Taking care of a newborn and then a growing baby is a physical and emotional challenge itself. Trying to do it while suffering from back pain makes everything way harder, both physically and mentally.
But it doesn’t have to be like that.
By moving mindfully, taking time to do self massage or see a therapist and exercising daily you will be pain free. You don’t need much time or energy to do that. The four exercises I share with you in this article will help you get rid of back pain and keep it off.
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Despite nursing being a wonderful time, it was also quite a painful time sometimes. And I don’t mean “bleeding nipple” pain (I still remember the first week of breastfeeding as well as nursing after being bitten… that wasn’t fun at all 😊) but neck pain. It bothered me the most at the very beginning, in the first 12 weeks postpartum, before I started exercising again. Afterwards it happened less and less and honestly I don’t remember anymore when was the last time.
Being a new mum is massively challenging to our body and it needs more care than before (who has time for it you ask? I totally understand however avoiding pain is priceless, especially now). In the end, being a mum is a hard physical work, without sick days or holidays. We have to stay fit and healthy to be able to take care of the little one.
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Nursing, lifting a growing baby, carrying them around, cooking, working, not sleeping, it all puts a lot of stress on mum’s body. Therefore, to be able to keep doing all that, we need to exercise every day.
The thing is that most mums don’t have either time or energy to work out. I totally get that. But when I say exercising, I don’t mean long workouts. As little as 5 minutes will make you feel much better. All you need is a couple smart exercise to strengthen your core (abs, back and glutes) and neck as well as a few stretches.
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You shouldn’t do high intensity workouts if you don’t sleep at night. There is a better solution. If you focus on the daily movements, you already do, do them mindfully and better, you will be healthier and fitter then if you were going to the gym 3-4 times a week. This regular movement distributed throughout the day is more effective than a large dose of exercise followed by a sedentary workday.
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