When could you start running after delivery?

asnowracer · July 2011

I'm itching to get out there.The last time I ran was my half marathon in October then I found out I was pg the next week and my doctor said no running due to my history with complications, so it's been a really long time.

Obviously I'm not going to push it, but I don't see myself waiting till the 6 week appt either....I'll end up calling in the next couple weeks and ask what my dr. thinks.

Since it has been such a long time, I will probably just start out on the first week/day of C25K, that seems pretty doable and if it feels like too much I'll just walk more.

How long did yours say to wait? I had a regular delivery.

Cinco · July 2011

I waited until the pp bleeding stopped, about 4-5w with both.

JessJ222 · July 2011

I did my 1st run at 4 1/2 week pp and had no pain/problems. I stopped bleeding and started working out at 2 1/2 weeks and probably could have ran then too, but just took it "easy" for a couple weeks more to make sure.

Better to wait a couple extra weeks and make sure everything is okay then to rush it and have a complication and be out way more time than you would have been originally.

Good Luck!

SFAug07 · July 2011

I started running again one week after delivery and ran a full marathon 2 months after delivery.

natalie202 · July 2011

My midwife cleared me to ease back into running two weeks after a relatively uncomplicated vaginal delivery.

That said, I ran all the way through my pregnancy. I think that if I'd stopped running earlier in pregnancy I would have needed a bit longer to be ready to start again.