Hi ladies!!!
I am very active with sports and the gym. Is anyone else going to keep up their workout routines throughout their pregnancy? I unfortunately am giving up my 4 days of soccer that I play but I'm still going to go to the gym all of the time. I am very close to one of my instructors at the gym and I let her know that I was almost 5 weeks pregnant and had some concerns. She told me that anything I did before I was pregnant (obviously with a few exceptions like contact sports) I can do during the pregnancy. We are going to sit down next week to work up a complete pregnancy workout plan and diet so I can stay fit and healthy during the next 9 months.
Anyone else going to continue working out and staying active??
Re: Active and Fit Pregnancy
Kudos to you for making a plan! I didn't really have a gameplan for working out last time, and a lot of the time I just felt too tired or unmotivated to do anything.
That said, I was jogging with weight loss goals in mind as well, so that's obviously behind me!
TTC#2: BFP: 8-23-15 MMC: 10-29-15
DD 2: 9-15-16
DD 3: 9-16-17
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
My goal this pregnancy is to avoid the ridiculous sugar addiction that I developed last pregnancy (I literally could not eat Sour Patch Kids fast enough) and hit the gym as much as I can.
This pregnancy I hope my aversions aren't as bad as last time. There was a lot of time where I couldn't stomach milk, eggs, chicken, and cheese. That made things pretty difficult especially when I wanted to eat healthy. My intentions are good, but we'll see how that goes.
1. I skipped my workout yesterday because I hit a wall at 2 pm and by he time I got home I was just unbelievably exhausted. My workout was scheduled for 7:30 (a circuit/interval class at my gym) and I just could not motivate myself to go. I ended up going to bed at 8 pm anyway. The night before I had a similar problem. Took a 45 minute class and followed it with my regular kick-boxing class (60 minutes) and only made it through half because at a certain point I was just drained. I was fine with it because at that point I had been active for over an hour and could stand to cut myself slack. But does anyone have any tips for fighting the fatigue??? I have also started to have nausea spells that seem like they might start to interfere with my workout routines.
2. I can't hop or jump without peeing! I swear! It's like I've lost all bladder control. I try to pee before I work out which helps a bit, but I'm honestly worried about having an accident at the gym, haha.
Married: Oct 20, 2013
BFP 1: Aug 31, 2015
EDD 1: May 12, 2016
DD1 Emma born May 12, 2016
An Honest Account of New Motherhood (with Postpartum Anxiety, Depression, and OCD)
BFP 2: October 07, 2019
EDD 2: June 20, 2020
The only thing is my doctor said that I can't let my heart rate get over 140 bpm so I'm not able to push it nearly as hard as I would like to.
Now that we heard heartbeat(s) I got the green light to work out again! Went for a 2.5 mile trail run yesterday and it felt GREAT. Swam 24 laps today but I'm not sure I could do more without peeing myself. I plan to keep swimming as much as possible.
I'm having identical twins so i imagine I won't get to be as active for as long as I'd like, but I'm going to try going back to kickboxing this week. Got cleared for sex too, so even more calorie burning. ...tmi?
I signed up though bc I haven't really done anything in weeks (and I mentioned it to my midwife and she thought it sounded like a good idea). I'm getting so antsy. I usually do at least one local 5k or more a month so the 2 going on 3 month hiatus is a little much for me.
It is almost starting to get cooler around here though so hopefully soon I can add a little more outdoor activity without feeling like I may pass out.