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Post partum returning to pole not what i expected
I used to have some amazing skills in pole. Hang spring, gemini climbs, jade, supermán. I used to have rock hard abs and didn’t own any real shirts just crop tops because I felt like I earned my right to dress how I pleased. I was always overweight as a kid, but pole and aerial has been the thing that had put me in my best shape. Five months ago I had my first son via c section. I was on hospitalized bed rest prior to his birth for two months. It seemed like I instantly packed on day after I gave birth. Everything was swollen. I had put on 60lbs! I could barely walk for a month without pain. I had no clothes that could fit me. I had no shoes that could fit me. I thought ” how did this happen? ” I was active most of my pregnancy walking and swimming, eating healthy. So once I fully recovered from my C section I was determined to hit the gym. I told myself I had all the tools to bounce back, how hard could it be? I started slow, with just the low seated bike for 30 mins, now five months later, i’m doing aerial yoga, I got my split, back, I run on the treadmill, I got my invert back, working out 3-4 days a week for 1 hour… and still I look the same and I’ve gained another 15lbs. I see all my friends who’ve recently had children just shrink back down and here I am. I feel like the only woman in the world who is going through this. I feel like it’s not fair my birthing experience was taken away from me with a hospitalization and a c section.
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