The body returns to its pre-pregnant state six weeks after delivery. Even women who have undergone a routine Cesarean section have their incisions completely healed by that time. But there's a right way and wrong way to go about losing those preggy pounds.

Click through the slide show below for tips on how to get that pre-baby bod back the healthy way.

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(First published in Good Housekeeping Magazine's Good Health section in April 2009, as "Back to Prebaby Body," an entry in Dr. Aguilar's "Health Check" column; adapted for use in Female Network. Photo by kevin ryder via Flickr Creative Commons.)