Staying outdoors and active while expecting
Today was adventure day! The plan was to bike 6 mi to the beach, go swimming and play some frisbee, then bike 6 mi back home. No problem, right? Well, I woke up nervous! I haven’t biked that far since getting pregnant. Maybe only half that distance! What’s more, I haven’t touched my beautiful road…
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Let’s face it, feeling nauseous (or throwing up!) 24/7 makes it pretty hard to keep up an exercise routine. Maybe your nausea isn’t so bad you need a PRESCRIPTION, or maybe you prefer to sail through pregnancy without taking anything. Whatever the case, here are a few easy things you can do to at least…
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This envelope here is…. … … *drum roll, please!* … … The gender of our baby! We are both SO excited. I think we will go out somewhere the two of us and open it. Richard thinks it’s a boy. I don’t know! My sis-in-law is having a boy a month before me so it’d…
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Today I managed to get up early for a bike ride 😀 Well, actually it was getting up early for the ferry, which entails a bike ride to the terminal. It was beautiful! I love getting up in the morning. I left home right as the sun was coming up. The ride itself is about…
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I mentioned in Staying Active in your First Trimester that the #1 symptom women experience in first trimester is low energy. Don’t get me wrong, the nausea sucks! But walking up a flight of stairs and having to take a rest break at the top just feels… pathetic! Why didn’t anyone tell us about that?…
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Becoming pregnant of course leads to countless changes in your body. Many of them have potential to impact your exercise routine, even in the first trimester when you may not be expecting it. Here are some of the most common pregnancy-induced changes you’ll see in those first few months, along with tips and tricks for…
Read MoreToday has been my most active day since getting pregnant! I went to back-to-back aerials classes (my fave!) and was able to keep up with everyone just fine. I mean I was definitely tired by the end, but totally kicked butt! On top of that, I biked to AND from the aerials gym. Okay it…
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Feeling really good! What they say is true: you feel yourself again in the second trimester! My energy is up, my strength is up, heck, even my mood is up. I mean, my cheeks are getting sore from smiling so much. Everything is calm and peaceful, and even stuff that isn’t – like the thought…
Read MoreI’m starting to show. My windproof bike jacket that’s ridden hundreds (thousands?) of miles with me is getting tight. Not much longer and I won’t be able to zip it up. The cute flannel button-down Rosie got me for family pics bulges out between buttons. It used to flatter my flat stomach. Strangers let themselves…
Read MoreBaby is kicking!!!! 😀 I’ve felt little “bubbles” popping on the inside of my tummy for a few days-ish. I think. Have to be really still to feel them! But it’s just like what Aunt Jenna described. It’s so little! I think of my tiny little guy (or gal!) moving around in there. Are they…
Read MoreI need to write! It’s been 13 weeks and 3 days and I’m finally out of the first trimester. Whew! SO much is changing. Everything is making sense and my entire personality is shifting. Everything is becoming clearer, the important and the irrelevant. My emotions are RIGHT HERE. No hiding or faking anything; doing so…
Read MoreThis woman is jammin’ my jam: https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/23/pregnancy-first-trimester-symptoms “First trimester? Worst trimester.” “…the four major food groups: bread, butter, mashed potatoes and chips” (Mine are: bagels, instant mac-n-cheese, smoothies, and milk) I can’t even articulate how amazing it is to hear someone else going through the same thing. Everything is a secret and I just have…
Read MoreDate How far along Weight (lbs) Comments Baseline 0 weeks 121 +/- 0.5 lbs July 8 Week 3, Day 4 120 Hmm, must not have eaten enough the last couple days July 11 Week 4, Day 1 115 Oh no! No wonder I’ve felt so weak! I gotta get through this nausea… July 17 Week…
Read MoreThe nausea is starting to set in. Hardcore. Most mornings I wake up at the crack of dawn with a hole in my stomach that can only be filled with food. Lots and lots of delicious food. Sometimes there is some nausea associated with it, but it’s been the type of nausea that comes from…
Read MoreA lot of preggos go into their baby-making adventure expecting their body to change… and not necessarily for the better. It’s a known sacrifice. I know I’m going to lose my abs and put on weight in the butt/hip/thigh area. I may get stretch marks and vericose veins. My ankles will swell and my feet…
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Adventures of a Preggo 