Can I practice yoga while breastfeeding?

Many young mothers will feel that their body shape is very ugly after giving birth, especially breastfeeding mothers. They are generally afraid that their figure will be affected by obesity after giving birth. Therefore, many breastfeeding mothers want to do weight loss exercises. Generally, most of them choose yoga. So, can you practice yoga while breastfeeding? Let’s learn more about it through the following introduction.

You can do yoga during the postpartum breastfeeding period. Generally, you can do it after the full month. But you should pay attention to choosing small amounts of exercise, not too much. During the breastfeeding period, you should not use dieting to lose weight, but it is okay to do some appropriate exercise.

1. Snake pose variation. This movement can restore elasticity to women's buttocks, prevent sagging, and eliminate fat in the waist and back. Shape the curves of the hips, waist and back. practice:

1. Lie prone with your legs together, toes touching the ground, hands on both sides of your chest, elbows tucked in.

2. As you inhale, use your arms to lift your chest off the ground.

3. Lower your shoulders, keep your hips and back tight, and look forward.

4. Slowly lift your right leg, extend your toes, and keep your knee straight.

5. Take 3 to 5 even breaths, then exhale and return your right foot to the original position, then switch to your left leg.

2. Single-leg balance stretch. This movement can strengthen the lower body, improve leg edema, eliminate lower limb fatigue, and eliminate excess fat around the waist. practice:

1. Place your left foot on the ground and raise your right heel until your knee touches the ground.

2. Open your legs as far as possible and adjust your body, keeping your pelvis facing forward.

3. Keep your back straight and bring your arms together above your head as you inhale.

4. Stretch your body upward with the help of your arms, and hold for 3 to 5 breaths.

Through the above introduction, we now know that we can practice yoga during breastfeeding, but don’t make big movements when practicing, choose some gentle exercises, and also don’t do exercises that squeeze the chest. Generally, it is best to practice yoga under the guidance of a professional yoga instructor, so as not to affect breastfeeding.