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Excercise and "Pains" After Giving Birth?
It is great for the back and stomach muscles. As far as your hips hurting, ... I had an epi and it was a bit sore for a week or two (like a bruise) if you ...
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- A. M, Hello. As far as as exercises postpartum, first get the approval of your OB. Then, on a resista-ball or gymball, sit on it, (your thighs should be parallel t...
- about 6 weeks after I had my first son (vaginally w/ epi) I did pilates. Great way to get your abs back in shape. I don't remember having hip or back soreness however....
- I had back pains around my epi site as well. I would imagine that is normal considering the size of that needle they put in your back - eeeeekkk. At any rate, my pai...
Possible Pulled Muscle
I was extremely sore, but fine. The muscles are so stretched after being pregnant that .... I pulled muscles in my stomach and hips, plus cracked my ankle. ...
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- Hi A.... I agree, see a dr asap. I fell down 18 stairs during my pregnancy and was freaking out. I pulled muscles in my stomach and hips, plus cracked my ankle. I am s...
- I agree with everyone else. Call your doctor ASAP! Please update and let us know what he said.
- Hi A.... I think that's definately a question for your doctor. I'd hate for all of us to give you advice and you to really need medical attention. Take care of your...
Looking for Ab Exercises - Samples
These focus on the deep abdominal muscles (your "power house" or core) and .... I would start out only doing one or two a day. you can really be sore the ...
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- GO find the book Lose Your Mummy Tummy by Julie Tupler. Truly the best, most comprehensive way to slowly rehab those muscles so that the heal RIGHT to lay FLAT!!!! ...
- Yes your abs can go flat, not sure if mine are ever the same after a c-section. I am only saying that because of looser skin and i have a pulling sensation at the scar...
- Your answers are yes and no. Yes, you need to give more time to recover, ESPECIALLY since it was a c-section; and no, your stomach will never be the same again. Howe...
Gall Bladder
I was still a little sore but nothing compared to when I had my son by c- .... I never realised how much you use your stomach muscles everyday until I had ...
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- I had my gall bladder removed in July and was terrified! It ended up being just a few days recovery and the surgery was no big deal at all. (and I am a total wimp!) I ...
- I also had my gall bladder taken out at 24 years old. Not wanting to scare you or anything, but it was worse than what I was expecting. It was still much much better...
- Hi E.. I had the surgery almost three years ago. The first couple of weeks were rough, especially when I sneezed or coughed. I was back at work after two weeks but I w...
Is Having Three Babies by C-section Safe?
... pregnancies gets tougher because of the weakened stomach muscles from surgery. .... She is sore but doing well. Based upon what happened with your sons, ...
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- I have no personal expereince with this as I had a vaginal birth, however, my mother had 3 children via C-section (she never had a vaginal birth) and ther only long te...
- I had a friend who had 4 c-sections. Although her doctor said that it was a good thing that she was getting her tubes tied. I think mostly because she was having suc...
- I just had my third c-section. It was fine. I had some concerns because my last one was a c-section with twins and my uterus was so thin and beat up from it but when...
31 Weeks Prego, Look Really Huge!
I had some really sore round ligaments too! I had to be realy careful that my .... With the second baby your stomach muscles aren't what they used to be. ...
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- I doubt this is a situation meriting an additional visit to the doctor. When I hit this stage, I too felt and looked enormous, and if you haven't gained any extra wei...
- Sounds normal to me. you will typically be larger with a second baby than with a first. I was big with my daughter gained 50lbs she was my first, My son , I was huge w...
- The same thing happened to me. At 6 months, I looked 10 months pregnant. With the second baby your stomach muscles aren't what they used to be. So you end up looking b...
How to Get Rid of Baby Weight
Your stomach muscles were cut apart and stretched out even further, ..... I still feel sore in my incision now and then, especially when I try to exercise ...
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- Hi, B.! I just wanted to encourage you a little bit...I have 3 girls and it took me about a year with each of them before my weight really started coming off. I didn't...
- I am breastfeeding and had a c-section as well. I was one of the lucky ones and lost 50 pounds within a month of birth when I only gained 35 during the pregnancy thou...
- I think it partly depends on how motivated you are to lose the weight. My sister started going to the gym as soon as she could and her weight dropped right off (sh...
Advice on C-section for a Friend
Main thing is not to pull or stretch the lower stomach muscles as they are ...... Your friend will be sore in the stomach area and need some assistance ...
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- I too will have a c-section in about 10 weeks. I had an adbominal cerclage put in at 12 weeks and was told it was a "trial run" for the real thing. It took me about ...
- I've had two C-sections, 22 months apart and totally agree with Lori K's advice. If I had to go through my 24 1/2 hours of labor (which ended in a C-section) or go thr...
- It's going to be good to hear, but recovery time does not take long at all! After i had my daughter i was moving the next day (it was hard, but it helps to start righ...
Pain After C-section
... I stopped having stabbing pains every time I used my stomach muscles at all. .... i was still very sore 10 days after mine. i asked for a Rx of the ...
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- I had a c-section 7 1/2 years ago and was fine after a few days, but please keep in mind that every person's pain tolerance is different. You may want to call your do...
- how were you cut? If you got the across the stomach it is more painful but if you are up and down than the pain should be ease in a few more days to over the counter ...
- It's normal to need the Rx pain meds after 10 days. Take it as easy as you can, take your meds and if you actually get a chance to sleep, enjoy it! Eventually you won'...
C-section
She was very sore but after about 2-3 weeks she was back to normal. ..... a 4 poster bed and the poster helped a lot until my stomach muscles began to work. ...
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- first of all how big is ur baby.. im 4foot 10inches and i had a normal healthy 9lb 5oz baby .. and i had him normal and no drugs
- I had my daughter (16 months old) by C-section. It was an emergency C-section which made it rough b/c I was under general anesthesia. If you have the option of sched...
- L., Both of my 2 children were born by c-section. the first one was not planned but the 2nd one was...The quicker you get up and moving around the better. Also don'...
