C-Section Recovery – Useful Tips For Cesarean Delivery & Recovery

After your Cesarean, exercise will be extremely important to blood flow, healing, renewed energy and your mental outlook.

But how soon can you exercise after a Cesarean?

You can begin very light exercise by making circles with your feet and ankles while you’re still in bed.  These light exercises can do a lot for getting your circulation going and preventing blood clots that can come from inactivity.

Within about 12 hours of your Cesarean you’ll be able to get up and start walking.  Walking is not strenuous exercise but it’s good exercise, so keep walking as much as you can.

The first time out of bed can be painful, so ask for some pain medication about 10 minutes before walking.   After your first walk, try to continue walking every few hours or so while in the hospital. Read more »

It’s not easy to lose your belly after a C-Section.  That’s partly because traditional abdominal and belly exercises can be unsafe after having abdominal surgery.

Here’s why…

As your body begins to heal, scar tissue and adhesions begin to form.  These adhesions prevent the muscles from moving smoothly which creates weakness and instability in your belly area, this makes traditional exercise like sit-ups and ab crunches not only dangerous, they are ineffective.

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When it comes to exercising after a C-Section, some exercises are clearly better than others, meaning more effective and safer.

If you’ve had a c-section and are looking to begin exercising as a way to lose your belly fat and get back into shape, you’ll want to get ahold of  “The Essential guide to exercising after a c-section” by Jago Holmes.

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Doing exercise after c-section can be tough, I know, I struggled with it myself after both my C-Sections.

But getting the proper exercise is important for boosting energy, getting your body and muscles back into shape and just overall feeling better about yourself.  Read more »