You can re-start pelvic floor exercises once you have passed urine normally - one or two measured wees depending on your type of birth and catheter use. Gentle pelvic floor exercises can help with the healing process if you have had a perineal tear or you needed an episiotomy during the birth of your baby. In this case we recommend little and often whilst the muscles are healing but otherwise you should follow the guidelines in our pelvic floor video and build up gradually.