling carrying with your recovery in mind

• Return to intimacy at your own pace

• Know what to look for at six weeks and when to seek additional support

No pressure to “bounce back”. Just clear, physiotherapist-led guidance to help you recover progressively and confidently after the birth you had.

Your recovery is individual. Your guidance should be too.