I can’t risk getting to 90 years old and look back to wish I had done something about my healthspan while I still had a chance.

So while I was pondering this in front of the fire on my holiday I imagined life in my 90s. I got my journal out and wrote a description of my life in my 90s as if I had not done the work to improve my healthspan when I could have.

Dieting doesn’t work??!!

I always thought I didn’t have enough discipline, or I didn’t want it enough. Turns out it wasn’t me at fault but the stupid bloody diet.

If diets work, we would only need to go on one wouldn’t we and we would lose the weight we wanted to, and it would stay off.

Welcome to part two of our managing postpartum expectations. We are focusing on C-section considerations and what the difference is in the recovery timeline and what we can do to aid our recovery.

There are few things that get my goat as much as the generic 6 weeks post c-section check-in with the Dr and you all of a sudden you have the all clear to get back into doing everything you did before.

Do we send sports people back out to play 6 weeks after ACL surgery with no rehab? No.

Why would a 6 week recovery timeline for major abdominal surgery be viewed as enough time to recover?

Whether we are already basking in the glow of newborn snuggles (also sleep deprivation to the max) or we are in the start, middle or nearing the end of our pregnancy, understanding where our bodies are at and being aware of the rebuilding timeline is key to our recovery.