When to start postpartum yoga

Giving birth to a child is a happy thing for all women. Although childbirth and pregnancy are often painful, as long as the child is born safely, everything is worth it. But after giving birth, many women are in pain, because many women tend to lose their figure after giving birth, so they often use many methods to recover, such as postpartum yoga. So when should postpartum yoga start?

Regarding the above question, I believe that not many people know about it, because in reality most female friends will not do postpartum yoga after giving birth. Of course, there are many reasons for this. So, naturally, many women don’t know when to start postpartum yoga. Well, let's take a closer look at this issue below.

If it is a natural birth, it can be done after one month; if it is a caesarean birth, it can be done after three months. It is recommended to proceed step by step and avoid strenuous exercise.

Postpartum yoga is as follows:

1. Boat pose

Exercise: Lie on your back with your legs straight. Lay your arms flat at your sides, palms facing down.

Inhale and lift your head, upper torso, legs, and arms all off the ground. Both arms should be stretched forward and parallel to the ground. While storing air without exhaling, maintain this posture for as long as possible without forcing it. While exhaling slowly, gradually return your legs and torso to their original position. Relax your whole body. Repeat this exercise 3 times.

Function: It helps the abdominal organs and muscles, and helps promote intestinal peristalsis and improve digestive function.

2. Cat pose

How to do it: Kneel down, sit on your heels, and straighten your back. Lift your hips and place your hands on the ground. Inhale, lift your head, and contract your back muscles. Hold for 5 seconds, exhale, drop your head, arch your spine, and hold for another 5 seconds. Stretch your arms straight, perpendicular to the ground.

Function: Helps the uterus return to its normal position.

3. Tiger

Exercise method: Begin by kneeling down and sitting on your heels with your spine straight. Stretch your hands forward, place them on the floor, and raise your hips into a crawling position. Look straight ahead, inhale, and stretch your right leg backward. Hold the breath without exhaling, bend your right knee and point it toward your head. Gaze upwards and hold for 5 seconds.

Exhale, put the bent knees back under the hips, close to the chest, toes higher than the ground, eyes look down, nose close to the knees, the spine should be arched. Stretch your right leg backward and return to the original position. Do 5 times for each leg.

Therefore, through the above introduction, we can see that the question of when to start postpartum yoga is actually different for different mothers. But generally speaking, a natural birth will be completed after one month, while a caesarean section will take relatively longer, and you can usually contact the baby only after that month. Postpartum yoga is very good for the mother's physical recovery.