Question for active mommas?

aavila18 · May 2015

I've played soccer since I was young and continued up until I got pregnant. Soccer is a rough sport and so I had to cut it off. I stopped all physical activity cause I wanted a break. Eventually I have gotten stir crazy and wanted to start like walks and workouts that don't over exert myself especially with the summer. I've never had any major injuries, the only thing is I pulled my groin one game during soccer. It was months before and it bothers from time to time.I want to have healthy baby weight. I did my first long distance fairly challenging walk, did some lunges and squats yesterday. But today I'm really feeling the pain in my groin and it's making me worried it's leading to round ligament pain. What if I can't even do light cardio? I might go crazy. Any other mommas to be active and going through or have gone through something similar? What do you suggest?

mamadeez · May 2015

I had to cut down on lots of my activity due to groin pains. I have a fairly physical job and was afraid of pulling my groin and not being able to work. After resting in the first trimester I started getting back into it with easier exercises first - leg raises, only using 2-5lb weights and walks. Over the last few weeks I've reintroduced squats (starting with small sets/reps and working up slowly every couple days) but I'm still a bit nervous of the deep lunges.

Activating your core when you walk also helps take tension off those muscles in your groin area. My mom was out with a pulled groin from 8weeks onward and when I started having pain early on I was freaked. But the leg raises and the core activation have really helped me.

poke987 · May 2015

I was running before, and am training for a half marathon (this weekend! Yikes!!) It takes almost 3 miles, and a pee stop for my groin muscles go tighten up. I've cleared all of this with my OB and listen closely to my body... looking for a difference between uncomfortable and pain. Consistently, pretty much every run goes like this:
First 2 mins: what am I doing? I can't possibly do this. I need to stop
Next 5 mins: ok, maybe I can do this
First mile: breathing finally regular and less urge to quit
Up to mile 3: urge to urinate is pretty strong, feels like a crazy full bladder (even if I empty the moment before I start)
3 miles: i must find a spot to duck into the woods! When I can't take the pressure any more I empty my bladder: it's often not much, but sometimes more than I think given I just went! Once I'm done, "crotch" tightens up, groin feels much more stable... like its holding my belly up better, bladder full feeling goes away and I'm good for the rest of my run!

mamamegz14 · May 2015

Lol you ladies kill me. Such a good post to read with my morning coffee. Sets the stage for a good humorous day.

myspecialkid · May 2015

I haven't been on a spin bike since my BFP, which sucks because that's the one class that I felt I should be able to do. Now that the weather is warming up I've been walking on my lunch breaks and will start taking water aerobics/swimming next week if not this weekend.

GeorgiaDottie · May 2015

What about swimming? It's so good for your body! I'm super active and have always been so the slowing down has been tough on me too.

WDDCH · May 2015

Definitely do what you can but listen to your body and don't overdo it. When I hear groin pain it makes me think of Symphysis Pubic Dysfunction. Your previous injury could quite possibly mean you have SPD.

You can see a chiropractor certified in handling pregnant clients to help you manage it.

MiromiM · May 2015

I would gear up slowly. I like to do 30-45 mins of speed walking daily. It seems to settle my baby down.

Boobopgirl · May 2015

I don't know if this would help for sure as I've never had a groin injury, but maybe try a maternity support belt to lift your belly and put less stress on your groin? Worth a try.

kjs08 · May 2015

Muscle soreness is normal to have if you've been inactive for quite some time, but there's a fine line between sore and pain. If you feel pain doing your day to day stuff, meaning that the soreness doesn't subside any (typically moving/being active after a hard workout helps work out some soreness), you most likely overdid it. Yoga and/or stretching can help with being sore after a more vigorous workout, but won't prevent becoming sore entirely. Starting a new program or exercises will likely lead to you being sore, but listen to your body during your workouts, take breaks when you need them, and stay hydrated. Light cardio or strength training the day after a workout is fine to do as long as it's not causing more pain.

smrdaniels · May 2015

I work out 3-5 times a week without issue. But walking/jogging on pavement.... ouch! Hip pain for a good 48 hours after.

myspecialkid · May 2015

GeorgiaDottie said:
What about swimming? It's so good for your body! I'm super active and have always been so the slowing down has been tough on me too.

I took a water aerobics class yesterday and it felt great. It was like Focus T25, if you're familiar with that workout program, in the water for an hour.

If you can take a water aerobics class and you're interested in working out similar to your pre-pregnancy level, I would check out all of the available instructors. The instructor yesterday was the only one that has more of an active class that includes keeping the class involved. I've taken a class before and it was definitely not a workout.

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