Postnatal - Mother & Baby Sessions

Wonderful, you've had the baby and now feel ready to start exercising.

Firstly, remember that everyone is different and that these are only guidelines. It is advisable to wait until after you have been given the go-ahead in your post-natal check. These checks are at approximately six weeks for a natural birth and eight/nine weeks for a caesarean. Don’t be too hard on yourself, you’ve just had a baby and your body needs time to recover.

When shouldn't I exercise?

You need to listen to your body and if you feel a little unwell, rest. Consult a GP if you are at all in doubt. Bleeding – other than menstruation Abdominal pain Mastitis Faint, dizzy spells, severe headaches, temperature.   


Mother & Baby Pilates Classes

Pilates is ideal for the postnatal period and the pressures a woman faces during this time. Fatigue, weakened abdominals, demands of breastfeeding, and just day-to-day care of a baby can make it difficult for women to regain their strength and figure. Many find it difficult to tone the tummy after giving birth, particularly after a C-section or a difficult delivery. Re-training this area should be done from the inside out! Emphasis is on strengthening deep abdominal muscles to ensure good technique when you come back to those sit-ups.  

These small classes of up to eight Mothers and their babies, is taken by Ellie Brown. The classes promote well-being after the baby, leaving you feeling engergised and relaxed. They focus on pelvic floor muscles, deep abdominals, postural awareness and general strength and muscle tone. While you, the Mum, exercise, the babies lie by your side or sit in a car seat. There's a gallery at the bottom of this page to give you an idea of what to expect. The atmosphere is calm and relaxed and gives you the opportunity to meet new Mums who, like yourself, want to regain their pre baby shape. For Mother & Baby Pilates Classes

To supplement your Pilates why not try some light aerobic activity. Come and try Running Mummies, a post-natal fitness class for Mum and babies can be found in Greenwich Park every Tuesday and Thursday morning. The first class is complimentary or a Mums, Bums & Tums class where you can bring your baby.   


Mums, Bums and Tums 

These Mother and pre-crawling baby aerobic classes are for Postnatal Mums. The small classes are held in the Greenwich Pilates Studio by Julie Rabbage, a qualified pre & postnatal trainer as well as a qualified nanny! The classes will focus on helping you regain your pre baby fitness levels in a supportive and comfortable enviroment. The class will do what it says on the box "tums and bums" as well as strengthening the whole body. Mums, Bums & Tums.


Postnatal Personal Training

These sessions can be taken with or without your baby. Our trainers will push your baby in the buggy while you are left to concentrate on yourself!
All our trainers are fully qualified Pre & Postnatal and will help you achieve your postnatal goals.  For more information contact ellie@greenwichpilates.co.uk