Sport Pregnancy
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Sport Fitness
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Sorry I just want to add to be very cautious about any movements that you have your arms over head. Your best bet is to talk to your obgyn as they know more about you and your current state of health than anyone else. Exercise during prenancy is really important, but more important is to do it safely and know that you are benifiting your unborn child as well. Just because you feel fine is not a good indicator of how the fetus is. Your body goes thru a ton of changes when you are pregnant so you need to factor all this into the equation as well. Good luck on a fit and healthy pregnancy.
Congratulations!!
Deep knee bends are generally discouraged. Also, be extremely cautious with stretching b/c one of the hormones released during pregnancy (I believe it's called relaxin?) can increase the risk of connective tissue damage when stretched.
Are you referring to the old wives tale that raising your arms over your head will cause the cord to wrap around the baby's neck? It's totally and completely untrue, even if some women had that coincidence. The old man down the street said that happened to his wife b/c she hung clothes out to dry while pregnant. My thought was, then according to that theory, not only should it have happened to all her children (which it didn't), it would've happened to pretty much ALL children of that time since ALL women hung clothes out to dry all the time while pregnant. My doctor got a good chuckle that that old wives tale was still hanging around.
Deep knee bends are generally discouraged. Also, be extremely cautious with stretching b/c one of the hormones released during pregnancy (I believe it's called relaxin?) can increase the risk of connective tissue damage when stretched.
jenn said:
Are you referring to the old wives tale that raising your arms over your head will cause the cord to wrap around the baby's neck? It's totally and completely untrue, even if some women had that coincidence. The old man down the street said that happened to his wife b/c she hung clothes out to dry while pregnant. My thought was, then according to that theory, not only should it have happened to all her children (which it didn't), it would've happened to pretty much ALL children of that time since ALL women hung clothes out to dry all the time while pregnant. My doctor got a good chuckle that that old wives tale was still hanging around.
I did something similar while pregnant with my second child.
We bought new bikes and had been riding them out and about. I was a little worried about how long it would still be safe to ride and all that (risk of falling, balance issues, etc).
One evening after a nice neighborhood ride, we pulled up into our yard, I hit a small bump of grass and the whole bike just fell over while I was trying to get off of it. Just as nice and easy as you please. I kind of fell into the grass like an idiot.
Didn't get hurt - just my pride. After we both stopped laughing, dh said maybe this would be a good time to put the bike away until after baby. I agreed.
come to think of it, that was around 5 mos or so too.
We bought new bikes and had been riding them out and about. I was a little worried about how long it would still be safe to ride and all that (risk of falling, balance issues, etc).
One evening after a nice neighborhood ride, we pulled up into our yard, I hit a small bump of grass and the whole bike just fell over while I was trying to get off of it. Just as nice and easy as you please. I kind of fell into the grass like an idiot.
Didn't get hurt - just my pride. After we both stopped laughing, dh said maybe this would be a good time to put the bike away until after baby. I agreed.come to think of it, that was around 5 mos or so too.
Actually no as a medical professional I'm not into old wives tales. Think about things like placento abrupto etc. Until you know for sure that you are ok with your pregnancy then I advise against. And yes been there and I am extremely fit and you never know what can happen. Talk to your doctor before you begin any program, everyone is different so just because Jane did whatever doesn't mean you can too.deschain said:
If you were active before your pregnancy, you can remain active during your pregnancy. When you get into your third trimester and your uterus is basically in your LUNGS, lol... then you might want to slow down just so you can breathe! This is assuming you have no complications or medical conditions. I hope you find some good reading. When I was pregnant, I was on bedrest the whole 8 mos, so I read A LOT! Congrats.
Congrats.NeuroRN76 said:If you were active before your pregnancy, you can remain active during your pregnancy. When you get into your third trimester and your uterus is basically in your LUNGS, lol... then you might want to slow down just so you can breathe! This is assuming you have no complications or medical conditions. I hope you find some good reading. When I was pregnant, I was on bedrest the whole 8 mos, so I read A LOT!
This is not always so. It is a very generalized rule of thumb thinking. I was very fit before I became pregnant, toned everything down alot when I found out. During this time I was considered prefectly healthy and had no risk factors. I did what I was told etc, ate well and so forth. Until I started spotting, then I was sent to an obs doctor who discovered that I had placenta abrupto, I was put on a very reduced activity level (I wasn't even aloowed to wash my own hair due to having to lift my arms over my head). So even having followed everything my family doc said and what all the bools said it was not enough. Had I been sent to an obs doc right away I could have avoided the problems. I had my son a month early via emergency c section and it almost killed me- read I almost bled to death. Now my second pregnancy I went to an obs doc right away and my second son was born on time and I had no propblems, but I talked everything over with my doc first. All the books etc that are out there are very generilized and I wouldn't waste my money on them. Honestly I would say walking is great until you get the go ahead from a proper doc that know you and has examined you. Not one single other person is qualified to give you advice. Really I truly believe that you shouldn't bother with the fitness specific books, instead get books on nutrition and stuff like that. Better yet spend the money getting a pedicure or something relaxing for yourself. Just my honest opinion sorry if anyone else disagrees, but I almost lost my life by listening to those books.