exercise helps labor?

Question

I have heard exercising regularly and maintaining a healthy weight will make labor a better experience. Anyone have good stories to share?

Answer

I worked out up until the day I delivered and I have no doubt it helped me have a vaginal delivery. My pelvic opening is small, so I pushed hard for 2 hours straight and was able to get it done. My Dr. was impressed and didn't think I was going to deliver that quickly after the first hour. Also, I dropped the baby weight super easy. As in, it was all gone by 8ish weeks and all I did was walk and eat clean.

Answer

I am hoping it's true as I plan to keep up exercising all the way through.

My bootcamp instructor told me exercise helped her deliver both her girls with no pain relief and very quickly. By the time she got to the hospital with her first she was 10cm dilated and ready to push.

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