Trouble breathing.. What to do??

mrsaniamanning
mrsaniamanning Posts: 56 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hi so ive posted before that i am pregnant and was having trouble breathing walking on the treadmill for 1.5 hours so i cut back to an hour (3.1 mph @ 10% incline) i just hit my second trimester but my energy hasnt kicked in. And even just an hour i can barely breathe.. Am i burning less calories? Is it bad to be pushing thriugh?
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  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I would listen to your doctor. This may be too much for you.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Yes it's bad when your doctor told you to cut back. Cut back more if you're struggling.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Why are trying to burn calories? You need the calories for the growing baby.
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
    Really? See a MD.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited January 2016
    Op, you should try yoga instead.
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I think yoga is a good idea! There's plenty of free prenatal yoga videos on YouTube .

    You should really listen to your doctor. Your growing a human ! You will have a lifetime to worry about fitness and weight management after you give birth so why not cut back for now ?

    When I was pregnant my doctor told me about the talk test . basically he said you should be able to talk without gasping or being out of breathe during whatever activity. If you are gasping and out of breathe then its time to dial it back . I followed his advice. My main concern was growing a healthy baby. Please listen to your doctor and cut back on all this. Also please be sure to get adequate calories. This isn't the time to worry about a deficit or even maintaining.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    why are you trying to lose weight when pregnant?

    why are you not listening to your doctor???

  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    Please. Just. Stop.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    There's only one thing that's important - the health of your unborn child.

    Seek medical attention. Stop being foolish killing yourself on a treadmill. Perspective is a fine thing.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    See a doctor.

    And your energy doesn't pick up ten minutes into your second trimester anyway. Yes, it's bad to push through this. Being able to breathe is important.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    Op, you should try yoga instead.

    People who can't breath from tren lung can still do 8 for arm workouts. Maybe she should try that?

    Seriously OP, don't hurt yourself and particularly your baby with over exertion.
  • dydn11402
    dydn11402 Posts: 103 Member
    Op, if you are not getting enough oxygen, then your baby isn't getting enough either. I was also concerned during my pregnancy about pushing myself enough vs too much and it is really imp to have that healthy balance. If you are having trouble with that balance then please talk to someone (therapist, doctor etc) before you hurt your baby. If you are not sure if you are pushing too hard, then pull back extra just to be sure. The goal during pregnancy should be health above all. This is not the time to get fitter and stronger than prepregnancy. All the best.
  • WalkingAlong
    WalkingAlong Posts: 4,926 Member
    Why 10% incline? That's a bit extreme, for an hour. For anyone. You need to listen to your body. If it's saying "cut back MORE" (which it sounds like), you need to listen.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    WalkingAlong wrote: »
    Why 10% incline? That's a bit extreme, for an hour. For anyone. You need to listen to your body. If it's saying "cut back MORE" (which it sounds like), you need to listen.

    That was my thought. And good lord talk to your doctor!
  • mrsaniamanning
    mrsaniamanning Posts: 56 Member
    Hi everyone thank you for your advice, my doctor told me an hour should be fine and that excercise is a good thing to help with the delivery of the baby. Im not trying to lose weight im just trying to "stay active"
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    mrsaniamanning wrote: »
    Hi everyone thank you for your advice, my doctor told me an hour should be fine and that excercise is a good thing to help with the delivery of the baby. Im not trying to lose weight im just trying to "stay active"

    But if it's leaving you struggling to breath then it's too much.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    You should be listening to your doctor and you're not. Why would you willingly put yourself and unborn child at risk like that? Seek help. Immediately. And stop pushing so hard and working out so much. Your body has already been screaming at you and you're just ignoring it. You're going to end up hurting yourself or your baby.. or both.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited January 2016
    mrsaniamanning wrote: »
    Hi everyone thank you for your advice, my doctor told me an hour should be fine and that excercise is a good thing to help with the delivery of the baby. Im not trying to lose weight im just trying to "stay active"

    I remember your other thread and your phrasing was not that your doctor said it was ok but that your doctor advised you cut back because you couldn't breathe properly

    You still can't breathe properly because you are not supposed to be walking at 10% for an hour or dieting when you are pregnant

    Your priorities are wrong, you are acting selfishly and you should absolutely go back to your doctor and talk to him honestly about your thought processes

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited January 2016
    I found it

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10309784/is-pregnancy-effecting-my-workout-or-am-i-just-weaker/p1

    You even said your doctor said an hour was excessive
    mrsaniamanning wrote: »
    sardelsa wrote: »
    First congrats!
    Second, you are growing another human being and your body is making many changes to accommodate that so it will definitely affect your fitness level. Sounds like you are overexerting yourself... keeping active means moving (even just stretching and walking) so try to take it easy and talk to your doctor if you have any concerns.

    Thank you :) my doctor told me even an hour was a bit excessive but i dont believe that to be true?


    Seriously what do you have to hear before you realise that you are acting dangerously and selfishly

    I am actually appalled by your attitude, you need to grow up and if you can't take responsibility for the life growing inside you on your own, get help
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    If you are struggling to breathe frequently and consistently your blood oxygen levels will be affected and this will affect your baby
  • beatyfamily1
    beatyfamily1 Posts: 257 Member
    If your doctor says it's ok maybe it's too much at one time. Space out your walking throughout the day.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    mrsaniamanning wrote: »
    sardelsa wrote: »
    First congrats!
    Second, you are growing another human being and your body is making many changes to accommodate that so it will definitely affect your fitness level. Sounds like you are overexerting yourself... keeping active means moving (even just stretching and walking) so try to take it easy and talk to your doctor if you have any concerns.

