Exercise and early pregnancy?!

Question

Hi all! 
I am 4 weeks pregnant, and I am a dance teacher. I asked my doctor about dancing she said it was fine, my body is used to it.
That’s great. 
BUT next week is a show week and it’s 3 hours of watching over hundreds of children (with helpers) and then 5 hours of intense dancing, much much more than I normally do. 
I referred to the google of death to research exercise and Early pregnancy. 
I came upon a study that found running to be linked to miscarriages. Running. 
What I do is so much more than running. 
Please, somebody tell me they have needed to physically endure something crazy and still managed to keep their baby growing in there?!

Answer

Hey, fellow dancer/teacher here (formerly ballet anyway, not currently teaching :)). At my studio, two of our master teachers have been pregnant while continuing to teach. Both kept dancing along with students/demonstrating until their bumps (late 2nd trimester I think?) made it too awkward. :) I would recommend following your doc's advice, though I KNOW how strenuous show season is, especially if you're onstage too. Maybe give them a call for clarification if you'd like the extra peace of mind.
Best advice from me: MAKE SURE you drink tons of water, even if/when you don't feel thirsty, the stage lights suck it out of you terribly, plus sweat etc. As others have said, listen to your body, slow down if you have to. Can you tell one of your studio's directors in confidence? Also, me personally, I would be a little extra careful doing pointe work, make sure you have enough rosin etc. to avoid stage slips (our stages were always so much slicker or uneven than the studio's marley). Merde! :)

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I don't think you're going to dance yourself into a miscarriage! Just listen to your body; you may have to eat or drink more than usual, while changes in hormones and blood pressure may make certain moves feel harder than you might be used to. See how you go in rehearsals - your body is used to a high level of work, so I'm you're more ready than most to tackle this big challenge!

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I was pregnant with my 2nd baby last year. I was exercising and even had a personal trainer I was training with for a while. On top of that I was doing Zumba every other day. I was so happy when I found out I was preggo with baby #2 and I continued eating healthy and some exercise (I had quit with my trainer by that time) but  I never quit going to Zumba. Well I ended up having a miscarriage in December at 12 weeks I think I pushed my body past it’s limits. Listen to your body and don’t over do anything. I’m pregnant yet again and I’ve quit all exercise including Zumba I’m terrified of loosing this little one. I’m waiting for 2nd trimester so I can start back on zumba but won’t be doing any hardcore dances. Just listen to your body if something becomes too much stop. Good luck.🍀

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Do you have to dance it all? Can you get a special guest to dance portions as a feature and favor to you? 4 weeks you should be fine. It would be noticeably harder even at 8 weeks. Running and jogging is just fine. You will be used to this. I kept jogging and exercising daily (nothing too strenuous), but I noticed it was more difficult for my daily work, standing and inspiring others; it's just harder while pregnant. Sleep more and rest up and try to find someone who can take some of the performance load off of you.

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I should mention its 6 days in a row!

Exercise and early pregnancy?!

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