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03-18-16, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Toronto!
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Are there any pregant/with babies VFers right now?
I am still in the early stages, but I am far enough along that we could see and hear a heartbeat on my early ultrasound today :-) I am hopeful, excited, nervous---I just want everything to keep going well! And I know pregnancy is not the time to set any records, but I am really convinced that staying healthy and devoting some effort now will pay off later---I want to make the pregnancy and birth easier. I want the healthiest baby I can get. I want the weight gain to be from the baby, not from my bad habits. I know I slacked off a little lately and am not starting from the best shape ever, but I need to do what has to be done so I am knuckling down :-)
I just bought Tracey Mallet's 'Super Fit Mama' book and it looks excellent. It emphasizes functional moves and has flexibility training too. I am going to see what YouTube has to offer. I browsed the check-ins though and it seems like the 'pregnancy and post-partum' group is mostly people with older kids. I am not sure I belong there :-) So I was just wondering if there is anyone actually here right now who is pregnant or had a baby and wants to be my workout buddy? I know I could probably join a regular check-in since most of my workouts are pretty mild. But I just thought I'd see if anyone out there was in my same situation. |
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03-18-16, 05:34 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Congratulations! I'm in the "prenatal/postpartum forever" check-in. And yes, our babies are older now, but you're absolutely welcome to join. We now have the wisdom of over a dozen combined pregnancies plus our now-older children to offer!
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03-18-16, 05:47 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: NYC
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My baby is 21, but just wanted to say congratulations!!!! Wishing you a happy, healthy pregnancy!!
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03-18-16, 06:59 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maryland, USA
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Congrats, Joanna! My baby will be 13 this summer!
 I think you have the right ideas in mind - I generally stuck w/ my regular workouts but modified them to lower impact/intensity. For pregnancy workouts I remember I had one by Lesia Hart....and I think a Yoga one - maybe Crunch? I'm so happy to hear your good news! Donna |
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03-18-16, 08:52 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Northeast
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No babies, Joanna, but I hope you don't mind me popping in to offer my congratulations.
 I'm just excited for you (babies!!  ) and wanted to send you my well wishes and good thoughts. I hope for nothing but health and happiness for both you AND baby.
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03-18-16, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: West coast of Canada, eh. ;)
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So happy for you Joanna!
 My baby will be 30 in the summer.  I am on to grand babies now!  Like Donna, I didn't try anything new, stuck with what my body was used to and went low impact. There are so many pregnancy workouts out there now. I am sure you will get some good recommendations.
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03-19-16, 07:09 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western New York
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Congratulations Joanna! I also wanted to thank you for the many rotations you have posted over the years.
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03-19-16, 10:49 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: A helluva town
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Congratulations Joanna and may you have the healthiest of babies!!
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03-19-16, 11:39 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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Congratulations, Joanna!
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03-19-16, 01:00 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Missouri
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Congratulations Joanna! I have a 13 month old and I've been trying to actively exercise since the end of December. We recently had out of town company, then DH has been out of town, so I've slacked off the past two weeks. Fully intend to get back to it though! I've been checking in at the Beginners. Perennial Beginners & Restarters Check in, and it might be a good one for you. It's for those of us who like or for whatever reason are keeping workouts low impact, low key etc. I'd think that those sorts of workouts would be good for pregnancy, at least until you get close to the third trimester (I think twists and ab work on the floor are contraindicated after a certain point... I had a very low energy pregnancy and regular exercise didn't happen for me, so I don't know). Anyway, the check in has gotten pretty quiet the past few weeks, but we can certainly revive it. Like I said, I fully intend to get back to my exercise. I've been working out mostly with Ellen Barrett, adding in some Jessica Smith, Jennifer Galardi and Tracey Mallett once in awhile. We also have those who like Body Beast, Leslie, Pilates by Lisa, and Classical Stretch/ Essentrics (among others). Jessica has a few really good prenatal workouts on her channel, and if you're interested in Pilates, Robin's The Balanced Life has some great tutorials and a full prenatal series as well.
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