How to Rebuild Your Body After Kids — Even Years Later, Sports Medicine Doctor Explains!
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Dr. Morgan Lee discusses the misconceptions around postpartum recovery and offers insights on how women can rebuild their bodies after childbirth.
Most women are told they’re “cleared” at six weeks postpartum. But according to sports medicine physician Dr. Morgan Lee, that clearance has very little to do with true recovery. In this episode of The Forties Formula, Dr. Morgan explains why so many women continue to struggle with pelvic floor dysfunction, diastasis recti, back pain, weakness, injuries, and exercise setbacks years after having children—and why these symptoms are often dismissed as “just getting older.” Drawing on her experience working with elite athletes, Dr. Morgan shares why mothers should be treated like athletes during recovery, how pregnancy fundamentally changes the body, and what women can do, whether they gave birth six months ago or ten years ago—to rebuild strength, function, and confidence. If you've ever wondered whether it's too late to recover after pregnancy, this conversation is for you. --- In This Episode • Why the six-week postpartum clearance is a lie • The truth about "bouncing back" after pregnancy • Why many women are exercising in bodies that never fully healed • Pelvic floor dysfunction and why it's not normal • The athlete approach to postpartum recovery • How pregnancy impacts…
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