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Bouldering after a cesarean? 19-Sep-2012 At 8:39:58 AM rachel42

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Hi Jane,

I asked the physio in the hospital about climbing. She said that it could take up to 6 months for your hormones and core muscles to return to normal and to take up high strain activities very slowly. She said sit ups were ok once the gap in your abdominal muscles had closed to less than 2cm. In general she suggested 6 weeks was the time to start exercise, beyond gentle walks - but I had a normal delivery so for a cesear it would probably be at least a few weeks longer.

You are not in Sydney by any chance? I'm hoping I might be ready for very easy top-roping in a couple of weeks - there isn't really very easy bouldering. I'm looking for mid week, day time partners at St Peters who don't object to long breaks for baby feeding, etc.