Excercise, 18 weeks

Squats, lunges, anything that strengthens your thighs, glutes...also some light arm weights to make it easier to carry that baby around!

if you're not used to lifting do not push yourself too much, but you can lift

workout ball sit-ups and squats there are lots of things to do

Start slow. And stay slow. Don’t up your workouts quickly, you have terrible balance thanks to pregnancy, and your body is allocating resources elsewhere. If you aren’t a big weight lifter, they recommend you don’t start while pregnant. Exercise is good, but don’t strain. You’re going to want to listen to your body, it will tell you what it doesn’t like. I also hate to say it, but there’s not much you can do about tearing. You may, you may not. Some women recommend a penerial (?) massage. But take it from someone who’s had a third degree tear (all the way to the wall of the anus) it’s alright. You’ll feel stitches a little during healing, but you’ll be alright even if you do tear. :) and I didn’t tear at all with my second. 🤷🏻‍♀️ it’s a crap shoot!

I can’t lift anything over 15lbs (high risk) but doctor told me light weights and rubber band workouts are good! Also depending on why you’re high risk you may not be able to do squats until closer till the end of pregnancy :-/

Thank you so much for the advice! No, I am not used to lifting. We just joined the gym again, and it had been months since last went. We'd still walk and stuff, but actual working out is just starting up again. I don't want to do too much to where I could hurt my baby, but I definitely needed some advice as to what I can do. Again, thank you all so much! It's greatly appreciated!

Are you high risk? I lifted all through my pregnancy, much more than 20lbs