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You do realize that you're going to be extremely sore after labor and will have some activity restrictions for a while? You need to talk to your doctor about how to get in shape after the baby. You're going to want to start with walking kegels and some basic ab exercises. Your abs will be totally stretched out and you won't be able to use them for a little while. Getting out of bed is a trip. You'll be getting a couple hours of sleep at a time and it is usually advised that you try to nap when the baby naps because you're going to be more tired than you ever imagined you could be. You'll be having the heaviest, longest period of your life and you may have stictches in the netherlands. If you're nursing, you'll burn an extra 500 calories a day so that weight may come off much faster than you think. At my 6 week post partum checkup, I weighed less than I did when I got pregnant. If you haven't gone hog wild eating while pregnant, the weight will come off pretty easily. Take baby for walks. It will be the easiest and best way to start out. Even your hip/pelvic muscles are loose now in preparation for spreading some so baby can get out of the birth canal. Take it easy! But start the kegels as soon as you can so you don't lose your bladder control.
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