Did anyone stop exercising or cut back when they were trying

Trying to what?

Why would you stop exercising?

Trying for a bay? I would ask a doctor.

Trying for a bay? I would ask a doctor.

That would be my guess as well.

You don't have to change your exercise routine if you're trying to conceive or even if you're pregnant as long as your body is used to the activity level. It's only in the later months when exercise can be difficult that you need to start taking it easy. As long as you can talk during your exercise and aren't getting light-headed or out of breath you're just fine to exercise everyday.

I'm not sure what your goals are but I would not recommend stopping working out. When I started working out 2 1/2 years ago I did P90X and thought after 90 days I would quit since it is a 90 day program. Well 2 1/2 years later I still workout 6 days a week for 1hr or less a day. It's a life time commitment and it's the only way I can keep in great shape and eat what I want in moderation. It does not take long before you lose any progress that you have made if you stop all together. At least do every other day at the minimum.

Hope this helps.

Anthony

Ok I didn't see the concieve part. I would still workout if you are able.

ANthony

Nope. I was hitting the gym six times a week each time I got pregnant. Once I did, I just increased some of my iron and protein because I hate taking supplements.

The amount of exercise you are doing isn't enough to interfere with trying to conceive. Very high amounts of exercise can actually cause some women to stop having their cycle and that would be a problem, but these days most doctors are fine with you continuing your exercise routine during trying to conceive and even once you are pregnant (assuming you know to listen to your body and stop if your body is telling you that you are doing too much).

While I was TTC, I was exercising about 1 hour of cardio a day (run/walk intervals or sometimes incline intervals on the treadmill) and my doctor was encouraging me to continue. I'm now 6.5 months pregnant and I'm still walking about an hour a day though I've had to slow the pace down as the pregnancy has gone on and I've also had to stop using an incline on the treadmill (I had to slow down because my breathing would get harder at slower speeds and the incline tended to cause more back pain). I'm actually high-risk but my OB and my Perinatologist are happy that I'm exercising because the reasons I'm high-risk aren't reasons that would cause me not to be active. Naturally though once you are pregnant you would want to check with your OB in case you have a specific circumstance that would cause exercise to be unsafe for you or your baby.

I think it really depends on your activity level and how your body has adjusted to it thus far. If you're an endurance athlete, you may be having fertility problems because of it.

http://www.dailycamera.com/health-fitness/ci_19283560?utm_source=Endurance+Sportswire+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3b5cdf3a1c-ESW+Newsletter+9/28/11&utm_medium=email

If you're NOT an endurance athlete and you're just having trouble getting pregnant, I wouldn't think that working out would be the cause of it unless you're just working out totally hard core - more so than what your body is used to. If you're still having regular periods, I don't think your exercise is affecting your fertility. Consult a doctor, of course, but unless you're an athlete like the women in the above referenced article, I'd say it's safe to continue exercising as you are.