exercised to prepare for delivery?

DeAnna&DavidRyder · July 2010

what kinds of exercise you guys doing to prepare for delivery?

i've been doing some pretty basic yoga and body weight strength trainging for 30 mins to an hour a day depending on how i feel. Also I try to stretch every morning and night. just to help stay in good shape and keep my pregnancy weight stable.

but does anyone have some good exercises that could strengthen the muscles you'll use during delivery?

i was told not to exercise my core muscles? I don't know if i believe that. obviously a strenuous daily core workout is probably not suitable for pregnancy but what about something lighter that could slowly tone in the months to come?

who would run a marathon without training? haha. its kinda the same. any ideas are welcome

Fun2Dream · July 2010

I do pelvic rocking, taylor sitting, and I walk. I also stretch each evening before bed and sometimes in the morning when I get up.

wendic22 · July 2010

kegals??

cylynn · July 2010

Bradley Method includes some good exercises in their preparations. Kegals, Pelvic rocks, tailor sitting, squats, butterflys (with a partner for resistance) Check it out.

monkeyqueen · July 2010

I did pilates throughout my pregnancies (I'm doing anything at the moment, though!!). I did the core strengthening exercises and modified them as I felt the need to... my Dr. recommended them (she did pilates during her pregnancies as well). It really helped my back! Squats are also great!

rachelann · July 2010

I walk 1.5-2 miles daily, strength training 2-3x a week with a trainer and prenatal yoga (just starting that though). I also do pelvic tilts and rocking on the ball and general stretching. I feel so much better with this pregnancy than I ever did with my first.

DeAnna&DavidRyder · July 2010

i'm glad to hear that about the bradley class.

i'm signing up for mine soon.

these are all great suggestions! thanks to much!

nosoup4u · July 2010

With DS, I took a prenatal yoga class, and though it wasn't strenuous, it really helped me out in terms of having the muscle memory for getting into comfortable positions during contractions.

This time, I'm a ton more active - I walk everywhere, or ride my bike (usually hauling a trailer with DS), and I have been doing laps at our pool 3-4 days a week. I need to do more pelvic tilts and hands-and-knees exercises, and I also need to start up yoga again, but I think just in terms of being active, I'm in much better shape with this pg. Oh, aaand think about going to a chiropractor, bc some of them deal with getting your pelvis aligned during pg (you may have to research a bit - not all specialized in pg women). hth

etessler · July 2010

I walk about 2-2.5 miles everyday. While pregnant, I've strength trained in the gym once a week (all the way up until this week), which consists of a total body workout. I tailor sit and sit on my birthing ball daily, but that's about it right now.

KidsRN · July 2010

I did water aerobics twice per week up until the day I delivered. I also did squats throughout the day. I would squat when gardening and I often sat on an exercise ball in the evening while watching TV.

I did do a few prenatal exercise videos which was a lot of stretching and basic toning moves.

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