Hi everyone, I am five months postpartum and just got my first period.

The day before it started, I took a postpartum exercise class. The following morning I felt a little sore, but noticed a heaviness in my pelvic floor—it was really uncomfortable. I thought it might have been from the class, and was feeling concerned. But later that night I started my period and have had a heavy flow, and I haven’t felt that heaviness in my pelvic floor since.

Has anyone else experienced this as a premenstrual symptom? I tried looking it up with no luck and wondering if it should be something to be concerned about. I will be taking note to see if this becomes a pattern with following periods. Just curious to know if anyone else has experienced this. FYI, I had a scheduled c-section delivery (baby girl was breeched), so I didn’t put any strain on those muscles when my baby was born.