Natural or Epidural????

You decide, this is a personal choice. Talk to your obstetrician, mid wife, doula and husband to make your final decision. Pain tolerance is different for everyone, using deep breathing and relaxation can help you deal with this. A good pregnancy fitness routine can also help you prepare for your delivery.

If you are planning a natural birth, pregnancy exercise can help increase your pain tolerance, pelvic floor exercises can help you push, a full squat can help open your birth canal and stretching can help you relax your muscle and you mind.

If you are planning to have an epidural, pregnancy exercise can help you cope with the beginnings of labour, strength and cardio exercises can help you endure a tiring delivery and pelvic floor exercises can help you push.

If you have a planned c-section, core exercises can help with a quicker recovery and maintaining overall strength to help you care for your baby independently earlier.

What ever method of delivery you choose or don't choose (these things are not always predictable) maintaining a fitness routine while pregnant can help ease the pain of labour and delivery, prepare your body for delivery, reduce the incidence of tearing or episiotomy, and improve recovery so you can care for your baby.

Please let me know your method of delivery- comment on this.

Pregnancy Fitness Program

Try out this little stretch. Stabilize your back against a wall and tuck your chin under then proceed to roll down while thinking of lifting your spine up on the wall as you curl forward.

I have had some very postitive feedback from my pregnant women who are testing out my new pregnancy fitness program. Hopefully you have zipped over to You Tube or looked at the new exercise posted on the side bar, it is for pregnancy. Just remember everything is "moderate" for pregnancy fitness, don't overdue it or perform something out of your comfort range.

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All great Pregnancy Fitness strength programs should include soft tissue management, dynamic warm up moves, postural strength support moves, functional strength moves, balance, core, and static stretching. An example of this is in the new Pregnancy Starter Program provided, sign up above.

During your first trimester if you can manage strength training for 10-15 minutes 2x/week that is great. During you 2nd trimester try to increase strength training to 3x/week (10-15 minutes)and during you final 3rd trimester drop your strength workouts back to 2x/week. You can supplement your strength training with pre-natal yoga, a stretch or foam rolling routine, walking, swimming for added comfort and cardio support. Strength training will provide cardio support though if you are wondering.

Post pictures of your bellies.

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