Pregnancy Activities and Exercises

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Exercise is very important when you are pregnant. Pregnancy is pretty hard on the body and physically it takes 2 years to go back to normal afterwards. When during the day you want to do it is up to you. Don't do it if it makes you feel bad or find an alternative exercise.

Swimming during pregnancy can be a great exercise, especially in the last trimester! It can relieve all the pressure on your joints and ligaments. It also helps you from overheating.

Unless there is some medical problem with the pregnancy, then no, I don't think so.

only if it is the ferris wheel or something like it. because if you get on roller coasters it can harm the baby.

Yes they can. Just don't swallow too much salt wateer.

Yes, as long as you're careful to keep the guitar away from your stomach.

Yes, there isn't enough opium in poppy seeds to do anything. I've been pregnant twice.

First. Expect another 5 months.

Some environmental pollutants may be harmful to a developing baby. Here's a list of them: Lead: In gasoline, water pipes, solders, storage batteries, construction material, paints, dyes and wood preservatives. Mercury: Fish contaminated with mercury have been linked to cerebral palsy and microcephaly. PCBs: Once again found in fish, birds. Limit your intake of fish while you are pregnant. Pesticides: Human exposure to pesticides is common because they are used extensively. Those of most concern contain several agents - DDT, chlordane, heptachlor and lindane. There are a number of harmful agents to avoid while you are pregnant. A book that I got when I was pregnant is called "Your Pregnancy Week by Week" and it is very informative for this type of question. I hope the information I provided was what you were looking for and I hope you found it useful. Stacey

You don't. Forcing parenthood on someone is not fair and he can very likely just walk away. Not very responsible of you to do that to your child.

Yes, there is no reason why you can't fire a gun when pregnant.

Support stockings and I also found wearing sneakers was the best because I could tie them so they were as tight as the stockings.

I SUGGEST TYPING IN THE WORD PANICK ATTACKS AND SEE WHAT YOU COME UP WITH. IT IS A START. Panic attacks during pregnancy is extremely common. It is also common in women going through perimenopause and finally menopause and it's due to chemical changes (hormonal) in the body. During pregnancy your blood sugars can be high, low, and other strange things can happen. My girlfriend who was pregnant many years ago with her first child just got panic attacks while having a shower. She stated she was worried about drowning. I told her to have a bath or a sink wash until she felt more confident to take a bath or shower. During pregnancy as you know one can have strange cravings to go along with everything else. A pregnant woman can go into fits of tears over seemingly nothing, depressed, feeling ugly and large feel like they are packing 200 pounds around when she really doesn't look that bad at all. Magazines and the media DO NOT help new mothers and instead put fear into them. They warn them of all the things that CAN happen to their baby even before they are born. Of course the standard is, see your doctor when you should for checkups, don't drink alcohol or too much caffeine, eat well, take some vitamins, exercise, etc. Other than that women have been having babies since the beginning of time and most are healthy chubby little cuties and there is no reason your baby won't be healthy. Stop reading too many magazines or baby books or listening to people that love to tell you their 'horror stories of giving birth.' Remember that each woman is different and she has several choices to give birth which she should discuss with her doctor. No, panic attacks are not dangerous while you are pregnant, but they are exhausting so between being pregnant (makes you very tired at times) and the stress of panic attacks the two will slow your energy level to stop and may cause you some depression because of the frustration of it all. I suffered from panic attacks in the 1970s and I know they aren't pleasant. Sometimes it's genetic and sometimes hormonal. These attacks will probably pass sometime before the birth of your baby or after the birth. Please discuss this with your doctor and see what he/she thinks of a medication you may be able to take while pregnant. You could also seek counseling as some pregnant women do. I don't normally recommend someone going to their doctor while pregnant to go onto medications, but, panic attacks will keep you extremely lethargic and far more depressed than you need to be. You will not die from panic attacks. You will not have a heart attack. A large percentage of people will suffer at least one to two panic attacks in their lifetime (sometimes brushed off as anxiety attacks.) If you would like more information on panic attacks please go onto my Private Message Board and I will research it for you. Congratulations early!

Pregnant women : always put an unconscious pregnant woman in recovery position on her left side . This prevents compression of the Inferior vena cava by the uterus, which could be fatal for both the mother and the child.

Of course. There's no more risk than a normal flight. Most women wouldn't even know themselves if they were only one month pregnant anyway. Yes. Unless you have another medical condition, the fetus will be safe. You can usually fly until 32 weeks with no problems. After this the airline may require a letter from your doctor.

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If you are talking about a pool it's fine.

If you are late in the pregnancy I would imagine the roller coaster can be quite uncomfortable along with anything you are turned upside down in. The rest is just for what the individual feel. As far as I know there's no ride particularly dangerous to a pregnant woman.

Yes. You can go in a boat at any time during pregnancy

If Hugh Hefner is to be believed, yes.

But not much will come of it - as Hef would confirm.

Listen to your body. If something feels uncomfortable or painful, don't do it.

Avoid any exercise while lying on the back after the first trimester. This position can cause the growing uterus to restrict blood return through the vena cava which lies directly behind the abdomen.

Drink plenty of water before, during, and after exercise. You need to stay well-hydrated to regulate both your body temperature and your growing baby's.

Exercise in a well-ventilated area and wear loose-fitting, breathable clothing to prevent over-heating.

Be aware of your changing center of gravity. Avoid any activity that involves sudden directional changes or that risks even mild abdominal trauma such as downhill skiing, rollerblading, horseback riding, etc.

Exercise regularly, preferably 20-30 minutes a day at least 3 times per week. Regular exercise will reduce the chance of injury and will help keep you in shape for "Labor Day."

Perhaps the most important thing you can do is to exercise the Kegel or pelvic floor muscle daily to prevent urinary incontinence and uterine prolapse, and to enhance sexual pleasure. Practice this exercise by stopping and starting the flow of urine. Once you have the hang of it, do not continue to perform the Kegel exercise while urinating, but rather perform the exercise while driving in the car or talking on the phone. Try to do at least 100 every day.

Pelvic Rocking is very good for the back and belly muscles - make sure to do these in a slow and controlled manner to avoid injury, and they can be valuable! Carefully let your belly sag towards the floor by tilting your pelvis forward - do not do this very far down, just a small tilt, then back to neutral, pulling the abdominal muscles in as you pull your back up. Do 20-40 at a session 4 times a day, and work up to 80 at bedtime. These exercises help keep baby from being in a posterior position and improve circulation to the lower body. The circulation benefit will be enhanced by lying down for at least 10 minutes after exercising.

It is safer that you do not go swimming until your infection has gone for good, as you may catch something from the water if it is not clean.

while you cant have a true period while pregnant you can have early pregnancy bleeding which can last up to half the pregnancy, early pregnancy bleeding is usually shorter and lighter, and while you are ovulating is the highest chance to become pregnanct, so it sounds like you have a high chance of being pregnant, take a home test and go from there, hope for the best