Mom & Bubs Pilates · Bub welcome

Mom & Bubs Pilates — recovery pilates with bub in the room.

Pilates for new mums, run with the babies in the studio. Bring bub, keep them with you, do the work to rebuild the body that birth changed. Cleared from six weeks postpartum or whenever your obstetrician gives the OK.

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What post-natal pilates is actually rebuilding.

The first six months after birth (longer if you’re breastfeeding) is when the body is putting itself back together. The pelvic floor and abdominal wall are healing. Hormones are still shifting. Sleep is broken. The order matters.

Mom & Bubs starts with the deep core and pelvic floor work first — the muscles that take time to wake up and that everything else depends on. Once those are firing, we add hip and glute strength, then upper body and load progression. Heavy stuff comes later, not earlier.

The bubs come too. Mat space for them, prams park up against the wall. If bub needs feeding mid-class, we wait. The class is built around the reality of where you actually are.

Who this class suits

Six post-natal concerns we work on.

Whether you’re post C-section or vaginal birth, post-natal pilates is for any new mum cleared by their doctor or obstetrician.

Pelvic floor recovery

Strengthening, coordinating and releasing the pelvic floor — not just kegels. The work that fixes leaking, prolapse symptoms and the pelvic heaviness that lots of new mums get.

Diastasis recti management

We assess for and work around abdominal separation — no traditional crunches or twists until the linea alba is doing its job again.

Lower back & hip pain

Common post-birth from feeding postures, baby carrying, and core deconditioning. Strengthen what’s weak, stretch what’s tight, change the position you sit in.

Returning to running or training

Six weeks isn’t enough for most people to safely return to impact sport. Mom & Bubs is the structured progression that gets you there without the injury risk.

Post C-section recovery

Scar mobilisation, gentle abdominal re-engagement, working around the surgical limitations. Slower start, same destination.

Mental space for yourself

Forty-five minutes with other new mums where you’re doing something for your body. Not nothing.

Getting started

Three steps from booking to your first class.

Initial assessment.

A 45-minute one-on-one with our physio to map out what your body needs and which class is the right starting point. Required before joining any class — it’s how we keep the small groups safe and effective.

First class with the same physio.

Your first Mom & Bubs Pilates class is with the physio who did the assessment, so they can correct technique and progress load in real time. Numbers are kept small — usually four to six people max.

Progress through the levels.

Once you’ve got the foundations, you move into our regular Mom & Bubs Pilates timetable. We update your program every four to six weeks so the difficulty keeps pace with your strength.

Common questions

Mom & Bubs Pilates questions we get asked.

01 Do I need a referral?

No referral needed for Mom & Bubs Pilates. If you have a GP GPCCMP plan, DVA card or accepted WorkCover/NDIS claim, sessions can be funded under those schemes — bring the paperwork to your assessment and we’ll work out the billing.

02 Can I claim Mom & Bubs Pilates on my private health extras?

Yes — Mom & Bubs Pilates is run by our physios and is claimable as physiotherapy on most extras. We HICAPS your fund at the front desk, you only pay the gap.

03 Do I need to be fit or flexible to start?

Definitely not. Most members start at a fitness baseline lower than they’ve been in years. Pilates is designed for exactly that — we start at the start.

04 What should I wear and bring?

Comfortable feeding-friendly clothes. Grip socks. Water. Bub’s pram, carrier or rug as you prefer. Snacks for bub. We have a change area if you need it.

05 How often should I come?

Twice a week is ideal in the first three to six months — that’s when the strength returns fastest. Once is fine. Class on, class off — do what fits your week.

06 Can I switch to another class later?

Absolutely — the physio will steer you in or out of different classes as your needs change. Many members rotate through Mat, Reformer and SC Pilates depending on what they’re working on at the time.

HICAPS on the spot · Claimable as physiotherapy · DVA, NDIS, WorkCover & Medicare GPCCMP accepted.