Exercise After Cesarean Section

Cesarean sections are painful

Cesarean sections are painful. Moving around after a cesarean section is not going to be high on your list of desires. Go with that feeling - to a point. It is very important that you get out of bed and move around whenever you can in order to speed up your recovery. Your aim in moving around is not to lose weight but to help the wounds recover.

Exercise after cesarean section is an essential part of the rehabilitation process in order to improve the blood flow going to the wound. Supplying oxygenated blood to the wound is essential for healing.

What do you need to do in order to ensure that you can safely exercise and move around after C-section?

1. Move your legs and feet around even while you're still in bed. This exercise will prevent buildup of any possible embolism or clots due to inactivity after the operation. Embolisms are potentially life threatening and you don't want that to happen! It is primarily a complication brought not by the operation itself but because of inactivity.

It is quite challenging to move your legs the first time but you can start simply by rotating or flexing your ankles just to drive the blood towards the area of movement. But you must wait until the anesthesia has worn off.

2. The sooner you get up and about the better your chances of making a quick recovery. It is painful and this is something you should brace yourself for. But each time you do it it will become easier. Try walking around your hospital room while you hold a pillow to your wound (I'd recommend keeping one to hand for when you need to sneeze or cough).

When you are safe to go home, continue your walking exercise while you increase the distance that you walk. Hold your stomach in as much as you can and try not to walk hunched over (it's really hard not to!). At this stage, limit climbing up the stairs to just once or twice daily.

3. You should start strengthening your abdominal muscles as soon as you can and you can do this with a series of exercises such as pelvic tilting. movements. This exercise does not require you to flex at the level of your spine and it can be performed while you are lying, sitting, or standing. This exercise is very important in realigning the muscles without causing pain in your lower back.

It is important that you take everything slowly and work within your comfort zone. Do not attempt to go beyond what you are capable of right after this major operation. But try not to become immobile and become too focussed on your wound. Doing so will slow down the healing process and may lead to some serious complications such as the aforementioned embolism.

You are likely to want to lose baby weight after a C-section and this is perfectly fine. But, you need to follow certain rules so that you won't suffer any major consequences of physical activities. It is sensible to consult your doctor before undertaking serious exercise after a cesarean section.

by: Rhea Highman

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