Walking post section?

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Hey ladies,
I had my c-section 11 days ago today, and so far I feel great! I never had to take pain meds and thankfully no complications so far. (I had the same experience with my first 9 years ago.) 
My question is how soon after your cesarean did you start walking for exercise? Or to just stretch your legs for maybe 30 mins or so? 
I do know your supposed to wait 8 weeks for intense exercise I’m just wondering everyone’s experience.

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I was up walking and shopping a week after mine lol.  Walking is never really the issue it's lifting.

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I first started kind of walking 12 hours after C section so I could go down to the NICU to see my daughter. I would take small walks (grocery shopping maybe 5 days after C-section. Where my incision is I would get sharp pains so I would have to hold my incision while I walked, laughed, coughed, or sneezed.

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Walking should be fine as long as you keep it short distances and can sit if you feel to tired or anything. I was walking around the block about 2 weeks after both of mine

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I was told by my ob n nurses ‘the more u walk, the better, but dont over-do it’.

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Just make sure to listen to what your body is saying. Walk a little more every day but don't push it.  It's good to be active again but not at the price of a set back. Walk it out! 😉

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I went on short walks with my dog as soon as I felt up to it, around 2 weeks.  Then as I felt good I slowly extended the walks.

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Very light walking, or you end up like me and bleeding still at 10 weeks with a fucked up permanent scar

Walking post section?

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