5 *REALISTIC* Habits To Get Fit Postpartum

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[@abbypollock]

Which habits helped you postpartum? I hope you find this video helpful 💛 Timestamps: Habit 1 - 2:52 Habit 2 - 6:19 Habit 3 - 8:01 Habit 4 - 10:29 Habit 5 - 14:03

[@alexandraryan7251]

Definitely habit 1! I've always had such an unhealthy relationship with food.. I'm 10 weeks pp and also have two older boys, and it's been so important for me since becoming a mama to show my kids a healthier lifestyle and work on healthier eating! I've been really listening to my body and seeing how it makes me feel, and honestly, it's made the world of difference for me!! The past few weeks, I have cut out all the foods that have made me feel bad, and at first, it was definitely hard, but mentally and physically I'm feeling so much better and I don't even feel tempted to eat anything unhealthy!! It's just such a great feeling!! Thanks for the video especially for me being pp!!! I loved it 🥰🥰

[@myfingernailsarered]

As a new mom this whole video resonated with me - but especially the part about working out for stress relief / mental health that I didn’t fully realize about myself as something I rely on until postpartum. Thanks for the video!

[@tieiatalks]

You did yourself dirty with that thumbnail! 😂

[@abbypollock]

To good to pass up 😂😂

[@moonrain85]

She does everytime I swear lol

[@maryloujessica]

Clickbait lol - 😜 👍💞

[@s3731711]

I thought is was a video about having a stroke or bells palsy before reading the title

[@AnaisBelmusic]

😂😂

[@daisyzill]

I'm not a mama yet, but hope to be one day soon. I find your videos so fulfilling. You're very uplifting and always reminding us to not be so hard on ourselves

[@sararay2670]

Man. Watching your shorts, I think to myself "golly, she's got it together, she looks great, and her fitness is like she hasn't just had a baby less than 4 months ago". But watching this makes me feel like I could've said all this myself! You're absolutely right about mourning the loss of your old self. I felt that really hard with my first baby, despite all the love I felt for him. It took me a long time to get to really want to fight for "my old self". With each kid I've had since (I have 3 currently-with the youngest being a few months older than yours), I have felt a stronger urgency to take time for myself and do things that I like doing without kids or including them when possible. I've learned along the way that: prioritizing sleep is vital in the 4th trimester, the routine is every changing, and asking for help or accepting help does not mean you're weak. I wish I figured out sooner that prioritizing yourself didn't make me a bad mom, but a much happier one. I'm glad you've figured that one out. It took me halfway through the 2nd kid 😂 I hope my ramblings made sense and is encouraging❤️

[@angelicamoreno9798]

you're such an inspiration to anyone looking forward to start a family! loving all the info you've been giving us :)

[@shadowoflotus]

Hey Abby, new mama of a 6 months old little boy prince here! I really feel you on the routine part - I had a very challenging third trimester including a three week hospital stay before a c-section which was not my original birthing plan. Baby boy had to stay in NICU for a few days as well and once we got home we had problems getting our breast feeding routine on the way. Took us about two and a half months and a lot of stress, sweat and tears until we were harmonizing on the breastfeeding side of things. All through that I was working through my traumatic pre-birth and birth expirience and seeing a therapist and trying to not cry every day because I knew I had to keep it together for my baby. Thank God my husband was able to stay home for a few weeks and help me out with everything - but even our relationship was strained because of all that had happened and the stress of having a colicy baby and being heavily sleep deprived. One of the things I missed the most, and still do, is a daily routine. Gone are the days where I used to feel the rush of being a "day to day heroine", getting things done and taking care of my job (special needs teacher), my husband and my elderly parents and rocking life basically! Being stuck at home, not knowing when would be the next time I get to eat or sleep or just shower without feeling guilty... oh man, the first three, four months were so, so hard! Anyways I have just started getting back into some kind of "routine" because baby is at an age that allows a semi-reliable structuring of his day, and therefore my day. I get to sneek in a few quick home workouts two or three times a week, if I am lucky (usually some kind of walking work-out by @Repstotherhythm on YT) but hey, better than nothing, right? I am still struggling to shed the last ten pounds that are still there post-partum but eventually I'll get there. This has been my expirience so far and I want to say to all new mamas out there: Honey, just hang in there! You will be allright! If you want to cry - just cry - if you need to, get help. Don't pressure yourself, allow others to help you whenever possible, sneek in 15 min every day of me-time, if you can't do that load of laundry --- don't do it! Don't beat yourself up about it. When you drink that morning coffee or evening tea, really feel it, girl! Try to enjoy any moment with your baby that is truly wonderful, time flies! If you have family, friends or trusted people that are willing to take the baby for a few hours, so you and your man can go have dinner - please, just do it! You are allowed a breather from time to time! You are a good mom, don't feel guilty about it, just do it! You are doing the very best you can and your baby loves you! There will be good days and really, really bad days but every day ends eventually. Try to catch up with your sleep if possible during the daytime. Whoever said sleep deprivation is torture, they weren't kidding! I have never been so tired for so long. And I love sleep, I needs that sleep! Here's hoping for more sleep tonight and short night-time feeds for everyone going through this right now. Bless you!

