Working out after C-Section?

crystaleyes39 · January 2012

How long after your c sections did you start working out? (sit ups even...)

pepomntpat · January 2012

6 weeks on the button. I started very slowly and modified everything so I could strengthen the muscles without overdoing it. I was just reminiscing the other day at Stroller Strides about how I started out at the back of the group struggling to keep up and now I'm up front. Only took a year!

manbearpig31610 · January 2012

To answere your question, 6 weeks but started very, very, slowly. But I really wanted to reply to this post to say OMG, your twins are the CUTEST!!

crystaleyes39 · January 2012

manbearpig31610:
To answere your question, 6 weeks but started very, very, slowly. But I really wanted to reply to this post to say OMG, your twins are the CUTEST!!

Why thank you! It's so crazy how fast they change...they already look so different from that pic and it's only been a few weeks!

MrsSarahL · January 2012

I waited until almost 3 months pp to really workout. I just dieted and walked before that.

uncharch7 · January 2012

We were out on fast paced walks 1wk PP and I went running at 3 weeks PP (a week earlier than officially cleared, but my dr. told me I could go 2-4 weeks PP, whenever I felt up to it). I have to wait until 6 weeks to do any ab exercises.

valerieanne9015 · January 2012

I started treadmill walking at 5 weeks. Then easy eliptical and a few crunches at 6 weeks. I've bee very slowly building back up to where I used to be!

JG362009 · January 2012

Walking about 3 days post c-section, ab exercises about 2 weeks post c-section, walking as far as I'd want to run (3-5 miles at a time) about 3 weeks, yoga around 5 and running at about 5.5 weeks post c-section. Really, really running 7-8 weeks after.

LanaLoves · January 2012

I really really want to start working out because I feel great but I know that I can strain something so I'm waiting until 6wks.

RayRay007 · January 2012

You people running a few weeks pp are crazy Stick out tongue

My c/s took a toll on my energy. I started going for walks regularly 3-4 weeks pp (it was also April in the Canadian prairies - snow and ice and slush everywhere, so I was limited). I started a walk & stroller class at the track 9 wks pp. I had to modify the ab exercises to next to nothing at first but by the end of the 2x/wk 5 wk class I could do most everything.

krzynluv1031 · January 2012

Wow, I feel lazy now. I started walking regularly around the mall and outside when it was nice at about 4/5 weeks, and just started working out again a few weeks ago (around 3 months).

ChiTown Bridget · January 2012

10 weeks.

FarmvilleLover · January 2012

I'm 8 days post cs and I had my first workout. It was only a 30min brisk walk but towards the last 10min I definitely could feel my incision throbbing. Sign to me to take it a bit easy for another week or so. I'd like to get back to turbo kickbox and/or spinning in a few weeks.

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