Weight management after childbirth

Reclaim your figure

A literature summarized 7 studies in which all postpartum exercise groups were found to have significant weight loss¹.

Another study found that for post childbirth mothers, diet control plus exercise can significantly reduce weight, with an average loss of 4-10kg after 12 weeks².

1. Dalrymple KV, Flynn AC, Relph SA, O'Keeffe M, Poston L. Lifestyle Interventions in Overweight and Obese Pregnant or Postpartum Women for Postpartum Weight Management: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Nutrients. 2018;10(11):1704. Published 2018 Nov 7.
2. Spencer L, Rollo M, Hauck Y, MacDonald-Wicks L, Wood L, Hutchesson M, Giglia R, Smith R, Collins C. The effect of weight management interventions that include a diet component on weight-related outcomes in pregnant and postpartum women: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2015;13(1):88–98.

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Post-cesarean exercise slimming

Restore daily energy

For those with "C-Section" surgical delivery without complications, you should be able to resume exercise after getting final doctor’s clearance after 6 weeks. With doctor's permission, early return to normal activities and appropriate exercise can reduce problems caused by inactivity^3,4.

3 Nygaard IE, Hamad NM, Shaw JM. Activity restrictions after gynecologic surgery: is there evidence? Int Urogynecol J 2013; 24:719.
4. Minig L, Trimble EL, Sarsotti C, et al. Building the evidence base for postoperative and postpartum advice. Obstet Gynecol 2009; 114:892.

Diastasis Recti

Abdominal muscles weakness may cause rectus abdominis separation

Rectus abdominis and Diastasis Recti self-examination

Putting your fingers in the middle as shown between the rectus abdominis while doing a slight sit-up: normally you could only admit two fingers, if you could admit more than two you could have Diastasis Recti.

Randomized controlled trials found that deep lumbar muscle stabilization exercises can effectively treat postpartum rectus abdominis separation and Diastasis Recti and improve quality of life⁵.

5. Thabet AA, Alshehri MA. Efficacy of deep core stability exercise program in postpartum women with diastasis recti abdominis: a randomised controlled trial. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2019;19(1):62–68.

Exercise improves postpartum stress, fatigue and sleep quality

The best way to treat postpartum insomnia

A randomized controlled trial showed aerobic exercise effectively improves postpartum women's stress, fatigue and sleep quality⁶.

In the same study, only 4 weeks of exercise can ameliorate fatigue lasting at least 12 weeks⁶.

In addition, exercise group had significantly less sleeping problems after exercising for 12 weeks⁶.

6. Yang CL, Chen CH (2018) Effectiveness of aerobic gymnastic exercise on stress, fatigue, and sleep quality during postpartum: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud 77:1–7.

Improving postpartum sexual life

Harmonizing post childbirth sexual life

A systematic study summarizing seven research on sexual function in pregnant and postpartum women found those with pelvic floor muscle exercise improved the quality of sexual life postpartum⁷.

7. The Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise on Female Sexual Function During Pregnancy and Postpartum: A Systematic Review. Sobhgol et al. Sex Med Rev. 2019 Jan;7(1):13-28.

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