C-Section Moms - When Did You Start Ab Exercises?

I was 'cleared' last week at my 6w pp check up but I'm still pretty nervous to start ab exercises (now 7w pp). Am I being stupid? I really can't stand this gut thing I have going on, it's making me a little nauseous

What did you all do?

Re: C-Section Moms - When Did You Start Ab Exercises?

I'll start next year.

Seriously, I started swimming again at 8 weeks pp. But because I'm having complications the doctors, around 4 months pp, told me to stop exercising. I have just been cleared to try again.

I say if the doctor says yes, start slowly. There are actually videos for working on the gut after a c-section. My mom got me one.

BTW: Swimming wasn't foreign to me as I was doing it through the pregnancy.

Message edited 3/27/2008 12:14:10 PM.

Re: C-Section Moms - When Did You Start Ab Exercises?

I am waiting another year just to be on the safe side

Re: C-Section Moms - When Did You Start Ab Exercises?

I started right after my 6 week check up with the doctor. I starteddoing them very slowly. It's still quite painful.

Re: C-Section Moms - When Did You Start Ab Exercises?

5 weeks

Re: C-Section Moms - When Did You Start Ab Exercises?

I started spinning again after I had my 6 week "OK" appointment.

Re: C-Section Moms - When Did You Start Ab Exercises?

I plan on starting next week as soon as I get my 6 week "ok"