Shaping Up After Child Delivery

With some gentle exercising every day, your figure can return to normal again in as little as three months after the birth, although your stomach muscles may not be as firm as before. Build up slowly at first as your ligaments are still soft and stretchy, and always stop if you feel pain or tiredness. You can begin with strengthen the 

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stretched, and possibly weakened, muscles of your pelvic floor and stomach from the first day after birth The pelvic floor and foot pedaling exercise are also good if you had a cesarean

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A gentle way to strengthen stomach muscles is to pull them in as you breathe out, hold hem in for a few seconds, then relax. Try do this as often as possible. But if you have had a cesarean, you wont be ready to start the exercise for your stomach muscles in week one, and the week two daily routine, until much later after birth. Check with your doctor first before practicing these exercises, and stop if you feel pain.