Beginning to lift again 2 months PP
Hey! First pregnancy, vaginal delivery, 29yo and was pretty into working out before. I had to stop most workouts, even pregnancy safe ones, around 2nd trimester because relaxin levels just made my joints feel it before my muscles did. Never have had to recover from a baby before so I’m not sure if I’m rushing things or going too slow lol.
I think I have built up to being able to lift again, but now my core feels weird…
I’ve been doing breath work since 2 weeks, started around 3-4 doing lots of walking and more core work like dead bugs, assisted planks. Have been increasing that all gradually till now (8 weeks). OB said I no longer have any diastasis recti and that uterus is back to normal size.
So a few days ago I did lifting, 10 sets of 10 squats and bent over rows at 30 lbs. Additionally, got a baby carrier my girl actually likes so I’ve been baby wearing a lot and she’s a 13lb er lol. And then I did a few sets of 8 assisted push ups and some light stretching a day later.
Now today I feed odd, Im sure it’s because I went too hard. Specifically, it’s not like being sore. It’s almost like very light period or day before period feels? Or like a super mild sensation of how it felt a week PP. But also like a stomach ache sometimes? Honestly I’ve thought oh maybe my periods coming back or maybe I ate something bad but the feelings subside if I sit and relax.
So my questions:
Do you guys think I have done enough prep work to start introducing lifting now? Probably at a lower set/rep. But I don’t want to be doing any harm.
Is this just what being sore is like PP? Instead of the normal muscle soreness? Or maybe this is normal deep core soreness but I never had my deep core as weak as it is currently? (Athletic all of childhood)
I don’t want to pull a muscle and end up unable to do anything! Thank you! Also any advice on reintroducing lifting now would be awesome!