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How long until you can start lifting something heavier than the baby?

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Hi everyone,

I had a c/s 2 weeks ago and our little guy is already at the 10 lb mark (gulp!) after he gained back some weight and hit his birth weight mark on monday (9lb 11ox) and continues to pack it on :) I would like to be able to carry him in our ergo and am wondering when I will be cleared to do so, as well as lift him in the carseat, etc. In your experience - when were you given the ok to lift that much weight?

Thanks in advance!

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Re: How long until you can start lifting something heavier than the baby?

  • tonya_kelly77@yahoo.comtonya_kelly77@yahoo.com member
    My doctor cleared me at my 2 week appointment. She also said if it hurts not to push myself. 
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  • Monicagail1Monicagail1 member
    My doctor said to take it easy on the lifting for the full 6-8 weeks, but honestly that's not realistic for me with a toddler at home.  By the 2 week mark I was lifting dd1, who is about 27lbs, when necessary.  I just did the minimum possible and tried not to over exert myself.
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  • mlf625mlf625
    My OB said to do what I felt like doing from the time I left the hospital.  I took DD to her 2 week appointment and carried her in in the infant seat.  Just take it slow and listen to your body, but imo, it's pretty unrealistic to think a new mom won't lift more than her baby for 6 weeks.
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  • Daisy22Daisy22 member

    imagemlf625:
    My OB said to do what I felt like doing from the time I left the hospital.  I took DD to her 2 week appointment and carried her in in the infant seat.  Just take it slow and listen to your body, but imo, it's pretty unrealistic to think a new mom won't lift more than her baby for 6 weeks.

    this is pretty much what my OB says too. I started carrying ds2 in the baby k'tan by 1 wk pp.

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  • bitsybubbles7bitsybubbles7 member

    I was carrying round my 3 year old niece 10 days after.

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