Rebuilding Intimacy After Baby: Postpartum Healing, Pelvic Floor Health, and Feeling Like Yourself Again | Birth, Baby! Ep.206

Postpartum recovery is about so much more than the six-week checkup. In this episode of the Birth, Baby! Podcast, host Ciarra Morgan sits down with pelvic floor physical therapist Jensine Chavez to discuss postpartum healing, pelvic floor health, painful sex after baby, body connection, and rebuilding intimacy after childbirth. We talk about the physical and emotional changes many women experience postpartum, why intimacy can feel different after having a baby, and how women can begin feeling strong, confident, and connected in their bodies again. Whether you are newly postpartum or years into motherhood, this episode offers compassionate, evidence-based education about healing after birth and support for women navigating pelvic floor symptoms, body image struggles, and intimacy changes. About Our Guest: Dr. Jensine Chavez is the founder of Shine Through Strength Physical Therapy, a pelvic floor and orthopedic practice in Georgetown, Texas. She helps women Move With Confidence through every stage of life from pregnancy and postpartum to perimenopause and beyond. Dr. Jensine specializes in treating pelvic floor concerns such as leakage, pain with intimacy, constipation, and pelvic heaviness, as well as orthopedic conditions including back, hip, knee, and shoulder pain. Through her signature method, The Confidence Pathway, she addresses the root cause by treating the whole body, not just symptoms, helping women build strength, restore confidence, and return to exercise, daily activities, and the things they love without pain, leakage, or fear. Website: https://go.shinethroughpt.com/home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shinethroughpt?igsh=MW9zemJtaXprZTV0dg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1JF4GEKpaJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr   In This Episode, We Discuss: Pelvic floor recovery after pregnancy and birth Why intimacy changes postpartum Painful sex after baby Emotional healing and body connection Rebuilding confidence postpartum Supporting postpartum relationships and communication How women can feel strong and connected in their bodies again Get access to discount codes for our favorite products and check out our Amazon Storefront lists for "Must Haves" during the Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Newborn phases HERE. Are you a parent interested in learning more from Ciarra? You can check out her class offerings HERE. For the pre-recorded, self-paced Birth Basics Class, click HERE. For the pre-recorded, self-paced Newborn Sleep Class, click HERE. Are you interested in training to become a birth doula? Check out Ciarra’s Birth, Baby! Academy Birth Doula Training and Certification HERE.  Online, self-paced Birth Doula Training and Certification Program with Birth, Baby! Academy This podcast episode is also on YouTube. If you prefer a video podcast with close captions, you can find the channel HERE. Thank you for all of your support and don't forget to follow and leave a review on your favorite place to listen to podcasts. www.BirthBabyPodcast.com Send an email if you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, you'd like to be a guest, or you have a recommendation for an episode idea! Email: [email protected] Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram The information provided on this podcast is for general informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on this podcast. Reliance on any information provided here is solely at your own risk. Birth, Baby! Podcast was originally produced by Ciarra Morgan and Samantha Kelly. Ciarra Morgan: www.EmpoweredBeginningsATX.com www.BirthBabyAcademy.com Samantha Kelly: www.beautifullymadedc.com