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CLoughry22 · December 2009

because I keep asking all of these stupid questions.

So, right before my mc I decided to work out I went on an eliptical for 20mins, the next day I mc. So I keep haunting myself with that.

Well, I am o'ing right now.....should I not work out during the 2ww? I want to but, im sooooooooooo scared that I will disrupt something in there. please calm my fears and tell me what to do!

Tapsalteerie · December 2009

Just keep it to light exercise if you are worried. I've also heard to not make yourself do anything that wasn't a normal part of your routine before.

megjr8 · December 2009

Just keep it a little lighter if it gives you peace of mind, but there's no need to stop totally.

ColindaP · December 2009

Exercise does not cause mc. Exercise does not cause mc. Exercise does not cause mc. Do a Bart Simpson and write this out 100x if you have to.

Exercise is good for you. It regulates blood sugar, insulin (i.e. hormones), and body fat. It promotes circulation. It is a natural antidepressant. It's good for your heart and your lungs. Women who exercise during pregnancy have shorter, less difficult labors on average, and their babies have a birth weight on the lower end of healthy (i.e. their babies are not as fat). Exercies keeps your muscles and connective tissues strong for pregnancy and labor.

need I go on?

far_more_than_rubies · December 2009

I think that you are fine to work out. I am a teacher and I had a parent one year who was in the army and didn't discover she was pregnant until she was nearly 10 weeks. Think of all of the strenuous physical thigns she had been doing! Most doctors encourage you to keep working out when you are KU if you have been.

I know the what-ifs are so hard, hang in there!

northshore25 · December 2009

First, congrats on ovulating. When I found out I was pregnant I completely quit working out even though I had no reason to do so. I mc'd at 9 weeks. When I get KU again I am going to continue with my normal walking and jogging. I think it is better for my body to keep my routine.

PS, nothing you did caused you to mc. I am very sorry for you loss but so happy that you are trying again. Can't wait to join you!

CLoughry22 · December 2009

Thanks guys, I think I will still work out, but just take it a little easier. Also, I heard somewhere that you need to keep your heartrate under a certain number? Well, that would be near impossible for me, I get so hyped up when I work out that im sure m heart rate is like 100000000.

daphne814 · December 2009

I work out all the time, but I know about the irrational fear of this. Right before my m/c, we went camping. My little dog got off his leash and took off running toward the hills. I thought he was going to be lost forever and eaten by coyotes, so I took of running after him. I finally caught up to him (he kept stopping to pee on things), but it took all my energy, and I was freaked out and running harder than I've ever run before. (And I've run marathons). That afternoon we did a 3 mile hike around a lake, and that night I started spotting. I also had a flu shot a few days before that for the first time ever, so because of the timing of the m/c, of course I want to blame something, and those 2 things always pop into my mind. I keep thinking I overdid it on the running, or I shouldn't have had the flu shot. The truth is...we'll never know what caused our early m/c, and I still need to keep myself healthy, so I will continue to work out. As long as I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary, or straining myself more than I need to, I know it's what's best for me and the baby. So, I say keep working out! (And sorry this got so long!! sheesh!)

sunshinenva · December 2009

I too felt guilty for my exercise routine. A week before my m/c I participated in an 5K race that I really pushed myself. At the finish line I really felt the sharp cramping to my right side. My family and friends stated is was normal and it was just the uterus stretching. About a week later I discovered the baby had no heart beat. The first thing I asked the doctor was it caused my my exercise. He stated no. Its hard not to change some things you did before wondering if it was the cause,,,but try not to dwell on it and keep working out as you normally do. Like everyone else said don't do anything above normal and you will be fine.

Keep up the workouts...you will feel better. Healthy mommies make healthy babies...

ColindaP · December 2009

CLoughry22:
Thanks guys, I think I will still work out, but just take it a little easier. Also, I heard somewhere that you need to keep your heartrate under a certain number? Well, that would be near impossible for me, I get so hyped up when I work out that im sure m heart rate is like 100000000.

This is bunk. The doctors who came up with the magic number say it's bunk. They were pressured by the gov't to come up with an "Officially Safe Pregnancy Heart Rate" when no such thing exists, and so they gave a number so ridiculously low that they know it is absolutely safe for everyone no matter what. because it's, like, your HR if you walk to the mailbox.

I cannot recommend the book "Exercising Through Your Pregnancy" highly enough. It was written by an OB who actually acquired real data from real patients, as opposed to just picking random numbers because no one wants to study pregnant women.

Also, remember, this is just like drinking. If you decide you need to modify your workout routine once your pg (and IMO, if your workout routine is 20 min on hte elliptical, you don't need to modify it to be easier), then do so when you are pregnant. Just like drink till it's pink, you cannot live half your life as though you're pregnant, when you're not.

lindsay.lou · December 2009

I know EXACTLY how you feel. The first bit of spotting that I ever saw when I was pregnant was right after a 5 mile run. At that moment, I stopped running completely. Went to the OB, saw a healthy HB, and still miscarried 2 weeks later. FOr those two weeks (AFTER seeing the HB), I barely moved. No exercise AT ALL. Still miscarried. Exercise has nothing to do with it.

triple_sevens · December 2009

ColindaP:
Just like drink till it's pink, you cannot live half your life as though you're pregnant, when you're not.

This. I fortunately realized this about 2 months into TTC. Now that it's been almost a year, I am SO glad I live my life like normal. We can't put living on hold for the sake of a maybe.

SpeedGlenn · December 2009

Think of all of those women who are crack whores or starving in 3rd world countries or are teenagers and try to hide their pregnancies - with ZERO prenatal care. Are you thinking about those things? Because very often, those women go on to have uneventful pregnancies.

I know it's really hard not to look for a reason. The what ifs are endless, but a good pregnancy is not going to be shaken loose by 20 minutes on the elliptical.

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