I’m not a natural runner. I do it because I feel good afterwards. And I can eat more cake!!!
My baby is only a month old and I’m struggling to recover because I want to be up and about and I can hardly walk for 15 mins. I know it’s major surgery but I thought I’d be doing better than this 😩
Anyway I’m here to say I will be back! It’s going to be slow and hard but I will get back to 5k! Then maybe next year 10!!
Congratulations!
Yes, you will be back In time It’s something to look forward to. Four weeks really isn’t very long, even without a section.
I really, really empathise and wish you a full recovery. Hopefully you’ll be out with a running buggy. 😊
Thank you! I thought if I came back and told the group it’s official and I have to do it 🤣.
In the meantime I might have to check out running buggy’s!
Congratulations 🥳 just take your time to recover. Those pelvic strengthening exercises will help your running too 😂
Oh, sending you a big hug 🤗. I’ve been where you are.
Congratulations too! Lovely to hear baby news on the forum!
Please don’t feel disheartened. It will happen, even though it seems a long way off just now. Don’t rush. It’s so important your body heals well before you start exercise. Try post-natal Pilates to help your recovery. My Pilates instructors run amazing classes and they are so popular with new mums. Just wished I’d known about such classes after my c section, but that was a few years ago before these classes were such a big thing. Still, I do them now!
Thanks I will check out any classes locally, haven’t seen any about only yoga but I’m sure there’ll be app for that!
I just have had enough of being so wibbly. I had to give up exercise at about 10 weeks because my ligaments were stretching too far!!
Hi spinrek, you said it yourself - your baby is only a month old and you’re struggling to recover! You’ve had a major op and your body needs time to get over it - and your baby needs you fit and well! Listen to your bod and don’t try to do too much too soon. The runs won’t be going anywhere! Good luck with the recovery and enjoy that new baby!
Thank you! Rationally I know I need to rest and enjoy it whilst he’s tiny but I think my mental health and body could do with a blast in the fresh air!!
Many congratulations on the birth of your little baby boy 💙 is he your first? I found with my first the best thing I did was putting him in the pram and walking. You can go 2 or 3 times a day if you're only managing 10 minutes at the moment, just build up slowly. That way you get some fresh air, and I know it's not the same as running, but it's still so good for your mental health. Definitely focus on your pelvic floor exercises, I was a bit lazy first time round, definitely wasn't second time! It does make such a difference. And I know everyone says it, and as tough as it is do make the most of him being this small, it goes in the blink of an eye x
Hiya!
This is actually my 3rd boy!!!!! And with big gaps I’m lucky I’m not chasing a toddler around 😆.
I think deep down I’m missing independence because I’m stuck in the house. I know that with a normal birth I’d have to wait to run but I was up and about in a week last time!!!
This is my last baby so I’ve got to enjoy this part. But I still want to get out and hate feeling pathetic 😩
Xx
You’ll make it! Meanwhile enjoy that baby & cheer the rest of us on. It’s hard to be patient but you have a good distraction. 🎉😊💕
Oh I’m totally cheering you all on ! And if I can do it (I’ve been back and started from the start a few times over the years) then everyone else definitely can!
I had some good advice from my doc (years ago!) about “not fighting the recovery process.” He said when there’s an exhausted day, give in - it actually speeds recovery over the longer term. Not very easy with a little one, I know, but look for opportunities. That friend who offers to push the little one round the park while you snooze? The answer is “Oh yes, thank you.” And don’t clean the kitchen instead! 🤣 Happy resting! 😊
Congratulations on the new baby 🥰 - yes major surgery and the normal joy and stress of your lovely addition. Take time to recover before restarting. You will definitely get back to running and love it. I'm eagerly awaiting 1st grandchild - not long now 🤞 then I'll be around to take baby when my daughter is ready to start running .
Congratulations on your new addition too!! Eek exciting!!
Hi spinrek, first of all huge congratulations on the arrival of your little one. 😄
Secondly, I so relate to how you are feeling after a Caesarian. If it is your first C-section, it can be a rude shock compared with recovery after a normal delivery.
It is still very early days - and it is a “big ask” on your body to look after a family, including all the demands of a new born, straight after major surgery.
I remember having a panic at about 4 weeks after my first caesarean because I still felt so tired & like you couldn’t walk far - I look back now and realise how inevitable that was - and that I was expecting too much of myself!
Just listen to your body, rest as much as you are able to and give yourself a bit more time to heal and repair. You will feel much better in another 2 - 4 weeks. I remember thinking I was better at about eight weeks and then realising I was even more better at three months and then again at six months!
Have gentle short walks when you feel like it & don’t over push yourself. If there is something like a park bench or a friend’s house that you can toddle gently to in 10 minutes, have a short rest and then toddle back that would be perfect - or any short stroll. It won’t be long until walking feels better if you are kind to yourself now.
As for running - absolutely no pressure, the runs will wait for you & you will run when you are ready. 😄
I’m at 4 weeks pp and you’re so right! The exhaustion and feeling rubbish has taken over, but I feel like I should be capable of more! That probably makes no sense. He’s not sleeping well and we’re all suffering and we’ve tried it all! I think that I’m feeling a bit out of control again maybe. The house is a state, I look a mess, and I know that I’ve got to go slow - just want to feel like me again!
Oh bless you big hugs. 😘
Lack of sleep alone can give you that horrible feeling, - you are dealing with lack of sleep on top of many other things. You have described exactly where I was at four weeks after my first section. I truly felt quite a lot better by six weeks and had “turned a corner“ by eight weeks. Remember all the hormone changes after birth can make you feel “not yourself“ but it will soon pass. I don’t know how old your other children are, but can you snatch small naps in the daytime when little one has a snooze?
I heard a very wise midwife say,
“ if you don’t expect your baby to be settled in a routine for the first three months, you won’t be upset if he isn’t and it will be a bonus if he is!“ - It’s a time to gently “go with the flow” and rest whenever you can.
Of course the house is a mess– so what at the moment! I think I made a calm space around a comfortable chair where I fed the baby and then closed my eyes to everything else for a few weeks. The calm space gradually got larger until it was a calm room, etc.
Do you have some support from family/friends at the moment? I hope you have access to a good health visitor too if you need her/ him. Try hard not to harass yourself, expecting more than you can do - one mini step at a time. Perhaps you could make an active decision to be really kind to yourself for the next two weeks? Not long to go until this all improves. Xxx
PS Remember to sit down & enjoy cuddles with your little one amid all this- much more important for you both than a tidy house! 😄
Elfe5 you speak such wise words! Thank you.
I know that it will take time but it feels like forever, and even the little things are making me feel better- like I managed a pair of jeans today and we’ve got out of the house to some shops. And I’m resting lots!!!
I’m going to tell myself then to wait because I will feel better soon. Xx
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