Please tell me I am (again) being irrational (fear exercise hurting baby)

[kellib]

Hey educated moms & moms to be!

I've just passed the 29 week point - yay!

I have for the most part gotten past all my fears that something I did would have hurt my little one (pretty much all irrational - I worried a lot during the first tri as I had a miscarriage at 7 weeks last year).

I only do vigorous cardio 2x a week (take walks a couple days in addition) - jog/walk (jog a mile, walk, jog a mile, walk - ~2-3 miles) and then the other day I typically do a Cathe video (Step Blast, no challenge; Lo Max just Step; Cardio Kicks - first part, etc). I stop a lot for water and typically just use my step, no risers if it's step. (I do light weight lifting ~2x/week and yoga 1/week in addition to the cardio).

Now I'm worrying that maybe I ran a couple days this summer when it was too hot out or that I pushed myself too hard...I don't have a HRM, but occassionally test. and I do the talk test a lot (if I can't talk, it's too hard).

What kind of guidelines do you all follow? Do you think I'm pushing it?

Thanks!!!

 

[shopaholic]

You are smart to notice that your worries are irrational, although normal fears! Your body will tell you what's ok. I did high impact my first trimester with both, went saling with my first, and did cathe videos and weights til the end of both my pregnancies. I now have 2 healthy girls! I worked out up til I gave birth to both my girls.

 

[kellib]

Thank you! That makes me feel better.