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@sahabds This is a really high volume, and it’s going to need to come down in pregnancy, so I’d think seriously about bringing it down before hand in hopes that the reduced stress (because running is stress!!) helps your body ovulate more regularly/quickly, since that is a pretty long cycle. You...

@praskovia I swear she’s not paying me, I recommend her here all the time 🤦🏻‍♀️ but check out Brianna Battles! She has good info on getting back to lifting in general and some good convo about her c-sections. My personal anecdote - I had an urgent C-section after baby stopped tolerating labor...

@felicitys Ok I interpret “working out” as pushing intensity - my doctor told me “walks and gentle stretching”- I’d stay in that range. The basic movements in core rehab fall under stretching/breathing initially, no real muscle effort involved

@felicitys Yes. Too much too soon can impede your long term recovery. There’s a lot of free content with basic core awareness- I Iiked Brianna Battle’s version. If you need something more start there

@canlastc Give yourself time, truly. Somewhere between 3 and 4 months postpartum, my abs started reconstituting, for lack of a better word, and my waist showed up again. It was maybe a tiny bit of weight loss, but mostly fueling my body so it could heal, doing some rehab exercises for TA...

@dudgurqkqh Start very slowly. All the advice pointing towards 12 weeks or later is good. Start with walks with the stroller or babywearing and do your core and pelvic floor rehab until you’re stable on one leg and can tolerate impacted I personally liked having both weightlifting and running...

@albertyn I would honestly think about next weekend. My fatigue really really ramped up as the weeks went on - you're still early so it makes sense you haven't noticed a lot! but you also might fatigue less in general, so it's a gamble either way.

@albertyn how far along are you now? I noticed my heart rate going nuts pretty early (5-6 weeks). Fatigue set in a bit after that, which I was able to run through first trimester, but my pace definitely suffered. just couldn't recover well and every run felt like an active recovery run after a...

@oklahomaevangelist https://go.briannabattles.com/6-exercises These are some exercises that cultivate awareness and activation of your core without loading anything prematurely. Start here (basically it’s just fancy breathing! Which will help your long term recovery and function!) and then do...

@hennaz222 No matter how baby exits your body it should be a pretty slow ramp up to get back to your prior movement levels. At the point where opening your incision is a concern, walking and deep core activation (aka gentle breathing) are all that’s on the menu! Around 3 months postpartum I...

@computergal The side of the convertible crib doesn’t come off easily - it’s not something you can take on/off every time you put them in. A stool can help but I don’t have much trouble and I’m 5’2”. If you still need to do a super soft transfer I can see that being tricky but that’s going to be...