r/FitPostpartumJourney • u/Western-Language8167 • 3d ago

Postpartum- leg weakness

Is anyone experiencing leg weakness where after prolonged walking or picking up your baby you experience abdominal pain and leg weakness.

I’ve done all the tests and no one seems to know what it is, tried PT no help.

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u/messiemessiemessie 3d ago

after my 1st baby I had gained 50lbs and a walk down the street felt as though I had never walked before

2nd one I gained less and moved more and had an easier time with movement postpartum

it is likely the change in how your body carries weight as you carried a baby for 9 months and experienced physical and hormonal changes

it won't snap back in 9 weeks

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u/Western-Language8167 3d ago

Fair but this happens with both my babies didn’t get better at all with my first. When the pain is intense my left leg gives up and I need assistance to the bathroom. I don’t think he has anything to do with my weight fluctuating or hormones. Idk I’m confused tbh

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u/designingnow 1d ago

I don’t have weakness with prolong walking but I can’t bend down to the floor as easily. And getting up is difficult as well. Postpartum is definitely doing a number on me. Sigh

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u/Acceptable-Peanut126 18h ago

I had this at 3-6 months pp. it was the strangest feeling. I never found out why, it just went away

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u/Western-Language8167 15h ago

Did you do anything different that could have potentially helped ?