Abs After Baby:
Simple, Effective Recovery

Get Your Abs Back After Baby:

Everyone Needs a Set of Hands on Their Belly 

Pregnancy changes everything about your core and it’s normal to feel frustrated when your belly doesn’t bounce back the way you hoped. That “mom pooch” isn’t about working harder it’s about reconnecting, retraining, and restoring your body the right way.

At Empower Movement, we make it simple. In our Abs After Baby,  you’ll work 1:1 with one of our expert pelvic floor physical therapists to:

  • Reawaken and reconnect your abdominal muscles

  • Realign your pelvis so your core fires automatically

  • Improve breathing mechanics for lasting core strength

  • Release tightness that keeps your abs from activating

  • Support your scar healing (C-section or vaginal)

  • Learn safe, effective exercises to keep your core strong

  • Gets your rib cage moving and in the right place 

This isn’t about hammering away at crunches or planks. It’s about helping your body remember how to work the way it was designed to.

Why Your Abs Feel “Stuck” After Baby

Many moms struggle with:

  • Poor activation of deep core muscles (like the transverse abdominis)

  • Weak or tight pelvic floor muscles

  • Diastasis recti (abdominal separation)

  • C-section scar adhesions

  • Shallow breathing patterns that disconnect the core

  • Anterior pelvic tilt (hips tipped forward, abs lengthened and weak)

Without the right help, no amount of sit-ups or ab challenges will fix these issues. That’s why hands-on, personalized care makes all the difference.

Tight muscles can’t function properly! If your muscles are too tight, they can’t do their job. That’s why loosening is just as important as strengthening. Pregnancy squishes your organs (fix using visceral mobilization) and stretches your tissues and unlike generations past, we spend much more time sitting instead of constantly moving in the field or on our feet. Even the most active women today often live more sedentary lives, which means the body needs extra help to release, realign, and fully reactivate.

Real Results You Can See and Feel

Our clients experience: a flatter, stronger belly, more support in back and posture, confidence returning to exercise and movement, reduced pain, leaking, or pressure, and a better connection between breath, core, and movement

8 Weeks Postpartum: Abs Unbalanced Side to Side (Right Side Weak) 

Meghan came in for a simple postpartum wellness check, not even realizing anything was off. During the session, her right obliques started to wake up and activate—something she hadn’t noticed at all. Without this kind of early intervention, the imbalance could have created asymmetry in the pelvic floor, shoulder problems, hip or sciatic pain, and even one‑sided foot issues. Early support helped her prevent all of that and reconnect her core.

C-Section Scar Healing

A 30 minutes of treatment transformed both the look and function of my scar 7 years post-c-section.

Neck Tension & Core Connection:

Tightness in the neck can trace back to imbalanced abdominals. By treating the mid-back and restoring organ positioning, we can reactivate the core and bring the whole system back into balance.

Every Mom Deserves Hands-On Healing.

In other countries, abdominal and pelvic care after birth is standard. In the U.S., most moms are left to figure it out alone. Not here. At Empower Movement, we believe every mom deserves skilled, compassionate care to restore her body after pregnancy whether you’re 8 weeks or 8 years postpartum.