I couldn't help my friend after C-section when she needed me most.
It’s why I do what I do.
Diane was a national-level sprinter — one of the strongest athletes I had ever known. When she had an emergency C-section early in my career, she called me and asked: "Janette, how do I heal from this?" I had nothing. No training, no research, no protocol existed anywhere in the world at the time. I told her to follow her doctor's orders. At her 6-week clearance, she was told "you're good to go" — without asking a single question about her background. That same day she went for an easy 5km run. Two kilometers in, she re-injured her incision on the side of the road.
Around the world, the standard of care after Cesarean surgery is still "do nothing for 6 weeks, then come see us." No rehabilitation plan. No scar massage guidance. No core retraining exercises. Nothing. I have spent over 20 years being furious about this — and doing something about it.
And so I created the “C-Birth Method”
The C-section surgery is unlike any other orthopedic surgery.
It’s because you’re not free to rest or rehab when you want to. Add to that sleep deprivation.
Even providing a detailed 1-year rehab plan is not enough.
Over 20 years I’ve developed a Method that solves these unique challenges in three simple components
Just like all other orthopedic surgeries, the more time you can put into your C-section rehab, the better the return.
C-section Scar Massage
Become comfortable touching your body again. Learn to do simple to advanced scar massage techniques yourself, so that complications from tight and adhered scar tissue is minimized, even eliminated.
Core Retraining Exercises
Major abdominal surgery requires unique abdominal exercises, in addition to diastasis exercises. To move pain-free and with strength again, you must get to full-body complex movements, progressively, over months.
5 Minute Daily Routine
Being soul & bone level tired after surgery with a newborn in tow cannot be ignored. Yet, the body heals in spite of you. Commit the bare minimum 5 minutes a day to your rehab - and I tell you which 1 Scar Massage and 1 Movement.
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The C-Birth Method allows for this flexibility in a clear rehab roadmap. Just make a copy, click the video, and follow along. Removing decision fatigue is essential to success.
I am a mom to two incredible humans — Yasmine, 11, and Kiki, 8. I had vaginal births, and even so, I got injured three seasons in a row trying to return to competitive running after pregnancy. Nobody gave me a plan. Nobody told me how long real recovery actually takes or how to progress safely as an active woman. I had to figure it out myself — and that experience is woven into everything I build for you. I am also a lifelong athlete. Twelve seasons of competitive rugby. Distance running. Now swimming with a triathlon club. I know in my bones what it means to want your body back — and what it takes to get there.
Outside of work, I am the person who will always say yes to good food, who plays piano when I need to reset, and who believes that the water — any body of water — is the best medicine there is. I am far from perfect. I am not always okay. But I show up. For my kids, for my work, and for every mama who lands on this page wondering if anyone truly understands what she is going through.
Always in your corner,
Janette
©️ 2026 Janette Yee, C-section Athletic Therapist. All Rights Reserved.
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