Alright Ladies! I'm finally back at this blogging thing again! :) It's about time, right?!
I have been so busy with this new role as a Mom that I have not taken the time to post anything lately. Nor have I had to time to work out. Seriously.
One of the first things people ask me is, how far are you running now? If you know me, you know I was a workout-a-holic before having Jackson. I ran or did some form of cardio exercise at least 6-7 days a week to stay in shape, especially during my pregnancy. Then after having a cesarean, life got a lot harder. The first night home from the hospital I remember not being able to get out of bed, because I hadn't practiced not having the bed move for me. I ended up rolling over to my side and then rolling out of bed to get to my hungry baby.
I had heard about cesarean recoveries, but I had never expected it to be as challenging as it was. I had no abdominals to help me go from lying down to sitting up. I was constantly pulling on my pants or using furniture to help me sit up to feed my baby. If I walked too far, or went up too many stairs, I would feel an achy discomfort in my lower abdomen around my incision scar.
With my profession as a physical therapist in women's health, I knew I needed to start strengthening my "core" pretty early. For the first 6-8 weeks post partum, I did pelvic floor exercises (aka Kegels) to improve the strength in my pelvic floor muscles since they had been weakened and stretched out with pregnancy. I also started re-training my lower abdominals to work properly again. I worked on closing my post partum abdominal separation with exercises. The separation, or diastasis, FINALLY closed 16 weeks post partum. I never thought it would take as long as it did to get those muscles back where they needed to be.
Even though I have been strengthening my core over the last couple of months, I can still tell I need to remind my core to stabilize when picking Jackson up in his car seat and maneuvering into and out of the car. I am so glad I had the knowledge to regain my strength and am excited to get back to one of my many passions-running! If you or anyone you know is wanting to regain their strength after childbirth, don't hesitate to ask me for advice! This is my passion and I want females to restore their core to prevent issues in the future.
-Amanda Fisher, DPT
amandafisherpt@gmail.com
I have been so busy with this new role as a Mom that I have not taken the time to post anything lately. Nor have I had to time to work out. Seriously.
One of the first things people ask me is, how far are you running now? If you know me, you know I was a workout-a-holic before having Jackson. I ran or did some form of cardio exercise at least 6-7 days a week to stay in shape, especially during my pregnancy. Then after having a cesarean, life got a lot harder. The first night home from the hospital I remember not being able to get out of bed, because I hadn't practiced not having the bed move for me. I ended up rolling over to my side and then rolling out of bed to get to my hungry baby.
I had heard about cesarean recoveries, but I had never expected it to be as challenging as it was. I had no abdominals to help me go from lying down to sitting up. I was constantly pulling on my pants or using furniture to help me sit up to feed my baby. If I walked too far, or went up too many stairs, I would feel an achy discomfort in my lower abdomen around my incision scar.
With my profession as a physical therapist in women's health, I knew I needed to start strengthening my "core" pretty early. For the first 6-8 weeks post partum, I did pelvic floor exercises (aka Kegels) to improve the strength in my pelvic floor muscles since they had been weakened and stretched out with pregnancy. I also started re-training my lower abdominals to work properly again. I worked on closing my post partum abdominal separation with exercises. The separation, or diastasis, FINALLY closed 16 weeks post partum. I never thought it would take as long as it did to get those muscles back where they needed to be.
Even though I have been strengthening my core over the last couple of months, I can still tell I need to remind my core to stabilize when picking Jackson up in his car seat and maneuvering into and out of the car. I am so glad I had the knowledge to regain my strength and am excited to get back to one of my many passions-running! If you or anyone you know is wanting to regain their strength after childbirth, don't hesitate to ask me for advice! This is my passion and I want females to restore their core to prevent issues in the future.
-Amanda Fisher, DPT
amandafisherpt@gmail.com
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