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Re: abdominal exercises while pregnantFrom: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 6 Dec 2000 18:36:58 -0600 (CST)
At Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Kelly wrote: > >I am 9 weeks pregnant today. I have kept up with my regular exercise >routine thus far. I have always done abdominals once a week (300). >Today I started wondering if I should drop that exercise. I know it >increases intra-abdominal pressure. I wonder if it starts to do more >harm than good. >What do you think? Kelly The general rule of thumb is that you can continue any activity that you engaged in prior to pregnancy, at the level at which you engaged in it prior to pregnancy. In addition, one should use their body as a guage. If it becomes uncomfortable to do the activity, then discontinue it... Lynn
-- Lynn D. Montgomery, MD Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center Missoula, Montana
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