Exercise after c section
I struggle with weight loss. I gained a lot during pregnancy and now my weight is the same and doesn't drop even a bit. I cannot exercise properly because I feel tension around my scar. Also cant do drastic diets, because I am still breastfeeding my little one. Any tips?
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Best bet ? Take walks when you can or wait till after breastfeeding .
For me - I’m waiting till I’m done breastfeeding
6 months post partum, I gained around 18kg during pregnancy and most of it has come off by itself. Ive been conscious of eating high protein and healthy fats though the breastfeeding hunger has been intense so ive not limited myself and eaten plenty of chocolate 😂 I have breakfast ecery morning of porridge, whole milk, chia seeds, flax seed and a small bit of butter i find it fills me for around 3hrs which is more than all my other meals.
I started with small walks from 6 weeks, my biggest walk was yesterday we did 2 mile in the pram up/down hill. I found carrying the baby and rocking or doing small lunges was the most exercise I could manage. Ive had 4 infections and a cyst in my site, the most recent being 5months pp which I didnt expect. Try not to push yourself too much be aware that your body is in for a long recovery.
Walks are the best exercise and you do not want to over exert with a c-section - I did and my scar got infected…
Walk walk walk. The 10k is popular because it actually works. Slow and gradual but it works. I got a Shein smart watch to track my steps and it vibrates me and congratulates me every night that I hit my 10k. I take my baby out for 3-4hrs every day for 3yrs until he went to kinder. And eat better. I don’t eat junk or processed and no soda for me. I try to eat as clean as possible. I’ve lost 44lbs which took me a year.
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