Postnatal Pilates

Postnatal Pilates aims to help you find the heart of your energy from your pelvic floor, realign your spine after pregnancy moulded it around your baby, and strengthen your body for the physicality of being a mum.

We offer a Postnatal Pilates restorative studio class and an 8-week online course to follow at home. Both are designed to slowly restore muscle function so you can feel your best whilst adapting to motherhood.

POSTNATAL PILATES STUDIO CLASS

Babies, Lattes and Pilates

Our weekly restorative class for new mums and their babies.

We’ll support you in reconnecting to your breath, the muscles of your pelvic floor and abdominals. We’ll help you check for diastasis recti and ensure that you build strength slowly from the inside out.

The class is one hour of postnatal Pilates followed by 30 minutes of tea and social! Class blocks of 6-8 weeks. Suitable until your baby crawls.

  • Take your little one, practise Pilates and rehab your pelvic floor whilst meeting other mums.

    I can’t recommend Lauren’s pregnancy and postnatal classes enough! Such a nice, welcoming environment and Lauren is so knowledgeable in all areas of Pilates, pelvic floor, and was even able to check my diastasis recti for me on attendance of the postnatal class, which has been helpful for the rehab of my core. It’s a lovely environment to be able to take your little one so you can have time to practise Pilates and rehab your pelvic floor whilst meeting other mums. I’m very pleased I signed up when I was pregnant to then continue postnatally as well.

    - Lauren H.

  • Postnatal Pilates classes with Lauren left me feeling so much stronger, from the inside out.

    From pelvic floor to diastasis recti, Lauren really knows her stuff, and her classes guided me back to a stronger body than I had pre-pregnancy. My postnatal journey was so much better and more enjoyable because of Pilates.

    - Natasha M

PILATES STRONG MAMAS PROGRAMME

Postnatal Core Restore

An eight-week step-by-step online programme designed especially for busy mothers, to help get your body moving in a safe and supportive way at home.

Whether your baby is 2 months, 2 years, or 2 decades old, I designed this 8-week online programme for postpartum women to help gently restore function to the muscles that worked so hard to make your babies.

The exercises you’ll learn will help lay the foundations for health and function, so whether you’re looking to get back into sports and fitness, feel stronger or prepare for further pregnancies, your body is ready.

THE AT HOME COURSE INCLUDES:

A holistic 8-week postnatal programme for busy mothers.

24 expert-led postnatal Pilates video classes - 3 per week

6 How-to videos to ensure your understanding and technique

5 postnatal health guides to download

Feel strong, empowered, and confident to return to movement safely.

£95.00
One time
£55.00
For 2 months

Take control of your postpartum health with six how-to videos

All included in the Postnatal Core Restore Programme

Each of these postnatal Pilates fundamentals videos guides you in the details of each subject and ensures you’re well-informed for the start of your postnatal Pilates journey.

How to check yourself for Diastasis Recti

How to massage your C-Section scar

An introduction to your pelvic floor

An introduction to your inner core

How to find your deepest abdominal muscles lying down

How to find your deepest abdominal muscles on all fours

These five downloadable postnatal self-care guides are also included:

Notes on Your Pelvic Floor

Notes on your Deep Core

Notes for C-Section Care

Notes on Self Kindness

Checking for Diastasis Recti

£95.00
One time
£55.00
For 2 months

  • A safe, low-impact way for new mums to gradually ease back into exercise.

    Postnatal Pilates with a qualified instructor is a great way to assist recovery of not only the pelvic floor and stomach muscles but the wider body and mind. Focussing on breathing and control, in a supportive environment can help improve confidence and function, leaving you calm, energised, and ready to face life as a mum.

    - Cathy, Women’s Physiotherapist

Postnatal Pilates FAQs

  • Yes. I am fully qualified to work with pre and postnatal clients and all the exercises we do during live classes or courses are safe for mother and baby. You can learn more about me and my qualifications here.

  • Under current medical guidelines, a woman can begin exercise following the 6-week post-partum check from the doctor and 12 weeks following a C-section. The breathing and pelvic floor exercises you may have learned during my pregnancy Pilates classes can be done immediately after birth.

  • Yes of course. I designed both the Babies, Lattes & Pilates studio class and the Postnatal Core Restore online programme to support new mamas, whether they came to Pregnancy Pilates with me or another teacher or not.

    If you ever have any queries, please get in touch.

  • Please get in touch with me so we can chat over any concerns you might have and I can guide you on what will suit your body best.

  • I suggest bringing a blanket and any toys to keep your baby comfortable.

  • Because the class is popular, you can attend for two full terms of classes. After this, I ask that you wait before you rebook so that anyone on the waiting list is able to book in. Then if there are spaces you are welcome to rebook your place. This is so that as many new mums as possible get the chance to attend because Postnatal Pilates is (in our opinion) the best way to help your body recover and feel stronger after having a baby.

If you have a question that’s not covered here, please check our General FAQs or use the button to ask Lauren a question.