Postnatal Massage for Lower Back and Hip Pain

You’ve just been through the most intense physical transformation your body will probably ever experience — pregnancy, birth, and now… everything after.

And while everyone’s focused on the baby (rightfully so), your body is left recovering, adjusting, and often… hurting.

Especially in your lower back and hips.

Why That Area Hurts So Much

During pregnancy, your posture changes completely. Your pelvis tilts, your lower back arches more than usual, your hip joints loosen up.

All of this is normal — but it puts major strain on muscles, tendons, and joints.

And after birth? You’re still carrying that same tension, but now you’re also:

• Lifting a newborn 20 times a day

• Leaning forward to breastfeed

• Getting zero sleep

• And rarely taking time for your own recovery

This is where postnatal massage comes in — not as a luxury, but as therapy.

What Postnatal Massage Does

At Andrea’s Touch, we don’t just rub and relax. We go in with purpose:

• Releasing tension in the lower back from months of overextension

• Realigning the hips and pelvis

• Soothing glutes and piriformis muscles that are often ignored but overused

• Improving blood flow to speed up recovery

• Helping your body remember how to move again

Massage can also have a powerful calming effect on your nervous system — which, let’s be honest, could use some love right now.

When Can You Start?

Every body is different, but most women can begin postnatal massage within the first few weeks after giving birth — always check with your midwife or GP, especially if you had a C-section or complications.

You don’t have to “bounce back.”

You just have to recover properly.

And a targeted massage can make that recovery feel smoother, faster, and more supported.

Andrea’s Touch is here not just for athletes, but for mums, too.

Your body deserves care — not just for what it’s been through, but for everything it’s still doing.