6 week appt with midwife today. I was kind of going in expecting bad news...I was waiting to hear her say I should stop exercising and lay around for a week or so, I had it in my head that that was what I was going to do to. I'd rather wait it out now, rather than start training hard and then have to stop,
Well everything actually looked good. My abs are coming together really well, and everything looks healed. She really thinks the pain in my stomach is my ulcer. I'm still skeptical cause exercise has never made my ulcers worse before. She said I could also have organs sticking through still (how nice) and that's causing pain. Ugh! I don't know. She actually wants me to exercise cause she can see how much it helps my emotional state. I had to say it but I've had a bit postpartum depression and just can't kick it. Exercise is my drug of choice - so the more i do the happier i am. She wanted to put me on anti - depressants for a month til i start exercising more but I'm kind of leery of that.
She also said that women can actually bleed like forever after having a baby. The whole time they r breastfeeding. Crossing fingers that that wont b me. Glad to see it's normal though.
I was way happy to be able to come home and exercise, so I went running the first chance i had (10 pm) and it felt sooo good. I wore a belly wrap to keep it warm, and ran somewhat slow. But it felt good, and pain was minimal to none in the belly area. don't know if it was the wrap or the fact that I was going slow. but hey i'll take it. | 