# @hortonlane_ on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy3VXPzr6fZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38133765-hortonlane-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-10-26T14:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chrissy Horton (@hortonlane_) — https://gondola.cc/hortonlane_

## Caption

Every woman should get their pelvic floor checked out regardless if they have had kids or not, but ESPECIALLY if you have had kids and or are currently pregnant. It really should be standard health care for women 😭

* Talk to your OB or primary doctor about referring you to a pelvic floor therapist or fine a private practice and pay out of pocket (or you can use your HSA. This is the route I took)

* �Get vour pelvic floor and abdomen checked by a physical therapist

* �You should not feel pain during seggs after the healing stage. If you do, please go get your pelvic floor checked.

* Our abs naturally separate to make room for baby while pregnant and sometimes don’t come back together on their own. This is called diastasis recti (DR)

* It’s important to get your abs checked for DR and pelvic floor checked before working out again. I didn’t know about these things after my first three babies and hit the gym hard as soon as I could. This resulted in damage to my pelvic floor and abdomen which got worse with my subsequent pregnancies. Had I gone to a pelvic floor specialist as part of my recovery, my injuries would not be as bad as they are noW.

Postpartum care should be standard health care! Why, why, WHY are mothers disregarded by the medical system after giving birth? I have been so blessed with the most awesome OBs but I know that is not the case for everyone.

Did you know about all this when it came to postpartum? Did you feel prepared for postpartum? This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to postpartum care. My hope is to help moms feel more prepared and empowered in their new role as a mom with these videos ❤️

#postpartumhealth #postpartumcare #pregnancyhealth #postpartumrecovery #pelvicfloor

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postpartumhealth, pregnancyhealth, pelvicfloor, postpartumrecovery, postpartumcare

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