Do you exercise, if not, do you feel guilty about it?

[Gwu]

Hi All

I'm on my 2nd pregnancy (20 weeks) and haven't done a scrap of exercise. I thought I was 'exercising' as I run after ds1 who's 3 years old but my mum says that's not enough. I'm not overweight and have gained 6lb since week 1 (or 8lb if you take it from the lowest weight after morning sickness). I suppose I'm beginning to feel a bit guilty for not exercising.

For my 1st pregnancy, I exercised quite a lot (running/walking 6 miles 3 times a week up to my 36th week).

I was just wondering who else out there isn't exericising. Do you feel guilty that you don't?

Hi Gwu, Im currently 34 weeks pregnant with baby no4 and no I dont excercise. In fact apart from swimming I dont excercise very much anyway. Im not bothered by it either. I have a ds who is 29 months and just dont get time. Neither do you I shouldnt think with a 3 year old! If you feel healthy and ok about it stop worrying what your Mum thinks.

hi, i try to go to the gym at least 3 times a week and walk to the next village (about 1mile) around 3 times as well.

I'm 28weeks and the only exercise I do is running around with DS1 who's 21mths. I walk into town pushing buggy, about half a mile, but there's no way I feel guilty. I didn't exercise with DS1 either, apart from walking the dogs which we no longer have. Its just too exhausting. You obviously haven't got a weight gain problem so I wouldn't worry. I'm not overweight either but weighed myself today and have put on 1st9lbs!

First pg I was working and slept in my free time
This pg I am doing yoga once a week

I'm too tired to feel guilty about lack of exercise

Sorry, you're 20 week and have gained 6 lbs since week 1???

what???

Blimey! I really really don't think you need to worry. I'm 24 weeks and have put on over a stone.

I think you need to ignore your mum TBH.

I'm not pregnant and I don;t exercise and I don;t feel guilty about it.

Why on earth would you feel guilty about not exercising?

I'm not pregnant but I do try to exercise 3-4 times a week. I don't feel guilty if I don't go, but I do start to get agitated ad miserable if I don't.

I did not excercise during either of my pregnancies. I was lucky not to have a lot of weight to lose afterwards but i began excercising after dc2 was born, and found i really enjoyed it. now I'm in better shape than since i was 17 (a bit saggier...but that's a different thread) Gwu, the advice says that if you are not used to an excercise program, do not begin a heavy regime as you will do more harm than good. An active lifestyle will do the trick, i should think

The idea of exercise is to keep you fit and supple for the birth whilst improving mood. In theory, we should all do it, in practise lots of us are too knackered looking after other kids/working/just being pregnant etc to go to the gym or make it to the pool. If you feel fine and healthy I don't know why you would feel guilty about it, I expect you are getting quite a lot anyway looking after your ds. I try and walk faster everywhere, TRY to do some yoga in the evening, KNOW that I should step it up but I have enough other stuff to feel guilty about .
18 miles a week in your last pregnancy, phew, that was impressive. I just had to check I'd done that sum right then, 6x3 is 18 isn't it? I must be tired

Mums eh?

I am 18 weeks and would say I do no exercise but I do walk to and from school and nursery 4 times a day (although today I am actually feeling rather smug as I went for a swim and managed 30 lengths ) but when are you supposed to have the time to to formal exercise when you have a 3 year old?

6Ibs at 20 weeks is a completely normal weightgain....I mean fair enough if you always exercise anyway, no reason to stop, but if you don't normally, I be;ieve you have to be careful about it anyway!
If you have a pool nearby then swimming or even aquanatal, if on offer, or pg yoga might be something for you! But really running after a Kid is plenty of exercise, as is housework!

20 weeks and with a kid to deal with? Worry about it when you have more time.

Luci

i was going to the gym a couple of times a week but when I had a terrible situation arise with the child minding there it cut my time down to when dh is able to take care of the other two - do I feel guilty? Nope - I have a 4yo with special needs and an almost 2 yo that keeps me on my toes. WIth summer and it being warm from now until the baby is born - know we will get out and about more but also know it risks over heating etc.

Err... I don't exercise... but after a recent rounders match it turns out that I'm not in bad shape, so I am not caring all that much.

I tend to get stroppy because I want to swim (for me, not guilt), but I never get a chance.

My bmi says that I am normal but I am SO unfit it is unreal but at the mo I am pg with no. 3 and exercise is not something that I am othered about at all. You have hardly gained at all

if you don't start gaining a little more soon I would be a litte concerned actuallly. I am 20 weeks and have gained a stone already
The avaerage gain for a pg is between 1 and 3 stones, you need to gain weight to look after the growing going on inside you
Please ignore your mum, you are fine

Thanks for all the support. Ok, I definitely don't feel guilty now that I've read through all your messages. I felt guilty as I used to run at least 3 x a week after ds was born and before I was pregnant with ds1, every day (I was training for races).

TBH, looking after ds1 (who has severe eczema) and the house is exhausting and I honestly don't feel like exercising after putting those 2 first. I'll just try to walk more (to shops, doctors etc) but I live in Central London and sometimes, I think breathing in all the fumes does more harm than good!