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Healthy Pregnancy, Workout Pregnancy

By Kellie Jones

Republish: EasyPublish™ Published: 26Nov2009 Word count: 576 Viewed: 56 time(s) Get Free Content For Your Site

How do you give your Baby the best start in life that you possibly can, even when you feel like a bus has run over you most days?! My second pregnancy was a whole lot different to my first, I think I was just so naïve and innocent and excited with my first; that it just carried me through! On my second, however, I knew what was ahead of me and sometimes it can be more daunting when you have the first-hand knowledge. With my second came morning sickness, constant tiredness, I blame the fact that my second turned out to be a boy, he was always going to be harder!! So what do you do when you want to stay healthy, you want to give your unborn child every chance in life and yet all you really want to do is to crawl under the biggest duvet you can find.

1. Exercise:

The one thing you are not going to want to do may be the only thing that will drag you out of that lethargic state. The first Trimester tends to be the hardest for feeling fatigue, a little gentle exercise will invigorate your body and your mind. Exercise also releases endorphins that tend to improve your moods and reduces your stress levels. Pregnant or not, the hardest part as we all know is beginning the exercises but make that transition, fit it in to your routine to spend half an hour a day doing gentle exercises. There is also no harm in rewarding yourself for this and it can keep you motivated for those nine months. It may not work for everyone but I would reward myself with my favourite film or a Saturday afternoon curled up with my favourite book and a hot chocolate but only on condition that I stuck to my exercises for at least a few days in succession. This brings me on to my next point; rest is vital.

2. Rest:

Rest is so important for Mother and Baby, particularly in the early stages of pregnancy. When I became pregnant, I went in to overdrive, I think I needed to prove I was Super-Mum and could do everything; this kind of attitude catches up on you when you’re pregnant. It is much more beneficial to listen to your body and rest when it tells you that you need to. Having a few early nights doesn’t reflect on how you’re coping with pregnancy, taking early nights are probably one of the most intelligent things that pregnant women can do. Your body is going through it’s own trauma with becoming pregnancy and coping with all the change, so allow it to rest and rejuvenate itself.

3. Feed Your Body Right:

You are told regularly to avoid caffeine; well this is the time to listen. You may feel fatigued during pregnancy but caffeine is not going to help that, a fruit smoothie will give you the same ‘kick’ that you get from coffee, it just takes a little longer to feel the effects. The better you eat, the better you will feel, very clichéd but true. Your third trimester will be the toughest in terms of how your body feels and it is okay to feel tired. If you have exercised regularly, given your body the rest it needs and fed your body the foods it deserves then it should make that transition through childbirth a little easier.

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