WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for March, 1998: Re: a silly question? Pregnancy and exercise

Re: a silly question? Pregnancy and exercise

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 2 Mar 1998 08:08:04 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 2 Mar 1998, steph wrote: >
>Yeah- I'm officially pregnant! From reading this forum and other
>resources I feel pretty prepared, but I have fallen victim (as I'm sure
>most of us do)to the conflicting info. out there that can cause some
>serious insecurity! Anyhow, I know that exercise is good, as long as my
>heartbeat doesn't go above 140. I haven't added anything extreme to my
>workout, but I have always done stomach crunches (ok, I admit it-
>"always" is probably an exageration). I was talking to a friend who is
>also pregnant, and she freaked when I told her about the crunches.

Little trick - don't tell your friend!

>That
>it could hurt the baby in some way. She said she had read it in one of
>her books. To me, it seems as though strengthening stomach muscles
>could only help, especially later on in the (eek) labor process. If
>someone could please let me know if I should stop the crunches or keep
>on going, I'd really really appreciate it. Thanks so much! Hope you all
>had a great weekend! Steph

We tell patietws that cruches are fine as long as your'e comfortable (physically) while doing them. The only concern is in late pregnancy when you shouldn't purposely stay falt on your back while exerting yourself for any protracted period of time. Theoretically, it can reduce placental circulation but on a practical basis, using common sense, it shouldn't be a problem.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm
http://www.obgyn.net/women/advisors/harveym.htm

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