[@laurenollinger422]

Dude I’ve been following you since high school and you’re so amazing bro. Thanks for this honesty. I’m so proud of you. Listening to you has been so helpful over the years and I feel like you’re giving such good info on being a mom.

[@jodiehartwig8800]

Love watching your videos to find the normal representation of postpartum. Social media really scared me and made me second guess where I should be at on my postpartum journey. Your videos have really empowered me to do what works for me and not to put much worth on the overly positive tiptoks that don't represent where I am at. Thank you abby it's been so cool seeing these videos of your transition into motherhood with bean !!

[@jaclynford8560]

Yes! to baby wearing! Your Full Body Foundations program on the app has been soooo good for getting back to working out. The time is perfect for getting. it. done. and feeling like I’m back in my body. My girl is a week older than Bean and I’ve loved following your journey… it felt like I had a friend at the same point in pregnancy as me. ❤

[@sarahdaloisio5108]

Abby thank you for this video!!! My baby is 2 weeks older than yours, your reels made me feel like you had it all together somehow, this chat made me feel a lot better about this new chapter of motherhood and it’s not just me scrambling to get a workout in at home or all I can manage is cooking one meal a day

[@mbar1016]

Yes girl! 6 weeks postpartum... ha routine! When, where. Keep pushing mama... Thank you for sharing and keeping it real!

[@george.eliot42]

You are my favorite mom on the internet, you're honest and straightforward and you make me feel confident about recovery after birth.

[@taylamaree3592]

Best thumbnail of all time Abby!

[@mandiesanders426]

Love love love this vlog. Perfect timing for me today 💛

[@hartleybowman4863]

Thank you for spreading awareness on the pelvic floor and the importance of pelvic flood PTs! I love my job!

[@SunYi-fi1is]

I was following you before when I started working out and I found you again now that I’m pregnant on my 2nd baby. All these videos are such a great help. Thank you for documenting and sharing all you went through. You’re helping a lot of pregnant women like me. You’re doing amazing!❤

[@rosesmith000]

I needed the last 2 minutes of this. Always thankful for youuu

[@mkultrasurvivor99]

My baby is 13 weeks right now and I’ve loved following all of your pregnancy and postpartum content!! I’m a breastfeeding stay at home mom and your lifestyle tips definitely are helpful for me. Meal-prep and time management looks very different for me now in a way I couldn’t have ever prepared for! My biggest fitness regret is jumping back into my pre-pregnancy workout routine way too quickly literally at my 6 wk-7wk mark and injuring my knee. I am STILL injured and cannot do any weightlifting exercises that involve my knee or even yoga on my knees which is so depressing! For any new moms out there- seriously take it very slow! Even if you are feeling great you can’t predict how your body is going to handle going from making a baby to 100% fitness lifestyle! I wish I had incorporated more yoga and gentle exercises before getting immediately into jogging and weightlifting

[@chandrajohnson5908]

I appreciate these tips so much!! ❤️

[@KatieGraceHealthFitness]

Great honest video. I did pretty similar. I walked, baby wore, pelvic floor and breathing exercises for the first 8 weeks (I needed longer it was so painful to lay on my back). Then I added in hip strengthening, gentle core (on hands and knees), balancing and stretching. Then every 4 weeks ish I intensified slowly focusing on those areas (stability, balance, core strength, mobility and joint strength) by 6m post partum I was doing running drills and training pretty conventionally (body weight). By month 8 I could run, but still had to do variants for burpees, sit ups, and anything that required plyometetrics. Think it was month 9 by the time I could do everything. Weight wise and appearance though I looked better physically than pre pregnancy by month 5.

[@julierichardson284]

I'm 14 weeks postpartum today! It's my 2nd so I was much more prepared for the demands of exclusively breastfeeding a newborn. After my first I didn't have any weight to lose and ended up eating terribly as I was starving all the time (very hungry baby). Plus i just couldn't get into the swing of exercising as I felt so worn out from cluster feeding, lack of sleep etc. This time I gained a lot more weight when pregnant but I'm not dieting. Just trying to make smart choices and prioritizing home workouts when I can. Feel much better for it even though I am in "worse shape" than last time. Just wanted to share - health is much more than how you look.

[@starrweston3801]

Full sends only😂 you’re so cute n a wonderful mom😍 thank you for sharing your journey💞

[@tabithajustice3495]

Let's talk about that thumb nail.. I love that you put it up there for laughs. It shows that you are real, and have a sense of humor ❤🤣🥰

[@gorditatomamacita]

I’m 22 weeks and your videos have been so helpful!

[@erinfagan405]

Needed this!

[@abbypollock]

I hope this helps 💛

[@caroline7096]

Lovely message all around Abby!!!

[@TazWyoming]

Happy Wednesday

[@MichelleZB1]

Loved the video! Also as a texan, watching it snow in the background was magical 😂

[@ginger1491]

I'm 15 weeks postpartum and this is beyond helpful! I feel so seen! My bub hates napping in his crib. Any tips for babywearing workouts? That seems to be the only way I can squeeze one in.

