Why Do You Get Postpartum Sciatica?
As an executive mum navigating the demands of a high-stress job while caring for a newborn, you already have enough on your plate without adding physical pain into the mix. Yet, many new mums experience postpartum sciatica - a pain that radiates down the lower back, through the hips, and sometimes even down the legs. In this blog, lets discuss why postpartum sciatica happens.

Sciatica refers to pain along the sciatic nerve, which runs from your lower back down to your feet. While sciatica is often associated with pregnancy, where the growing uterus can compress the sciatic nerve, postpartum sciatica is also common. After childbirth, various factors can trigger or worsen sciatica, making it challenging to sit, stand, or carry your baby without discomfort.

Causes of Postpartum Sciatica:
Hormonal Changes and Ligament Laxity During pregnancy: Your body releases the hormone relaxin to loosen ligaments and prepare for childbirth. However, relaxin doesn’t disappear immediately after delivery. Postpartum, your ligaments can remain loose, which destabilizes the pelvis and lower back. This instability can place pressure on the sciatic nerve, triggering pain that may linger well after giving birth.

Muscle Weakness and Imbalance: Your core and pelvic floor muscles go through significant strain during pregnancy. After delivery, these muscles are often weak, making it difficult for them to provide adequate support for your spine and pelvis. This weakness can lead to imbalanced posture, putting extra strain on your lower back and potentially pinching the sciatic nerve.

Postural Strain from Motherhood: Duties Lifting, bending, and carrying your newborn often require awkward positions that strain your back and pelvis. Common actions like breastfeeding in a hunched position, bending over the crib, or carrying the baby on one hip can contribute to misalignment and compression of the sciatic nerve, worsening sciatica symptoms.

C-Section Recovery: If you had a cesarean delivery, you might be compensating for abdominal pain by changing the way you sit, stand, or walk. This compensation can create muscle imbalances and put strain on your lower back, exacerbating sciatica pain.

Watch this video to learn more about sciatica:


HERE is a checklist on Quick Office Stretches for Nerve Pain Relief. It helps you to identify which nerve is causing your pain and then gives you specific exercises for that nerve and the muscles that need to be addressed. These are easy exercises that can be done while you are sitting at your desk. 

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I am Swati, an Executive Mum Power Coach & Certified Posture Expert

I help mums of young kids working in high-stress executive jobs manage back, neck, and nerve pain, even with low energy, brain fog, and little time to spare. My proven system delivers real relief without stealing hours from your already packed day. The result? More productive professionals at work and guilt-free mums who can be fully present with their kids, instead of being sidelined by pain.



My passion comes from personal experience. I’ve been where you are: in pain, overwhelmed, and exhausted. After two pregnancies in three years, juggling my kids, housework, and a demanding job, I was stuck in a constant cycle of back and nerve pain. The physical load of motherhood added strain to my spine and joints. Meanwhile, adrenal fatigue left me drained, even after 10–12 hours of sleep.

Everyday tasks became a struggle. I was forgetful, foggy, and low on energy. Even as a trained physiotherapist and posture expert, I couldn’t escape my own pain. I stood all day at work, spent evenings on the laptop, rocked my kids to sleep, sat through endless meetings, traveled frequently ... I’ve been through it all.

I kept my pain hidden at work, afraid to speak up. I felt like a fraud, someone who coached others on relief strategies but couldn’t find relief herself. I loved my job and my children, but I couldn’t give 100% to either. Pain was holding me back.

One New Year, I made a resolution: to get healthy, not just fix pain, fatigue, or weight. I focused on reducing inflammation, healing my adrenal fatigue, and reclaiming my energy. Slowly but surely, the pain faded. I lost weight, my brain fog cleared, and my energy skyrocketed. Today, my pain is nearly gone. I feel stronger, clearer, and more in control than I have in years.
And now, I want that for you.

I combine professional expertise with lived experience to support other mums like me, those with young kids, high-stress jobs, and no time for complicated health programs. I’ve helped hundreds of women reduce spinal and joint pain, lift their energy, and clear the mental fog that holds them back.

If any of this resonates, you’re not alone. I’ve been there. I got you, mommy!

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