I’m desperate to start on some abdominal strengthening exercises but am only 12 days PP 😬
I feel good following surgery and my scar is healing well! I appreciate now is probably too soon but when did other people start on recovery/strength movements?
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I only walked till 6 weeks and then I started a program through restore your core

You can start doing some breathing exercises, bringing air in your ribs to aleviate pressure down and softly breathing out imagining a corset but only very softly and a few breaths per day... It will help feel softly stronger also breath out as you do amy sort of effort will protect your pelvic floor and get you core so slowly get activated.
Everybody heals differently and we all have our own timelines... There are plenty of great but extra gentle postpartum recovery exercises like strateching shoulders, bringing space in the ribs that will ease getting back into exercise.

6-8 weeks I wouldn’t start ab stuff before that because they need to heal and you don’t want to start working them out while not healed. But I think you can work on like breathing exercises and just walking to help just stay active

They cut through soooooo many layers. I couldn’t start any hardcore an exercises or program until 12 weeks.i know you want to move your body but be patient because pushing it could make it worse thus leading you not working out for a longer period. Please ask your doctor.
Please someone reassure me it is okay to do this as I can’t stop myself feeling guilty. I’ve called in sick today from work as I’m burnt out, exhausted and not feeling great. Also my mental health has been shocking. I’m 19 weeks pregnant with a 17 month old and never get the chance to just do nothing or rest. All my holiday had to be used before I returned to work or I wouldn’t have been paid so I don’t have any holiday to take now, calling in sicks my only choice. It doesn’t help either that last week I was REALLY struggling with my mental health and had 2 breakdowns at work then as I was leaving on the last day a colleague fell out with me, threatened to discuss it with a manager and I left in floods of tears in a bad way. I’ve not been back since and am dreading returning. Annoyingly though I’ve slept this morning after dropping my lo to nursery and I feel no more energised for it🤦🏼♀️
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Im currently 14 weeks & I still feel extremely sick. I read online that it usually goes away after 12 weeks. Is this normal 😬

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😭 so I've had non stop heavy uterine bleeding for the last 4 months. I've had two ultrasounds which seem to suggest that I have a uterine polyp but they can't be sure, doesn't look like it's anything worse.
I've now been referred to gynaecology and having just chased my appointment as per the NHS app instructions been told the wait time to be seen is 12-18 months 😢
Firstly I'm scared that it is something bad and leaving it this long is not a good idea, and secondly my daughter has just turned 1 and because of my age (almost 40) we were hoping to start trying for a second next year.
I can't afford to go private at this time as it can cost up to £4500 for the procedure I'm expecting to have.
Has anyone had the same? Have any of you got pregnant with a polyp and it's been ok?
I'm so worried that I get pregnant again and lose the baby, or it causes complications for me (I don't want to leave my LG 🙏🏼💔) or that I bleed my whole pregnancy and I'm constantly anxious something is wrong.
My GP has said she doesn't think there would be any issues trying again now that I'm 12 months post c section.
My LG was born via emergency c section under general anaesthetic at 35 weeks because I had maternal sepsis so my anxiety in another pregnancy will be high anyway.
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I'm 35 weeks and I had my midwife appointment yesterday and she discussed if I had a birth plan yet? I said no just going with the flow...
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I’m desperate to start on some abdominal strengthening exercises but am only 12 days PP 😬
I feel good following surgery and my scar is healing well! I appreciate now is probably too soon but when did other people start on recovery/strength movements?

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I’m waiting for my 20 week scan but I’m too impatient lol

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