You are now feeling light and empty since the time you delivered. The next thing that keeps bothering you is weight gain post delivery. It is a common belief that women put on weight post delivery. But not to worry, exercises with medical advice should take care of this problem.
If you have had a normal delivery and you were regular with your workouts during pregnancy, you can easily continue with your regular exercises. To start off you can have light exercises like walking, stretching without causing a lot of stress on yourself. However, if you have had a caesarian, its best advised to wait for your six week post par tum examination and seek medical advice before you start exercising, to ensure that there are no complications in the healing process or blood clots.
Normal or caesarian, it is best advised to start gradually, because your body is totally exhausted and run out of strength. Apart, you would still be involved and exerting a lot of energy in taking care of your new born. It is but natural, that your body is going to take time to rebuild that strength and energy. So, do not force yourself and take it step by step, ensuring that it would do no more harm to you and your body.
Still if you wish to certain light exercises like walking, stretching, few non stressful push-ups, and certain pelvic floor exercises are the best to start off with. A 30 minutes walk, thrice a week is ideal to start off. You can always seek medical advice, in case you are not sure of the exercises to perform. Moreover, you don’t have to exercise all alone; you can always modify your exercises involving your little one. This can be a great way of bonding with your new born, feel attached and as well meet the purpose of exercising. But no matter what, always ensure that you do not overdo yourself. Your body is already exerted and it needs rest and time to rejuvenate. Enjoy this time looking after yourself and your new born.
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