Strength Training - After 18 hours of labor you have birthed a new bundle of joy. Congrats! Why not ship the little tyke off to the nursery so you can get in a workout? While your placenta is being delivered and your grade 3 episiotomy is stitched up, grab those five-pound hand weights you packed in your overnight bag and do three sets of hammer curls, shoulder presses, and triceps extensions. Be sure to engage your abdominal muscles, which were completed separated by nine months of pressure on your growing uterus. . Yoga - As you are being wheeled to your shared postpartum room, take this time to channel your inner yogi and begin a series of yoga poses. While lying on the gurney start with the reclining goddess pose, move to forward bend, and then flow into a supine twist. Set your intention to get your pre-baby body back ASAP. Once you arrive in your room, be sure to pull back the divided curtain and invite your hospital roommate to join you for the legs-up-the-wall pose, happy baby, and pigeon pose. Just be careful not to split your sutures. #babyweight #birthhealing #weighttraining #pregnancyworkout https://www.instagram.com/p/BvCG_B2AAxx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7cvncqe9sxhz
