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Post baby ab workout?

So I was cleared for regular activities at 6 weeks, and I tried to do some light ab work that night. It was incredibly painful, so I figured I just wasn't ready.

I tried again last night at almost 12 weeks pp, and it still really hurts. I can do crunches and things that work my upper abs, but any kind of leg lift/scissor kick/pilates move that works the lower abs is really painful. It's not a "these muscles are out of shape" pain. It's a "dear goodness, something might be ripping out of place" kind of pain.

Is that normal and something that will eventually go away or should I be concerned? 
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Re: Post baby ab workout?

  • It took quite a while for my abs to feel up to snuff, and that included pain, not just looseness.  I had to start off really slow with ab exercises, but the pain resolved after a few months.
  • I didn't start much ab work until 10-12 weeks, and even then I felt like I had NO stamina.  Just go slow.  For me, even just doing pilates breathing helped bring the ab stamina back...on the ground, neutral pelvis, inhale expand the rib cage, exhale tighten that pilates corset....ribs in and to hips, navel towards the back, suck up the pelvic floor.  I'd also do several reps of these in bed before I went to sleep.
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    I didn't start much ab work until 10-12 weeks, and even then I felt like I had NO stamina.  Just go slow.  For me, even just doing pilates breathing helped bring the ab stamina back...on the ground, neutral pelvis, inhale expand the rib cage, exhale tighten that pilates corset....ribs in and to hips, navel towards the back, suck up the pelvic floor.  I'd also do several reps of these in bed before I went to sleep.

     

    ITA with this. The soreness does go away eventually. I'm still waiting for it to as well but was just cleared to work out again two weeks ago so haven't tried much yet.

     

    And OT but Lindsay that picture is just darling. She's so darn cute!

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