[@cleates]

I am 17 weeks PP and since birth don't feel any hunger at all. I definitely underate until i noticed that (which negatively impacted lactation). Therefore I had to schedule my meals and no I eat strictly around 10 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm. Mealprepping was really really helpful though!

[@anemonea5034]

Could you make a video on pelvic floor exercises and breathing pattern for core

[@Chrisplainjane]

Lol 😂 I have 5 kids. Youngest is 4 weeks old. Yes! Scheduling is hard. I love seed just not the price 😢 I’ve been on it for a year. Makes me feel great! ❤

[@eleanorbird3301]

Love these videos :)

[@doortovalue]

Hi Abby! Thank you so much for your content, it is incredibly helpful + I love your vibe!! I wanted to ask a question regarding the pushing process of delivery. I ask a lot of mothers and they all say different things, but how did you manage the actual labor + what kind of push did it feel like? Did breath work during the process help? - this comment is for any mamas out there who feel called to reply :) I’m trying to prep my mental state about this before I get pregnant one day

[@estherkitabire8609]

Hi Yasmine! Abby talks about this in her birth story video!its pretty descriptive so defs recommend 💖

[@doortovalue]

@@estherkitabire8609 hi!! I did watch that video as well 😂 I dont know why I keep thinking about just the pushing part and wondering how painful it is even with all the information I’ve already gotten

[@BornFancy]

Will you make any videos on diastasis recti, and how to fix it?

[@Faithjewel35]

Your thumbnail is my facial expression in the morning before I sip my glorious cup of coffee 😂❤

[@vlw4877]

It took me ONE year for my body to completely recover from my pregnancy...plus, I was breastfeeding. I didn't rush, I just let the whole process of being natural. I ignored other women's comments of "I did this or that" after I had my children advice..plus each pregnancy was different and also giving birth was also different (2 vaginal & 1 C-section)...I couldn't workout because I would easily miscarry. I see other women working out...and I had thoughts of "I wish I could run"...but I couldn't due to several miscarriages...the only reprieve was that it took me out 2 hours start to finish to give birth and my C-section less than that. But, after the SIXTH week I was working out with my children in tow. I really enjoyed my babies while I was in "recovery". I take it low and slow...

[@wifeybaby4001]

Will your workout app also be for pregnant women? Or are there exceptions?

[@alliejenson3799]

Do you have suggestions on pelvic floor health resources? I'm having such a hard time finding a good pt in my state and haven't had much luck in online resources.

[@Mama_de2]

Following

[@aubreehughes8861]

How do you handle contact naps at night? In your reels it looks like you are able to get her in her crib, but in your video you said you’re lucky to get one crib sleep. My daughter is 4 weeks and will only take contact naps or sleeping next to me at night (safely).

[@emmaharris8529]

I love it! Full sends only! 🙌 Also, have you heard of matrescence? It's like the puberty of motherhood. Your body and mind take a few years to become fully developed as a mother. It's very interesting, and helps me feel better as a FTM. My body and brain are literally changing as they learn this new role!

[@AR-fb1nw]

Wow.. thanks for sharing! Would you recommend any resources on Matrescence?

[@emmaharris8529]

@@AR-fb1nw I heard about it on a podcast called Hey Shayla, episode 36. She did an interview with someone who is a postpartum doula. That's the first resource I've heard about it from. I think there may be a book or two about matrescence. I haven't had a ton of time to learn more beyond the podcast, being a FTM😅 but just knowing about it has allowed me to give myself more grace.

[@elliepoyer6344]

Wow… I didn’t realize how Much easier I had it. I had a relatively intense fitness routine before pregnancy. I’m Not saying this in a bragging sense - just that I shouldn’t take it for granted. I had GD during my pregnancy (my 1st) I had to Monitor my eating & movements. I cried so much, because 60+ pounds later & blood sugar issues, I so badly didn’t want to fail my daughter. I’m on my 3 week PP & although my appetite is not as strong, my baby was 10 pounds vaginal delivery- no complications. I was back to light work outs by the 2nd week. (I lost 20 pounds after I had her & was home recovering) I can’t believe how fast my body is recovering - compared to some others experiences. If someone asked me which was harder- pregnancy or PP I’d say pregnancy, it really was hard on me it wasn’t a magical experience ( depression) all the way. I guess it really is unique to the individual.

[@carlyanne1084]

I know you said you had gut issues, is your baby colicky? I have bad gut issues and both my kids had colic issues ☹️

[@qMermaidq]

❤❤❤

[@mazarisam259]

I’ve gained about 20 kg in my pregnancies and the mindlessness eating is so bad and was the worst in breastfeeding…I hope I do learn in my future pregnancies, I thankfully lost most of the weight and looking to lose the last of it

[@AR-fb1nw]

I gained 20kg but ate so little. I have no idea what happened but I hope to also do better in my future pregnancies. Enjoy your little one :)

[@MrsIsabella786]

Great thumbnail 😅

[@yourgirlshani]

That thumbnail 🤣, good info though

[@evairenej]

1 habit: stop seeing irrealistic lifes in social media

[@rinshaw1]

Why doesn’t your partner cook you dinner!?!