How Long After Delivery?

[IwannaBanRN]

I'm due in late November and want to be back in action by New Years. Since I was never active after delivering my first two, I never really found out how quickly I could hop back into exercise and fitness. Any advice on when it would be good to start again or any ways to get into an exercise regimen more quickly?

[goldenwillow]

My MW gave me the go ahead like a month after birth.  I think it depends on how you heal and your body type.  I walked a TON while pregnant and continued immediately after birth, which I was really supposed to be taking it easy for 2 weeks post birth, per my MW.  I had no complications, tears, etc.  I am a busy body and needed to get out! 

[IwannaBanRN]

Thank you!

[CrazyCatLady]

I will go walking with in a day or two.  Then I wait about two weeks before starting any intense exercise.  Just enough time to let the bleeding mellow out some.  I think it was about a week and a half after birth when I started weight training and doing aerobics this last time.  It's sooner than most people recommend.  But I am a busy body too, and it's always helped me get my figure back asap. 

[GoGoGirl]

My midwife said I could start exercising for 15 minutes at a time at 3 weeks pp, as long as I was sleeping well.  She said absolutely no weight lifting or ab exercises before the 6 week check up though.  I was running and doing hard cardio all through pregnancy (like I was at the gym 12 hours before giving birth) and it's really hard not to just go back to that!