Exercise after c section

andbabymakes3 · Sep 27th, 2009, 16:07 PM

As the title says...when are we allowed? I am seeing my doc this week to check, but figured one of you could probably tell me!

I am dying to do a little bit of pilates to try and start building my tummy muscles back up...I look like a big baggy deflated balloon!

Cheers

kiki · Sep 28th, 2009, 13:39 PM

When your doc gives you the ok hon, but deffo not before 6 weeks.

xxx

Tilly · Sep 28th, 2009, 15:10 PM

Well, I had mine 11 days ago and i've just started to tense my stomach muscles lightly a few times a day and holding them for 5 seconds. Im not saying you should do the same, because it depends on how you're feeling.. but my tummy is feeling alright so im doing what I can manage. I wouldn't do anything heavier than that at this stage though, or you might do yourself an injury. I agree, wait until your check before you go for anymore exercise!

Is your tummy still quite big? mine has a paunch and I still look quite pregnant..

andbabymakes3 · Sep 28th, 2009, 16:03 PM

Mine has gone flat at the top, but the bottom is a bit of a mess...!

I can hold a roll of belly in my hand. Which is nice. Makes me feel reeeeal sexy!

Tilly · Sep 28th, 2009, 16:57 PM

lol, when I laugh I can feel the hanging part of my belly tapping against the skin underneath.. not a very nice feeling lmao.

Aidedhoney · Sep 28th, 2009, 17:25 PM

I waited till my 6wk check where i was given the go ahead for gentle exercise and def no sit ups till 12 wks........lol
Had a 15 min jog on the treadmill for the 1st time in 11 months tonight and it about killed me lol

Wait till you have been to the doc xx

nessajane · Sep 29th, 2009, 06:35 AM

wait untill after 6 weeks hun and then it still may be best to take it easy, i know i was still having pains in my scar for a few months after xx

MishC · Sep 30th, 2009, 18:53 PM

I didn't know we weren't suppose to do sit ups until after 12 weeks ive been doing them for the last week and i'm only 8 weeks after the op. Other than that ive been doing a lot of walking.

My stomach seems quite flat in the mornings but really bloats but my night time.

Faerie · Oct 4th, 2009, 16:19 PM

If you've had an emergency c-section you're meant to wait until 10 weeks - of course no one told me that

My daughter was in NICU which was a 15 minute walk from the women's hospital so I was probably doing a lot more than I should've and ended up ripping my wound open. Be careful!

After a week or so I just tried to tense my tummy muscles every time I did something. I still haven't done "exercise" as such apart from I walk for at least an hour every day around a very hilly area.

Caramel · Oct 5th, 2009, 16:42 PM

My friend's a health visitor, and she told me you're only superficially healed at 12 weeks, so she advises only gentle exercise (walking, swimming, gentle cycling etc.) and definitely no abs exercises or trips to the gym until six months.

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andbabymakes3 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southsea Posts: 1,681	Exercise after c section As the title says...when are we allowed? I am seeing my doc this week to check, but figured one of you could probably tell me! I am dying to do a little bit of pilates to try and start building my tummy muscles back up...I look like a big baggy deflated balloon! Cheers

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kiki Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,173	When your doc gives you the ok hon, but deffo not before 6 weeks. xxx

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Tilly Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Guildford Posts: 5,389	Well, I had mine 11 days ago and i've just started to tense my stomach muscles lightly a few times a day and holding them for 5 seconds. Im not saying you should do the same, because it depends on how you're feeling.. but my tummy is feeling alright so im doing what I can manage. I wouldn't do anything heavier than that at this stage though, or you might do yourself an injury. I agree, wait until your check before you go for anymore exercise! Is your tummy still quite big? mine has a paunch and I still look quite pregnant..

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Sep 28th, 2009, 16:03 PM	#4
andbabymakes3 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southsea Posts: 1,681	Mine has gone flat at the top, but the bottom is a bit of a mess...! I can hold a roll of belly in my hand. Which is nice. Makes me feel reeeeal sexy!

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Sep 28th, 2009, 16:57 PM	#5
Tilly Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Guildford Posts: 5,389	lol, when I laugh I can feel the hanging part of my belly tapping against the skin underneath.. not a very nice feeling lmao.

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Aidedhoney Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 2,444	I waited till my 6wk check where i was given the go ahead for gentle exercise and def no sit ups till 12 wks........lol Had a 15 min jog on the treadmill for the 1st time in 11 months tonight and it about killed me lol Wait till you have been to the doc xx

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Sep 29th, 2009, 06:35 AM	#7
nessajane Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 7,586	wait untill after 6 weeks hun and then it still may be best to take it easy, i know i was still having pains in my scar for a few months after xx

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Sep 30th, 2009, 18:53 PM	#8
MishC Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,659	I didn't know we weren't suppose to do sit ups until after 12 weeks ive been doing them for the last week and i'm only 8 weeks after the op. Other than that ive been doing a lot of walking. My stomach seems quite flat in the mornings but really bloats but my night time.

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Oct 4th, 2009, 16:19 PM	#9
Faerie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alsace, France (and Basel, Switzerland) Posts: 5,527	If you've had an emergency c-section you're meant to wait until 10 weeks - of course no one told me that My daughter was in NICU which was a 15 minute walk from the women's hospital so I was probably doing a lot more than I should've and ended up ripping my wound open. Be careful! After a week or so I just tried to tense my tummy muscles every time I did something. I still haven't done "exercise" as such apart from I walk for at least an hour every day around a very hilly area.

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Oct 5th, 2009, 16:42 PM	#10
Caramel Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 262	My friend's a health visitor, and she told me you're only superficially healed at 12 weeks, so she advises only gentle exercise (walking, swimming, gentle cycling etc.) and definitely no abs exercises or trips to the gym until six months.

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