hot yoga - wwyd?

[belle55]

I don't post over here much but have a question you ladies can probably chime in on. I've been really enjoying hot yoga classes and go about twice a week and would like to go more often. However, we are TTC and I'm wondering if this is something I should stop doing immediately if we get a BFP, or if it is something I can continue with for a while? 
It's the heat that I'm mostly concerned with. I am pretty confident I can modify poses on my own or go to a lower level (unheated) class. I just don't know if that's something I should do immediately or is it more of a "see how you feel" type of situation? Does anyone have experience with this? 

[lb2006]

I would think you wouldn't want to be in that hot of a room for 60-90 minutes pregnant. No doctor here, but I wouldn't do it....

[jene]

My doc was not ok with me continuing hot yoga once I was pregnant, but this could vary depending on your provider.

namasteak may be able to provide more insight

[skittlesforall]

My dr gave the ok to continue with hot yoga when I got pregnant with my 2nd, but only because I had been doing it for a year prior 3-4x a week. The heat turned out to be too much for me so I stopped in the 2nd tri. See how you feel, its different for everyone.

[marina007]

www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/ask-heidi/hot-tubs-and-saunas-during-pregnancy.aspx

I would avoid it due to the heat - but i think yoga classes in regular temps should be ok if you modify poses where/when you need to.

[kams]

I didn't do hot yoga while pregnant the first time, I only did prenatal. That said, I hadn't been doing it prior to pregnancy either.

There are several pregnant women at my studio, and I plan to practice throughout my next pregnancy as long as my Dr is ok with it, and I feel well.

ETA: Looking at these responses, I guess I won't get my hopes up that my Dr will say it's ok

[lauren170]

I stopped as soon as I got pregnant because I didn't want to take any risks with the heat. I have missed it so much - and prenatal yoga just wasn't the same for me.

[hannahb]

My doctor wasn't comfortable with me doing hot yoga. She was ok with other exercise and was pretty liberal otherwise. I have seen other women do it though so check with your doctor.

[shelbyann]

Hot yoga is one of the only things my midwives are not OK with, activity-wise. I stopped as soon as I got a positive. I miss it so much and can't wait to go back!

[rugbywife]

Word on the street is that if you have already been doing it for a while, you are fine. BUT, hot yoga is the ONLY exercise that I was told explicitly not to do by doctors. This included of my docs who was fine with me doing Crossfit.

[lifetaketwo]

The place I go strongly recommends not doing it hot while pregnant. I think they have a few low heat classes now for that reason.

[starlily]

Jan 29, 2014 13:43:41 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

I would be overwhelmed by the heat while pregnant.

Ditto. I got really sensitive to heat the last time I was pregnant.

[belle55]

Thanks for all the feedback! Sounds like I'll be giving hot yoga a break if we get a BFP. Which, to be honest, I have some mixed feelings about! Would be thrilled to get a BFP, but disappointed to stop hot yoga (and sushi, and wine, etc..) I'm glad my studio does have unheated classes as an option though.

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