Hi All,

I haven't been able to find any previous discussion on what exercises are good to get your tummy back into shape after having a caesarean, so I thought I would start a new topic.

What exercises did you do? Who recomended them to you? Do you think they helped?

I had my c/s 15 days ago. While still in the hospital a physio showed me 3 types of exercises - one just pelvic floors, one to tighten your tummy muscles in by pulling your belly button up and in to your spine as much as possible, and one which involves curling the coccyx up - all done while lying on your back and knees in the air.

Since coming home my M&CH nurse said I could start doing mini-crunches if it wasn't hurting too much, so I have been doing about 40-50 of those per day too for the last 5 days or so.

I think I have lost about 8kg of the 25 or so I put on during the pregnancy.

I would love to hear about some of the exercises you did, especially for the 'lower down' parts - which are a bit more flabby and need more work in my case!

Cheerio
Pearl