Exercise / activity levels

Hi everyone. I'm just curious really, what's everyone still managing to do? I'm finding walking more of struggle each day and the same loop of the park now takes me twice the time and I'm properly puffed afterwards!

Am I being unrealistic expecting to keep up walking/swimming/yoga right up to birth?

Currently 37weeks (FTM and a bit clueless 😆)

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Everything is getting harder for me but I’m still trying to keep moving as much as I can. I’ll be 37 weeks tomorrow. I’m doing a lunchtime dog walk everyday, longer walks at the weekends, and aquanatal once a week. I’m ok walking on the flat but any kind of incline has me really puffed out and I have to keep a hold of my husband to keep him at my pace! My midwife has said to keep it up as long as I feel able to.

I’ve had to stop going to the gym in the past week, I’m 35 weeks now. I’m just finding it too painful with pelvic pain. I can barely manage a walk more than 15 minutes now, it’s been hard to accept I’ll be honest 😓

You are not being unrealistic. Sometimes, I just want to sit at home and lay in bed all day.

However, I ditch that thought and climb up and down the stairs at intervals, sit on my birthing/yoga ball instead to engage in hip circles and soft bounces with some stretches. Regarding walking, I reduced my walk limit to 5k steps a day and it's a task for me who used to walk 10k to 15k steps the least. I am 38wks and some days and I can totally relate to walking being tidious atm.😏

Thanks everyone, this is really reassuring ❤️ especially to hear you're feeling the same about the new limitations as we get bigger, it is hard to accept. But we've got this 😊 not long to go now!

I did yoga/pilates at the start of pregnancy but not going to lie, haven’t done anything other than going out for walks since.
I lost my mojo for the gym way before I got pregnant (moved 6 hours north and renovated a house) and didn’t feel like now was the time I got back into it so I just do what makes me feel good. Short walks, long walks, a bit of pregnancy yoga! 🧘🏼‍♀️
I want to stay active with walks but I’ll do what my body allows me at the moment (37wks) x

I’m 36 weeks pregnant and prior to pregnancy was always in the gym lifting heavy weights. I have continued to exercise during my pregnancy, just adjusting it. I hit about 34 weeks and couldn’t do workouts anymore and have just been walking but it’s becoming a huge struggle. I walk for about 15 minutes and feel like the baby is going to fall out!

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Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back