running after csection

[solomonsfish2]

hello!

I'm nearly 12 weeks PP and going to start up running next week,I had Been running previous to being pregnant about 3times a week,40mins at a time,really looking forward to getting back out there,and feeling normal again.,anyway anyone have any tips in how to start tia

I have been through this. Are you all healed? What level of exercise are you currently doing? Have you checked for abdominal separation?

When dc2 was only 4 days old, dd started school for the first time so I had to catch a bus and walk a couple of miles with the baby in a sling twice a day. At first, I moved quite gingerly, took an early bus, sat down for a break and to breast feed in the playground, meandered slowly. After a couple of weeks, I was walking briskly. Soon I started adding in an extra mile or so of brisk walking, doing a loop of the village first. Then I started trying to race to the bus stop so I was having to very fast walk/trot. I carried on building up like this until the baby was about 8 or 9 weeks old at which point I started doing some gentle jogging/walking combos. By 12 weeks I was able to go for a short, brisk run.

So slowly, slowly, slowly and listen to your body.

thanks for the reply,I've been brisk walking for a good 3 weeks now and was walking up the hill for school run since about 3 weeks PP so id say my levels of fitness are pretty good,I'm very cautious tho so have not tried to over do it,will prob start off the c25k for a few days see how my level of fitness from running will be like,thanks for the advice

Take it really easy. Listen to your body. Any twinges at all, listen to them more than ever. It's lovely to get back out there. The sun's starting to peek out too. Enjoy it and congratulations on the baby.