A little confused

[MARY1616]

Hello, I went to the dr. the other nite and he told me that he did not want my heart rate to go above 150 (and that is tops he said)normally my hr is about 185 while doing cathe(when not pregnant.) If I stay at 150 I cant even use my step because my hr goes to about 170 (which is very comfortable for me) I do not even break a sweat at 150. I know that some dr.s are not familiar with the new guidelines , let me know what your dr.s think. thanks

 

[JMFRANE]

My children are 23 and 21 but my doctor told me to continue doing everything that I did before I was pregnant. He said just don't start anything new. He said staying active actually helps the delivery and sure enough it did. I'm sure others will have more up-to-date info but I really liked my doctor.

Joanne

 

[shopaholic]

The new guide line is make sure you can hold a conversation. My doctor told me at 8 weeks, no high impact. I ignored the advice. I have now at almost 15 weeks lowered my impact due to my bladder. I don't check heartrate/pulse. I just make sure I am not gasping for air.

 

[jogger7474]

My doctor said to use the "talk test" as the best way to measure exertion.
This applies whether or not you are pregnant.

From this page:
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/measuring/talk_test.htm

"The talk test method of measuring intensity is simple. A person who is active at a light intensity level should be able to sing while doing the activity. One who is active at a moderate intensity level should be able to carry on a conversation comfortably while engaging in the activity. If a person becomes winded or too out of breath to carry on a conversation, the activity can be considered vigorous."

 

[MARY1616]

Thank you for the feed back. Sometimes I feel like dr.s are not always up to date on infomation. I ofcourse would never want to do anything to hurt my baby, I just feel like I know my body better than anyone and I can tell whether or not I am pushing too hard. Thank you again

 

[wendybdh]

I too used the talk test and worked out to about 75% of my prepregnancy potential. If I felt overtired, I stopped. I knew not to push myself too hard. My Dr. was also ultra conservative and actually told me to stop working out, except for walking. I didn't listen because like you, I knew my body better than anyone. I had an easy pregnancy with no complications and only avoided high impact moves. I even did the IMAX 3 step only premix the day I went into labor. A week and a half after delivery I did Power Hour. I delivered 8 days early to a beautiful, healthy 6lb. 4oz. girl. Oh, I was only in painful labor for about 4.5 hours and only had to push for 15 minutes. I definitely, without ANY doubt, think staying in shape helped me ALOT not only during labor and delivery but helping me recover so quickly!!!

Hope this helps,

 

[pink_fortitude]

I was told to do what I was already doing, just stop when I felt uncomfortable. The only thing that I was asked to stop doing was interval training and going anaerobic since it is so important to have oxygen at all times for the placenta and my baby. I was encouraged to not do anything that made me gasp for air or pant, so I didn't wear my HRM and just listened to my body.

I laughed when my doctor told me not to let my heart rate go past 120, or was it 140?, when I was pregnant with #2 seven years ago. I told him my heart rate gets there when I am walking out to get the mail or when I am putting away dishes from the washer, and that is not exercise, sorry buddy.

 

[briee]

I know I'll regret posting....but....I don't talk to my doctor. I swear they change their position every time I have a baby....and every babies position changes each time I have a baby (how they are to sleep at least), and when to feed them changes each time I have a baby, and how much to exercise changes each time I have a baby, and how to deliver them, how to burp them, how often to bathe them,etc etc etc. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. It will let you know when too much is too much. When I began exercising I was prego with baby number 5 and it felt so great to be doing what I was doing. With baby number 6 I felt like crap much of the time. You can't do much when you feel like crap so I felt like my intensity dropped considerably and there was probably a reason for that. The talk test seems quite reasonable. I've always continued to do all the things that I did before I was pregnant and I KNOW IT MAKES THE DELIVERY AND RECOVERY MUCH EASIER. I didn't workout with the first 4...what a difference!!! But hey with the first four I ALWAYS kept my heart rate below 150, gained way too much weight and had tough deliveries. I CHOOSE EXERCISE!!

Briee (be sure to check with your doctor before taking my advise ;-) ;-) ;-) )