The System Nobody Mentions at Your 6-Week Checkup… Your Lymphatic System

If you're still carrying baby weight and nothing's working, read this carefully.

Why Some mums "Bounce Back" and Others Stay Stuck for Years—And It Has Nothing to Do With Diet, Exercise, or Willpower

During pregnancy

your body holds about 50% more fluid than normal. This is why you may notice things like swollen feet, legs, and throughout your body as our lymphatic system—the network that drains fluid, removes waste, and manages inflammation—slows way down to accommodate this.

So what happens to all that fluid?

It stays trapped in your tissues. Your stomach, your hips, your thighs, your face, your arms. It looks like fat. It feels like fat. But it's not fat—it's pregnancy fluid that never drained.

The mum who fits into her jeans at 8 weeks? Her drainage system woke up. The fluid drained. She looks like she "lost the weight fast" but really, she just released the fluid fast.

The mum still struggling at 2 years? Her drainage system stayed asleep. The fluid stayed trapped. She can diet and exercise forever and that fluid isn't going anywhere, because the exit is blocked.

SO, DO YOU THINK YOUR LYMPHATIC SYSTEM IS BLOCKED POST PARTUM?

THIS IS WHY YOU NEED ICOONE…

1. Micro-stimulation “wakes up” lymph vessels

Icoone uses patented rollers and suction heads that create thousands of tiny mechanical stimulations across the skin and fascia (up to ~21,600 per minute).

These micro-movements:

Gently lift and release the skin and connective tissue
Stimulate superficial lymphatic capillaries
Encourage lymph vessels to contract and move fluid

2. IT MOBILISES TRAPPED POSTPARTUM FLUID

AFTER PREGNANCY THE BODY HOLDS A LOT OF INTERSTITIAL FLUID AND INFLAMMATION FROM:

Hormonal shifts
Tissue stretching
Reduced circulation during late pregnancy
C-section or tissue trauma

Icoone helps by:

Breaking up fluid stagnation
Moving fluid toward lymph nodes
Improving lymph drainage pathways

This reduces swelling, bloating, and heaviness.

Why Icoone is the ideal treatment postpartum

Icoone uses thousands of gentle micro-stimulations to wake up your lymphatic system, move trapped fluid, and restore circulation. Post-pregnancy this helps reduce swelling, drain excess fluid, and support the body’s natural recovery.

Reduces water retention
improves abdominal skin tone
helps C-section scar mobility
reduces heavy legs and pelvic congestion
supports lymphatic detox

After Birth

the lymphatic system is supposed to speed back up and drain all that excess fluid but for many women, especially after 30, especially after difficult deliveries, especially after extended breastfeeding, it doesn't. It stays sluggish. Sometimes for years regardless of how healthy you eat, or how many pram walks you go.

Why Some Mums Bounce Back in Weeks (And It's Not Genetics)

Here's what determines who "bounces back" and who stays stuck:

Whether or not your lymphatic system restarts after pregnancy.

That's it.

No amount of dieting or exercise will move that fluid, It's like trying to empty a bathtub with a clogged drain. You have to unclog the drain first.

Nobody explains that pregnancy essentially puts your body's internal drainage network to sleep—and that for millions of women, it never fully wakes back up.

Nobody tells you that you might spend years carrying "baby weight" that isn't fat at all—it's trapped pregnancy fluid that your body can't release because the drainage system is still in hibernation mode.

Reconnect with your body and mind as you escape the noise of everyday life.

Check out our postpartum icoone treatment protocol to help kick start your lymphatic system again, aid your recovery & boost confidence

Phase 1 treatments are suitable to start from 6 weeks postpartum. No contra indications.

As everyone arrives, we take time to settle in, get comfortable, and begin connecting with those around us. The journey starts here.

Phase 1 : Advanced lymphatic drainage

£90 per session.

Recommended 2 sessions per week (total 6-8 sessions).

Phase 2: Skin tightening with fascia work

£120 per session.

Recommended 1-2 sessions per week. (6-8 sessions).

Phase 3: Body Contouring with Laser

£130 per session.

Recommended 1 session per week. (6-8 sessions)

Day Two

Set Intentions & Reflect

Together, we pause to consider our goals, hopes, and direction. This is about aligning with ourselves and with the journey ahead. This is a chance to reconnect with what brought you here—your questions, your hopes, your turning points—and consider how they’ve shifted or deepened.

Check-In

9:00 – 9:30am

Group Activity

11:00am

Lunch Break

12:30pm

Creative Workshop

2:00pm

Dinner

6:30pm

Day Three

Look Forward & Wrap Up

We explore the possibilities beyond this moment, making space for growth, action, and forward momentum. As we end our time together, we honor the experience, the growth, and the connections made along the way.

Check-In