Baby #4 arrived Thursday. Reese J. Merriweather made her debut at 8 lbs 15 oz, 21 inches long. She is absolutely beautiful and we are thrilled with our new addition. During my delivery, my anesthesiologist asked me how to get the abdominals back in shape after delivery. What a timely question. It’s all about the breathing, specifically belly breathing
Belly breathing – Inhaling, expanding your lower belly. As you exhale, bring your navel into your spine, pull your pelvic floor in and hold for 10 seconds. Repeat 5-10 reps.
This next tip is my best kept secret. Ask your doctor to order a back, abdominal, rib cage support. Begin wearing this support during your hospital stay. This will help your belly breathing and aid your posture as you begin taking care of baby (especially if you had a c-section). Combining belly breathing with the abdominal support should start bringing your abs back together quickly. In a future post, I’ll share some tips concerning special postnatal issues like diastasis recti.
Thanks for sharing the tips for belly breathing exercise.
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Comment by Mikaella V — September 15, 2008 @ 6:27 am |