C section and exercise

Borboleta · Apr 2nd, 2012, 21:17 PM

Hello ladies,

I had an emergency csection almost 5 weeks ago. Everything has been going well and on my last doctor's visit 2 weeks ago he told me I could start easing into exercising when baby is 5 weeks old.

I am a fitness instructor and I do teach Zumba, pilates, weight classes and yoga. So I am thinking about starting some of my classes next week when baby is almost 6 weeks old. I just need to put it on my had I need to move slower like when I was pregnant.

What do you girls think? This is my first baby and my first csection. When did you start exercising again?

jenmc226 · Apr 5th, 2012, 11:16 AM

I was back playing competitive ice hockey 4wks after both my 1st and 2nd C-sections. I had it on the back of my mind to take it easy and not do anything crazy. It all went fine.

ImmysMom · Apr 5th, 2012, 13:20 PM

I think that you need to listen to your body...if you start to ache or hurt then stop and rest - doing too much now may cause more damage and prolong your overall recovery

Apr 2nd, 2012, 21:17 PM	#1
Borboleta Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Houston, tx Posts: 1,224	C section and exercise Hello ladies, I had an emergency csection almost 5 weeks ago. Everything has been going well and on my last doctor's visit 2 weeks ago he told me I could start easing into exercising when baby is 5 weeks old. I am a fitness instructor and I do teach Zumba, pilates, weight classes and yoga. So I am thinking about starting some of my classes next week when baby is almost 6 weeks old. I just need to put it on my had I need to move slower like when I was pregnant. What do you girls think? This is my first baby and my first csection. When did you start exercising again?

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Apr 5th, 2012, 11:16 AM	#2
jenmc226 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 597	I was back playing competitive ice hockey 4wks after both my 1st and 2nd C-sections. I had it on the back of my mind to take it easy and not do anything crazy. It all went fine.

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ImmysMom Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: West Midlands Posts: 395	I think that you need to listen to your body...if you start to ache or hurt then stop and rest - doing too much now may cause more damage and prolong your overall recovery

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