    Thank you :) my doctor told me even an hour was a bit excessive but i dont believe that to be true?

    Your statements about listening to your doctor contradict themselves between the first thread you started on this very subject and this latest thread on the same subject. You can do the wise thing, listen to both your doctor and body, which means not putting yourself into situations causing breathing difficulty or you can continue with what you are doing and risk not just your health, but that of your unborn child .... pick one.
  • mrsaniamanning
    mrsaniamanning Posts: 56 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    mrsaniamanning wrote: »
    Hi everyone thank you for your advice, my doctor told me an hour should be fine and that excercise is a good thing to help with the delivery of the baby. Im not trying to lose weight im just trying to "stay active"

    I remember your other thread and your phrasing was not that your doctor said it was ok but that your doctor advised you cut back because you couldn't breathe properly

    You still can't breathe properly because you are not supposed to be walking at 10% for an hour or dieting when you are pregnant

    Your priorities are wrong, you are acting selfishly and you should absolutely go back to your doctor and talk to him honestly about your thought processes

    Im sorry but i never said that i am dieting.. I am gaining weight quite a bit actually i just like to stay active, i love walking on the treadmill the doctor told me to cut back from an hour and a half so i did.. To an hour.... And its not working out for me so im going to try 30 min in the morning and 30 at night like the other advice i got.. Im afraid that any activity that i do causes shortness of breath and its not from the baby but from gaining so much weight. Im 5'9 and before i got pregnant i was 128 lbs today i am 158lbs in a matter of 3 months...
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    That is a significant weight gain in 3 months and I would assume you have been eating over maintenance plus have some significant water weight

    With my first I put on 54lbs the entire pregnancy of which I lost around 30lbs within a week of having my son ...

    At 5'9 128lbs is borderline underweight but I'm pretty sure you know that

    The attention you need should be from your obstetrician and primary care physician
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    How about trying a less exhausting exercise like swimming instead? You can get great exercise AND stretching with less stress on your lower body, which will be better as the baby grows. Many pregnant women at my fitness center switch to swimming somewhere in the second trimester and swear by it during the third. They say they feel much better balanced too.
  • Pawsforme
    Pawsforme Posts: 645 Member
    edited January 2016
    I can only echo those who've said that if you're having trouble getting enough oxygen then so is your baby. Surely you understand that lack of oxygen can cause devastating consequences to a developing fetus? Please -- for your baby's sake you need to have a very honest discussion with your doctor about your weight related anxiety and your compulsion to exercise excessively.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    earlnabby wrote: »
    How about trying a less exhausting exercise like swimming instead? You can get great exercise AND stretching with less stress on your lower body, which will be better as the baby grows. Many pregnant women at my fitness center switch to swimming somewhere in the second trimester and swear by it during the third. They say they feel much better balanced too.

    How about listening to her dr??? Swimming can also be rigorous and lead to shortness of breath
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    I can imagine you're eating a lot, panicking and trying to work it off by treadmill walking (which is probably keeping you out of the kitchen too). Listen, I put on 5 stone when I was pregnant. 70lb. 70lb.
    There was nothing I could do. I had absolutely no self control. I was the size of a house.
    Why I'm telling you this, is because I managed to get a better body afterwards than I had ever had in my life. But it wasn't going to happen when I was growing my beautiful son.
    Here's another confession that I feel horrible about. I dieted when I breast fed. I really regret it. Feeding was a nightmare for 13 months.
    Anyway, go for some gentle walks, slow swims, yoga and stop when your breathing gets weird.
    Get fat. Have your healthy baby. Good luck.
  • amyk0202
    amyk0202 Posts: 666 Member
    mrsaniamanning wrote: »
    Hi so ive posted before that i am pregnant and was having trouble breathing walking on the treadmill for 1.5 hours so i cut back to an hour (3.1 mph @ 10% incline) i just hit my second trimester but my energy hasnt kicked in. And even just an hour i can barely breathe.. Am i burning less calories? Is it bad to be pushing thriugh?

    You say that you aren't trying to lose weight, but in your original question you are clearly asking about how many calories you are burning. It sounds to me like you are trying to lose weight.
    mrsaniamanning wrote: »
    Im sorry but i never said that i am dieting.. I am gaining weight quite a bit actually i just like to stay active, i love walking on the treadmill the doctor told me to cut back from an hour and a half so i did.. To an hour.... And its not working out for me so im going to try 30 min in the morning and 30 at night like the other advice i got.. Im afraid that any activity that i do causes shortness of breath and its not from the baby but from gaining so much weight. Im 5'9 and before i got pregnant i was 128 lbs today i am 158lbs in a matter of 3 months...

    It actually doesn't matter whether you are out of breath from activity or because you have gained weight. The end result is the same. You are out of breath. If you are struggling to get enough oxygen, your baby could be as well. You need to go back to your doctor & follow his/her guidelines.

  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    earlnabby wrote: »
    How about trying a less exhausting exercise like swimming instead? You can get great exercise AND stretching with less stress on your lower body, which will be better as the baby grows. Many pregnant women at my fitness center switch to swimming somewhere in the second trimester and swear by it during the third. They say they feel much better balanced too.

    How about listening to her dr??? Swimming can also be rigorous and lead to shortness of breath

    I agree, listening to her Dr and cutting back on the exercise is the way to go, but there can be alternate physical activity. Swimming CAN be rigorous but it doesn't have to be (why else are there so many different types of strokes and speeds, and why is it often recommended as a first exercise?) and can actually increase lung capacity.

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