Exercise in first trimester

[Louisesnaps7]

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post....looking for advice on exercising in the first trimester. My acupuncturist has spooked me a bit by advising that I scale back on everything (I don't do loads in any one week, but it's quite varied - BMF, Pilates, spin, yoga, HIIT classes, plus riding and competing my horse). The NHS advice I've seen is about continuing to exercise but it does seem more aimed at the second and third trimesters.
I feel it's too early to tell anyone (Pilates instructor etc) so I'm just trying to be sensible about what exercises I do.

My advice is that your body knows when it can't do certain things, listen to your body and don't push yourself too hard I guess. I didn't find out I was preggo till 17 weeks so was doing miles of running everyday, Zumba, horseriding, bike riding etc (anything I'd normally do I guess!). My exercise only really subsided towards the end of the second trimester/beginning of third trimester but it depends on the individual :-) Im now 38 weeks and still do my hour of Zumba a week (I adapt it and take it slow, I'm not madly bouncing around haha, just whatever feels comfortable, if you don't feel comfortable then you can adapt or reduce the amount of exercise you do). I also ran 5k every Saturday till 33 weeks, just took it easy :3

My friend didn't find out she was pregnant until 21 weeks and was at the gym doing all sorts a few times a week, she certainly wasn't taking it easy because she couldn't understand why she wasn't shifting the weight she was gaining haha!
Your body will tell you when to stop, the baby is protected well.

I carried on riding until 30 weeks, I stopped jumping as soon as I found out and I think I stopped fast work around 20 weeks.

I know of people that hunted well into their final trimester.

I also know of someone that fell and lost that pregnancy shortly afterwards.

It's a very personal choice.

Thanks. The riding thing is going to be tricky.
I withdrew from an event this weekend, partly because I've been quite breathless but mainly because the ground is still dire. I have one entered for 3 weeks time....I think that might be the start and end of my 2018 season! He's a super reliable horse (never had a xc jumping fault in his life!) but he's big, and he takes a lot of riding, with a lot of core, so I'm not sure I'll be in a position to be doing dressage tests on him for too long.

Generally, I just want some advice on - spin classes = ok, sit ups = not ok etc. But can't really find any!

I am currently 11+3 and had a serious riding accident very early on (2 weeks) which resulted in 3 broken ribs (which were then plated), a lacerated liver and 9 nights in hospital. I know I have been incredibly lucky though and it could have been very different.
I made the decision to get back on as soon as I could post op (9 weeks) but I have decided not to jump and to only hack and school.
Gutted that I will miss all of the event season but not worth the risk. I trust my horse 100% and wouldnt ride anything else and I will keep riding as long as it is comfortable to do so

Hi there
Congratulations!
I like you am usually super active!
It was very very hard but I took the decision to stop road cycling. I've never been hit by a car but the idea made me a little nervous and I thought therefore in turn I'd be less confident!
Swimming I figured is fine.
Running and HIIT I am carrying on, slightly modified - the plan was to just run a little slower, lift a little lighter, not jump about too much and to try to not get too hot. The reality currently is that week 7/40 I felt quite giddy with a racing heart, and then got a cold so I've been pretty sedentary unfortunately !
Hopefully at the other end of the cold I will be back :)
So yea in summary, no falling and don't overheat is my motto

I had grand plans to carry on with the exercise I did pre pregnancy - lots of cardio and weights. But I have just physically not been able to. I'm now 9weeks and I've had to scale it back because it makes me dizzy and I'm exhausted. I'm also very breathless. Plus the morning sickness... See how you get on? If you feel fine great. I think there is advice about heart rate levels? In terms of Pilates, I'm finding anything that really engages my core just uncomfortable so I've scaled back. I would tell your instructor.

Hi Louise.. I don't have any experience with riding, but I can see other ladies on here that have advised on that already.. I'm currently 9+2 and prior to being pregnant was running once a week, doing spin twice a week, as well as weights classes, pilates, the occasional swim and yoga. I stuck with it all up until week 5/6 and then I had 2/3weeks of serious tiredness and some nausea, at which point just getting through a day at work felt like a marathon!

I'm starting to feel less tired now, so am slowly getting back into the gym, my doctor advised me weight classes were OK, just keep your weights lighter than usual, spin is OK just as long as you stay hydrated and make sure you don't overheat. Pilates is fine, but I have found an antenatal pilates class I will swap to after 12 weeks as you should limit the amount of exercises you do on your back after 16 weeks, and I have already started to scale back the yoga as even partial inversions make me feel ill!

I've not started back on the running as I have an irrational fear of shaking the baby loose (which I know is a medical impossibility!!!) but am swimming a little bit more. Speaking to other expectant mums at the gym, thier advice was largely 'if you were doing it before you fell pregnant, you are OK to do it in your 1st trimester (extreme sports being the exception) just as long as you listen to your body'