Exercise while TTC?

[preppy]

I forgot to mention in my acupuncture appt that the woman commented on my exercise schedule and recommended I tone it down and "act as if I am already pregnant ". I gave her the side eye. I plan to work out while pregnant but wanted to see what others are doing?

For what it's worth I work out 4x a week and do boot camps, running, stadium stair running, and a spin class each week usually. Too much?

[starburst604]

I plan to ask my RE when we start IUI next month of there's any reason to slow it down, but we discussed that I'm a fitness instructor and she didn't say anything about that. Fit women get pregnant all the time, and what you're doing doesn't sound like crazy overkill or anything.

[achi]

I'm just trying to continue on with my normal life, exercise, food, whatever until BFP or I'm told otherwise by my doctor. If this is a routine you've been doing for awhile before TTC then I wouldn't worry about it.

[King26]

My RE says I can continue regular exercise except for the day of an IUI and the day after and IUI. The during IVF I have to tone it down to walking or swimming because of all the follicles growing in the ovaries. Otherwise, exercise as usual.

[preppy]

Yea I am going to keep on keeping on. I thought that was a bit overkill just wanted to check;)

[vanillahip]

I was told last summer (by this terrible, awful judgmental jerk doctor) to stop running/ tone it down (among many other things). So I stopped running and scaled way back on everything but yoga for the entire fall/winter and felt miserable and gained a couple of pounds and didn't get pregnant.

So eff her, I eased back in to it in the spring and STILL not KU but I'm going to a different doc for my annual in a couple months. And I'm running a half in September. Ugh eff that jerk doctor I saw.

ETA- are you on H&F? I'm an occasional lurker there and just saw that Kams is pregnant- and she just did an iron man! So our workouts have to be fine. Right? Totally. I hope. (Lol what a mindfuck, amiright?)

[daisy]

Last year when I was training for my first half marathon my midwife told me that as long as I was working out before I got pregnant I shouldn't have any problems continuing once I got my BFP. I'm starting to train for my 3rd half now with hopes of a BFP (also now, lol). If I got a BFP this cycle I'd be about 16 weeks at the time of my race and would of course talk with my midwife as my mileage increased to make sure I was okay to continue.

[shauni27]

The specialist I met with last month said to do everything as normal. I do crossfit 3 times a week and run 2-3 times a week, often training for long distances. I have no plans to stop.

[oneslybookworm]

I'm keeping on, keeping on. I figure I'm not changing anything else in my life prior to getting pregnant, so I'm not changing my health habits either.

Plus, exercise is my stress reliever. I'd rather be working out and not a mental headcase, than crazy cakes and probably still not pregnant.

[preppy]

Jul 28, 2014 8:43:51 GMT -5 oneslybookworm said:

I'm keeping on, keeping on. I figure I'm not changing anything else in my life prior to getting pregnant, so I'm not changing my health habits either.

Plus, exercise is my stress reliever. I'd rather be working out and not a mental headcase, than crazy cakes and probably still not pregnant.

This is me too, it's 100% my stress reliever. I need it!

[pooh8402]

My RE said up to 4 hours/week of moderate exercise is fine, even after IUI. When I was asking her, I was asking about Zumba specifically.

[starburst604]

Jul 28, 2014 8:43:51 GMT -5 oneslybookworm said:

I'm keeping on, keeping on. I figure I'm not changing anything else in my life prior to getting pregnant, so I'm not changing my health habits either.

Plus, exercise is my stress reliever. I'd rather be working out and not a mental headcase, than crazy cakes and probably still not pregnant.

This is me too. Working out helps to keep me sane, I would be seriously upset to have to give it up.

[mandiespharm]

Jul 28, 2014 8:43:51 GMT -5 oneslybookworm said:

I'm keeping on, keeping on. I figure I'm not changing anything else in my life prior to getting pregnant, so I'm not changing my health habits either.

Plus, exercise is my stress reliever. I'd rather be working out and not a mental headcase, than crazy cakes and probably still not pregnant.

I animately am refusing to give any exercise up. I would rather not be pregnant than stop cf and running. Not only does it keep me sane but I can't stomach gaining any extra weight beyond what I will once I finally become pregnant...whenever that finally is....