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dakotagirl77dakotagirl77
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Hello!

I have looked at a few posts on this board as well....I am new to the bump, new to being pregnat (my first time) at 38. I am six weeks along with a wonderfully supportive BF and family! While the pregnancy was a shock, everyone is elated and ready to see what this amazing journey will bring! I look forward to getting to know many of you over the inter-tubes! Also, I am extremely active, so getting used to this exhaustion is totally new for me...it is on a whole new playing field! Any timps from runners/climbers out there would be helpful! Thanks!

First Pregnancy...38 and excited! SO is 36 and over the moon as well! Everything is new right now, but sometimes things happen just as they should! Surprise surprise!
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  • danuli8danuli8 member
    Hi and welcome! Congratulations on your pregnancy and H&H 9 months to you! I am a runner, but I injured my hip just before I conceived and by the time I felt ready to get back out there, I was so exhausted and out of breath that it flat out didn't work. I have been reduced to walking my dogs an hour or two a day and one prenatal yoga class a week. Sadly, this wears me out just fine. I hope to get back in the game once BF is established.
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  • bethz13bethz13 member

    Welcome and congrats!  I've had to cut back on my weights and cardio the past 2weeks due to nausea and fatigue. I'm hoping I can get back on track in a few weeks when I get used to the symptoms. 

     Best of luck to you! 

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  • danieleandwaynedanieleandwayne member
    It is all I can do to work my 2-3 shifts a week. I never used to nap, not even as a kid, but now I nap at least 2 hours a day on my days off. And I'm usually in bed by 9 or 10 pm (instead of my usual 11pm/midnight).

    I say nap and do what you can for exercise. I can't even imagine climbing or running right now. On a good day, I can take the dog for a walk around the block or walk up the stairs without wheezing too hard at the top.

    Maybe hang in there until this alleged "2nd trimester energy burst" occurs? My exhaustion is only getting worse and I'm coming up on 12 weeks this Tuesday.

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  • dhreczuckdhreczuck member
    I think you just have to take signals from your body in terms of how active you stay. My first pregnancy I went skiing when I was 9 weeks, this time around I get out of breathe just climbing a flight of stairs..unfortuntely I'm just as tired in the 2nd Tri as I was in the 1st!!
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  • dakotagirl77dakotagirl77

    Thank you for the advice!!! This is all new for me and right now I seem to be doing a good job of napping and running/biking....I think my ski season will be over this year though...all for good reason!

    Congrats to you! 

    First Pregnancy...38 and excited! SO is 36 and over the moon as well! Everything is new right now, but sometimes things happen just as they should! Surprise surprise!
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  • dakotagirl77dakotagirl77

    I am very tired and my morning runs have gone to the wayside due to exhaustion...but sometimes in the afternoon I can muster the energy....I have a yoga conference the first weekend of Dec....I have a feeling I will be on light duty for it just doing what I can...it is a training so the days are really long...

    Congrats to you! 

    First Pregnancy...38 and excited! SO is 36 and over the moon as well! Everything is new right now, but sometimes things happen just as they should! Surprise surprise!
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  • dakotagirl77dakotagirl77

    Thank you! Looks like we are very close in due dates! I have had to cut back some..it was like and instant 25% less ability to keep up! I am with you on the second tri stuff!

    Congrats to you! 

    First Pregnancy...38 and excited! SO is 36 and over the moon as well! Everything is new right now, but sometimes things happen just as they should! Surprise surprise!
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    Welcome!
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  • Country Girl in the CityCountry Girl in the City

    imagedanieleandwayne:
    It is all I can do to work my 2-3 shifts a week. I never used to nap, not even as a kid, but now I nap at least 2 hours a day on my days off. And I'm usually in bed by 9 or 10 pm (instead of my usual 11pm/midnight).

    I say nap and do what you can for exercise. I can't even imagine climbing or running right now. On a good day, I can take the dog for a walk around the block or walk up the stairs without wheezing too hard at the top.

    Maybe hang in there until this alleged "2nd trimester energy burst" occurs? My exhaustion is only getting worse and I'm coming up on 12 weeks this Tuesday.

    GL! And welcome to the board!

    I am still waiting for this and I am almost in the third trimester.

    BFP on IVF #2 6/29/2012. Beta #1 7/3 = 522; Beta #2 = 1180; Beta #3 = 6491 image BabyFruit Ticker
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