Hey there i had my son 3 months ago. I know the feeling about the belly, I gained almost 70lbs and to date have lost 36 i keep looking at the belly going is it going to ever be flat again. So how are you doing so far?

Oh, I remember how scary it was for me to go out....I gave birth n December, so the fear of going out in the cold, the germs, the flu..

So I finally had the courage one day to go to the shopping center. It was great, the babies sleep a lot at that age, so you time yourself, feed the baby and leave...

It is great. Walking is also good for the morale.

Amber,
I would think that 4 weeks would be fine to resume normal workouts unless you had a "traumatic" birth. I started walking at 2 weeks and had a little increase in bleeding, but nothing too bad. Just watch your energy level and listen to your body (which I'm admittedly not that good at!) and you should be okay.
For strength I started w/ the prenatal videos I had (10 minute Pilates and the Summer Sanders pre-natal one) and cardio was walking and elliptical when I could make it to the gym...kcmo2825 is dead on for the running though! I had the same issue... I thought my uterus was going to fall out on the pavement when I first tried to run around 6 weeks after... it's okay now (my baby's almost 4 months now) but I haven't done any significant distance because of a pre-pregnancy running injury.
Let us know how your first venture out goes!

walking is totally fine for most women that have had a normal birth. Jogging/running NO!! I like the Denise Austin Fit and Firm pregnancy dvd. It has a post partum section that you can do starting at 6 weeks.

I started my normal workout at 8 weeks and I had an emergency C-section.

I'm 10 weeks pp and I'm also attempting the 30DS! Day 20 - I'm sooo sore.. I'm really pleased to find another mum doing it, I have been a little worried it is too intense for us! Someone told me crunches was not the way to treat a mummy tummy so I have been doing a mashup of other ab work outs. Best of luck with the shredding!

Congrats on your new baby!!! The tummy flap does go away, it just takes some time. I never thought mine would after having 2 kids 16 months apart, but it slowly is! I started walking a few days after having my daughter and began doing light exercises about 4 weeks after. You have to listen to your body though as each person is different and having a baby takes a huge tole on your body. You will get where you want to be in no time at all though. Feel free to add me as a friend, I love meeting new people = )

I am only 4 weeks postpartum, and I am hoping after my Doctors appointment on Nov. 15th I will be able to workout again. Breastfeeding and working out and having a High maintenance baby, I am wondering how much time I will be able to squeeze in!

I just had my baby on 10/18 and will be starting the 30 day sherd on MOnday (November 12) so almost 4 weeks.

I had my son on 10/24 via c-section so now I have a lovely little puffy flap (ick! :sick:) I am just doing a little walking right now, have my follow-up appointment today to see how I'm healing. I'm watching my food...sorta...and exclusively pumping so at least I'm earning back some calories. I gained 50+ lbs during the pregnancy and lost about 26 lbs so far and am definitely ready to get at least part of my old body back!

Query - my knees are SHOT from the pregnancy, I overdid it in month 9 when my joints were out of whack and I don't think they're back IN whack yet. Anyone know when our joints will return to normal?

good question my whole bady is out of whack