Working out while pregnant ?!?!

Question

So I called my dr and she said that I can continue to do what I’m use to as long as I’m feeling up for it. Tell me about your experience. So I just started working out about a month ago. I haven’t noticed much of a physical difference yet but I do feel better and that’s great because Im wanting to just overall improve my life style and change my bad habits. I’m eating healthier staying around 1400 - 1500 cals a day to stay in a deficit. I’m working out 5 days a week Doing mostly cardio at least 30 - 40 mins every day and then light lifting and some HITT. On average I’m burning about 600 - 700 calories. Well I just found out I’m pregnant. I would like to still continue to work out as I still feel good beside horrible indigestion. And I want to stay healthy. So my question is should I cut out ab workouts, But still continue with everything else? And should I still be in a deficit? I am 30lbs overweight.  TIA.

Answer

I continued to work out for the first few months but being tired just got to me. I've been doing it almost daily (half a week off here and there) for the past 5ish years so I decided to give myself a break. Im 37 weeks and haven't been back to the gym since 25ish weeks.
If theyve approved you, then yes, you can work out. But as things change you need to listen to your body. If you feel too tired, like I did, take the time off. If you don't have that problem, keep going. 🤷 
As you get bigger, some workouts won't be the same. So don't be afraid to mix things up. Cardio is always good. Weightlifting gets tricky as you want to make sure your breathing properly and later on won't be able to lye flat on your back. If you don't already, I would suggest switching your methods to low weight/high rep. (more of a toning, fat burning approach that's low impact, low stress)
Stay hydrated. And be really good about washing hands and taking vitamin c. The gym is germ central. Stop if you feel lightheaded. My doctor told me a good way to judge your heart rate is whether you can still carry on a conversation or not. If you're too out of breath to talk almost regularly, then give yourself a minute or 2 to catch your breath.
A lot of women can't lay flat on their back farther into it as it puts pressure on the vein in your back that leads to your brain. This depends on a lot of things, how big you are, how you carry, how your uterus is shaped....  So if you do something like bench press and start to feel light headed, that's probably what that is and you might want to cross that off your routine for a while.
We have a hormone being produced during pregnancy to soften muscles and ligaments to make birth go a little smoother. But it effects all of your muscles and ligaments making injury easier than normal. So make sure you're giving yourself proper time to warm up and cool down. Stretch before and after.

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I worked out while pregnant with my OBGYN’s approval of course. I made healthier lifestyle changes. Went to yoga more often and worked out 3x a week. I swam as well. I ate normal (didn’t eat for 2, but consumed an extra 500 calories a day). I lost 50lbs while pregnant and my doctor said that was fine. I wasn’t overweight or anything while I was pregnant and I didn’t need to lose weight, it just happened.

Working out while pregnant ?!?!

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