Staying outdoors and active while expecting
Deflated. That describes how I’m feeling in every meaning of the word. My belly is flat (-ish) and squishy. It kind of sags inward around the belly button. Pregnant, it was round, plump, and firm. Postpartum it can barely hold itself up. Someone opened the valve to my energy and let it all out. Like…
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Biking is a great sport for preggos as it’s low impact and doesn’t have any inherent risks to a pregnant body, such as overheating or getting hit in the belly. However, there is one major hurdle that you may encounter in the second or third trimester: your belly’s too big to reach the handlebars! Fear…
Read MoreI’m at 26 weeks and 5 days and I. Feel. Pregnant. Oh my gosh! Walking around the grocery store was tough. My hips were achy and my pelvis might as well have been expanding with every step. Ow! I waddled. No shame! Felt easier than walking normal. My belly is getting big. I have to…
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This morning, just two weeks shy of my third trimester, I had my best preggo bike ride yet: a six-mile commute into work! There’s a beautiful bike path that covers about 4.5 miles of that, a paved, tree-lined route running along a small creek. Pre-preggo days I would race down it, each morning pushing my…
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Adventures of a Preggo 