Hello girlies. Just wondered if anyone knew when its considered safe to start toning up them tummy muscles again as in doing some crunches or something? Best to wait til after the 6 weeks check u reckon? cant get over how flat my tums gone already..but its all jelly like lol x
Hmmm What about a tummy support belt, think they often call them "splints"...they help get your rummy back in shape from what I hear. Women wear them during 3rd tri as well as post delivery.
If you had a normal birth (vaginal) you can start a few days after, providing you feel well enough. If it hurts, you should stop though! If you had a c-section, don't do any exercise until a few weeks has passed - this is what it says in my discharge leaflet that I got from my hospital.
The best one i've always used (when I used to have a flat tummy) was to stand up and breath in pulling your stomach in and up. You can do it lying down, standing, walking.. whatever. It says on my leaflet to do it with bent knees. It's the same as doing sit ups.
Hope that helps
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still got alot of weight to shift tho from before i was pregnant, i will be eating sensibley as from the 2nd of Jan and then starting to excersie from the 1st of feb.
Having alot of problems with my back at the mo so i dont want to make it worse by doing anything
but the jelly belly makes me squeem lol OH loves it *silly man* haha
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