11 Weeks Pregnant and Looking for advice.

BrittanyBrines

Hi,
I am new to this group though not new to MFP. My situation: I joined while pregnant with my first and it took me about 9 month after I had him to get back to UNDER my pre-pregnancy weight. I got my abs back and felt great! He is now 16 month and I am 11 weeks pregnant with baby number 2. I am VERY tired with this one. I wasn't working when I was pregnant with my first and I am working, plus I take my son to work as well (I am a nanny, a tutor, and a piano teacher, so it allows me to bring my son). I don't know if that is why I am more tired? Anyways, I want to stay in great shape so that after I have this baby, I can loose the weight even faster, plus I think being in great shape with my first really helped my labor. I was only in the hospital for 3 hours before I had him naturally. It was an over all really short birth.

I am looking for motivation. I want to do cardio at least 3 days a week with abs and legs on alternating days. Doing my leg workouts isn't that hard for me to keep up with. I think because it doesn't take a lot for me to feel it working. With my ab workouts, because I worked on them so hard, I rarely feel sore the next day doing what I'm doing now and soon I won't be able to do most of the workouts. I could use advice and motivation to get past the exhaustion and keep up with my workout routine. I've gained 2-3 pounds so far which isn't too bad I guess?

Thanks for any help.

BrittanyBrines

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krissydawn16

I pinned something on pinterest recently that I think addresses some of this.. I'm looking for it. But, I would stick to light cardio for an energy burst, early in the morning. Some people have said that cardio helped with morning sickness, too. Pregnancy is a time to just embrace what's happening, and work on growing that healthy baby and staying in shape for labor... not a time to worry about getting your figure back a year from now.

Also, I would ask your OB before doing ab exercises. There are certain things you aren't supposed to do, because of diastasis recti (separated ab muscles).

Foxness

I had that exhaustion with my first pregnancy but not my second. It went away a few weeks into the second trimester.

krissydawn16

This may have been the blog I was talking about.. or maybe not. I can't find it. http://makeovermcki.blogspot.com/2013/03/week-8-9.html

HSingMomto7Kids

I am going on the treadmill just about everyday or I walk. I would stay away from ab workouts for sure. I am 20 weeks along now I think or is it 19 weeks. You'll do fine!! Add me if you'd like too.

thecakelocker

I'm still lifting weights at 33.5 weeks, the first trimester was by far the worst. I had to drop my cardio drastically and do bodyweight stuff only for a good while to cope with the exhaustion.

orkyokomjs_mom

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rachelklewis3

I have 2 little ones (26 mos. apart), and found my second pregnancy to be more tiring than the first. I think it has a lot to do with keeping up with a toddler. Making sure I ate well (lots of protein- greek yogurt and almonds were my faves) helped and making sure I got enough rest at night. Eating healthy (combined with a full time job spent on my feet all day) also meant I only gained 8 lbs. that entire pregnancy. Don't beat yourself up too much if you can't get to the workouts. If you're too tired try just taking a walk with the family after dinner. Use this time to bond with your little one as much as you can since you will soon have to focus on a newborn. I found I bounced back a lot faster after the second one- whose birth was half as long as the first and I hear that is very common. Good luck to you and take care of yourself!

mstawnya

Just keep doing what you're doing. If you're tired, just take a walk. You'll get some energy back in the second trimester. You can do abdominal work as long as you're comfortable. I took a core class until I was 7 months. We used a ball for a lot of the work and that helped a lot. Good luck!