@dcamp18, personally, I lose weight in the first tri (I assume the lack of alcohol) and one of the first places I lose weight is my boobs. I've never once experienced pregnancy boob growth.
@labgrand2012, that's mostly because of your blood volume increasing. I do what I can to push through it; it'll get easier in the coming months.
@labgrand2012 Before BFP I did spinning 4-5 times a week for 45 minutes or longer, now it is more like 3 times a week for 20-30 minutes. I wear an HR monitor and stay below 90% of my max. Yes, my HR goes up easier than before. I also get very winded from dumb stuff like walking up stairs. I have added in a strengthening routine designed for pregnant women that is non-cardio and I'm hoping that helps me retain muscle while I'm taking it so much easier with my exercise.
Yes @dcamp18 I have had the same this happen with my boobs too. The pain comes and goes. Nice to have a break from the pain once in a while. @schaze My nausea seems to come and go in waves and sometimes hits back pretty hard. No vomitting yet....thank goodness!
@labgrand2012 I've been afraid to workout since finding out the news! Have to get back at it though. Sounds to me like you do maybe have to slow down a bit and listen to your body more.
Is there such a thing as pregnancy induced rage? Because if so I have it. So far at work every time someone calls me I give the phone the middle finger after hanging up...
@dgaugler86 You can take Tylenol! I know sometimes cramping
in pregnancy is a result of dehydration, could you stomach a Gatorade or more
water?
@sonalisharma It might not always feel like it, but yes, you
definitely will survive! It gets better! As for the fried onion smell…
@labgrand2012 Yes! I’ve had issues with my runs, so I have
just shortened them a bit and more slowly increased my intervals. I think you
should listen to your body… I know that is easier said than done, and I love
being in shape/exercising, but you know when it doesn’t feel right. What
workouts are you doing?
Last night at the ball fields, I about went off on my MIL. That would've been fun. My irritation levels are off the charts. I feel I could snap at any moment LOL
I currently am doing a bootcamp style class where we do a lot of strength and HIIT cardio. With my last pregnancy I did not work out, so I really want to keep working out through this one. It is just hard to know how much to push yourself. I have definitely gone down in my weights and speeds, but didn't want to stop just because I was getting out of breath easier. This morning I was winded during our warm up! :P Thanks for all the input!
BFP #1 1/4/14 | Diagnosed with Trisomy 13 at 12 weeks 3/6/14 | MMC 3/21/14 | D&C 3/24/14
BFP #2 7/1/14 | DS born March 2015 BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
I feel pretty good except for the freaking constant spotting . Ugh. And period like cramps. I've just came to terms that every pregnancy I had will be like this (I bled and cramped heavily with my a15 baby until 12 ish weeks)
The exhaustion....my Lord the exhaustion.... Every day this week I've had to "go to the bathroom" and literally catch a 10 min nap between 2:30-4....I fall asleep at my desk. Does this go away STMs??
@britmanering73 unfortunately that depends on the pregnancy. With my first the I have to sleep now exhaustion goes away but was replaced with I can't sleep exhaustion. Which was replaces by omg I'm in so much pain and can't get comfortable exhaustion. Sorry maybe I'm not the best gauge I had a pretty rough first pregnancy.
@labgrand2012 Do you wear an HR monitor? That could be a good way to tell how hard you're working more objectively. The most consistent recommendation I've seen for exercise during pregnancy (aside from, obviously, don't do things where you're at risk of falling or getting punched in the stomach) is don't exceed 90% of your max HR. I don't know how sound any studies are on that but at least to me that seemed like a reasonable restriction. Unless you've had a test done you won't know what your max HR is precisely but a simple formula is 220 - your age. That formula seems to be pretty accurate for me based on my pre-pregnancy exercise observations.
@labgrand2012 I have been modifying for sure. My miles are much slower and I have cut back strength training to about 20 minutes a day. The recommendation is not to be so short of breath that you cannot hold a conversation, so I have been trying to stick to that! I would just listen to your body- if it feels like too much, slow down.
@britmanering73 for me, the exhaustion was MUCH worse in the first tri. As @burnsmommy27 noted, it can always be different, but by the second tri the placenta (which you are building right now!) takes over and I had way way more energy! Now late in the third trimester sleeping can be hard for comfort reasons! But you are likely to get some good months in there
Re: Weekly Symptoms Thread: 5/27-6/2
Diarrhea yesterday for no apparent reason was fun, so was the moodiness.
@labgrand2012, that's mostly because of your blood volume increasing. I do what I can to push through it; it'll get easier in the coming months.
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
you can also use Claritin !
@schaze My nausea seems to come and go in waves and sometimes hits back pretty hard. No vomitting yet....thank goodness!
@dgaugler86 You can take Tylenol! I know sometimes cramping in pregnancy is a result of dehydration, could you stomach a Gatorade or more water?
@sonalisharma It might not always feel like it, but yes, you definitely will survive! It gets better! As for the fried onion smell…
@labgrand2012 Yes! I’ve had issues with my runs, so I have just shortened them a bit and more slowly increased my intervals. I think you should listen to your body… I know that is easier said than done, and I love being in shape/exercising, but you know when it doesn’t feel right. What workouts are you doing?
DD1 EDD 9/29/2015, Born 9/24/2015
DS1 EDD 1/3/2018, Born 12/26/2017
BFP #3 3/21/2019, EDD 11/29/2019, MMC/D&C 5/7/2019
BFP #4 6/28/2019, EDD 3/12/2020
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
I currently am doing a bootcamp style class where we do a lot of strength and HIIT cardio. With my last pregnancy I did not work out, so I really want to keep working out through this one. It is just hard to know how much to push yourself. I have definitely gone down in my weights and speeds, but didn't want to stop just because I was getting out of breath easier. This morning I was winded during our warm up! :P Thanks for all the input!
BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d
(I bled and cramped heavily with my a15 baby until 12 ish weeks)
@labgrand2012 Do you wear an HR monitor? That could be a good way to tell how hard you're working more objectively. The most consistent recommendation I've seen for exercise during pregnancy (aside from, obviously, don't do things where you're at risk of falling or getting punched in the stomach) is don't exceed 90% of your max HR. I don't know how sound any studies are on that but at least to me that seemed like a reasonable restriction. Unless you've had a test done you won't know what your max HR is precisely but a simple formula is 220 - your age. That formula seems to be pretty accurate for me based on my pre-pregnancy exercise observations.
My main early pregnancy symptom that I always get and tells me I'm pregnant way before any test would is hip pain, thankfully that finally subsided!
DD1 EDD 9/29/2015, Born 9/24/2015
DS1 EDD 1/3/2018, Born 12/26/2017
BFP #3 3/21/2019, EDD 11/29/2019, MMC/D&C 5/7/2019
BFP #4 6/28/2019, EDD 3/12/2020
BFP#3 5/22/17 | MC 6/17/17 at 7w3d