I'm 27 weeks, first baby. Before pregnancy I was quite fit, nothing major but did yoga twice a week and went for a short jog every evening. First trimester I felt like the walking dead - sickness, exhaustion, mood swings - couldn't exercise, could barely get out of bed.
Looked forward to second trimester energy "burst" - didn't happen - still exhausted every day, plus I have pelvic pain and some back ache. I sit down all day for work and study so I'm aware that I'm almost totally stationary, so I do pregnancy yoga once a week (which is very easy) and try to go for a short stroll (more like a waddle) every day for about 30 mins but that's it.
I would feel ok about this, if it wasn't for the barrage of stuff in the media about keeping fit, plus annoying Facebook posts by pregnant friends out running and climbing mountains!! It seems like every other pregnant person is out doing spinning classes and lifting weights and there's me eating Malteasers and flopping on the couch by 7pm. I feel like a total lump. My pregnant best friend cycles everywhere at 30 weeks. I slump from my car to my couch. All I want to do is sleep. Feel useless.
Am I just a wimp? Should I try to heave myself up and start doing squats or will that just aggravate my pelvic/back pain even more?
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keeping fit during pregnancy - give me a break!!
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BBLucy1891 · 07/10/2015 12:26
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