Mend Your Diet

when can you really start dieting and exercising after c section?

had my 3rd c section 3 weeks ago. when can i start dieting and exercising?

Public Comments

1. You should wait until about 8 weeks after the c-section and then start out slowely and work your way up.
2. If you're not breastfeeding, you can start dieting right away. As for exercising, wait until you get the go ahead from your doctor. You don't want to risk doing anything too strenuous and damaging your incision.
3. If you are breastfeeding, you should not diet in order to provide yourself and the baby with enough nutrition. If you are not BF then you can diet right away, BUT you still need to eat as healthy as possible because you are essentially recoevering from surgery. Your body needs proper nutrition with LOTS of protein to help rebuild/repair muscle. You should wait for you DR to OK exercise, but you also know your own body. If you feel up to it you can (and should) begin walking. As a nurse, they train us to get people walking very soon after surgery. It prevents blood clots and gets your systems (esp: intestinal) going. Work up from there, but don't go crazy. Even when the outside is healed, it takes even longer for the muscle to completely heal.