Asking a question on behalf of my wife, husband here. Really like this community and glad to have found it.

My wife is a pretty avid surfer for the past 20yrs, she surfed up until 6mo pregnant and then body boarded until month 8.

We had our beautiful daughter about a month ago. During labor, my wife ended up in c-section. She’s dying to get back into the water when she’s cleared (still waiting and healing), but is curious to hear others experiences easing back into things.

Recovery is going really well for her, she’s already dropped 30lb and has been walking. Our dr is 2hrs away so we’re going to find a new one closer to where we live (in Puerto Rico), so we’re in between dr’s at the moment.

From what we’ve seen online about 7-8 weeks postpartum has been the consensus of the soonest people get cleared, but anyone have experience here? Obviously the incision needs to be fully closed and the abdomen is still very weak, but she’s curious to hear how others have felt.

I told her not to rush it. Maybe someone else’s experience would be comforting. She’s just itching!

Thanks in advance.