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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You’re only 2months pp and already working out 5 days per week? Go easy on yourself. You’ll lose the weight. [/quote]

Why are people so judgy about this?  If she’s comfortable and it makes her feel good, why not work out?  My doctor told me that I could work out as soon as it felt good. There was no 6 week rule.[/quote]

Your doctor is a moron. Giving birth is a physical trauma regardless of delivery mode. Most women will not regain full core function and pelvic floor function until at least a year postpartum. Most women have some degree of pelvic organ prolapse after delivering. Running or exercising too hard or lifting too much early postpartum is a great way to cause a prolapse, worsen a prolapse, or worsen diastasis recti (which everyone gets to some degree). But sure, you do you. [/quote] I agree with everything the PP said, but understand your frustration. After giving birth, you just want to feel like you have some control in your life and want to feel normal and achieving a goal weight is a nice concrete way of doing that. I gained 25 lbs during pregnancy and lost 10 lbs immediately after birth. Despite eating healthy and going on walks, the last 15 lbs stayed on until 4 months pp. I think it was hormonal.[/quote]

OP here -

Thanks for all the real perspective and thanks for being kind.

I am going to try to accept my body for what it is right now and embrace it. I am going to try to spend less time worrying at this early stage and just eat healthy because it's good to do regardless.

Regarding the exercise - I was in great shape when I gave birth so I started yoga and pelvic floor work at 4 weeks PP and I'm pretty much back to my work out schedule now. I already have a prolapse from my first pregnancy and am under care of urogyn so I'm comfortable where I am with that. Also no crunching or diastasis recti compromising core work.

I appreciate the feedback. I also plan to follow up with a therapist for the amount of anxiety this is causing me[/quote]

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