Doing exercise is beneficial to the health of pregnant women and fetuses, can promote blood circulation, prevent pregnant women from edema and other symptoms in the late pregnancy, and also help to consume fat and prevent obesity. Most importantly, doing exercise is beneficial to the natural delivery of pregnant women and reduces the pain.
However, there are many kinds of exercise, so pregnant women need to choose the exercise that suits them according to their actual situation. This "actual situation" refers to the pregnancy stage.
1. Early pregnancy
Early pregnancy generally refers to the first three months of pregnancy, which is the most unstable period of the fetus, but this time is also the period when the fetus is the smallest and the pregnant woman is the most convenient to exercise. At this time, pregnant women can do some aerobic exercises like swimming, climbing stairs and jogging, which is conducive to speeding up their own blood circulation, improving their immunity, and also conducive to the development of the fetus and their own physiological adaptation.
However, during this period, pregnant women should not exercise excessively, and exercise should be based on adequate rest, otherwise the body will be overloaded and the baby's health will be affected.
2. Second trimester pregnancy
The second trimester refers to the fourth month to the seventh month of pregnancy. During this period, the fetus develops very rapidly, and both the face and the skin will develop well. During this period, pregnant women's demand for food will soar, their weight will skyrocket, and their figure will quickly lose shape.
Jogging, yoga and other exercises help pregnant women control their weight and improve their flexibility, strength and balance. In the future, pregnant women will unconsciously use some sports postures during childbirth, which is conducive to smooth delivery.
The delivery process generally lasts 10-20 hours, and pregnant women need to consume a lot of physical strength. In the second trimester, the fetus is relatively stable and it is not easy to miscarry. Pregnant women can appropriately increase the amount of exercise, which is conducive to physical exercise and will not feel too tired during childbirth.
3. Late pregnancy
At this time, the pregnant woman's body has begun to prepare for delivery, and the fetus is almost completely mature. Pregnant women's stomachs will become so big that even bending over is a problem. It is not suitable for pregnant women to do strenuous exercise in the third trimester, which may lead to premature delivery, but pregnant women can do some small movements to stretch their limbs, relieve the feeling of backache and prepare for delivery.
Every pregnant woman wants to have a healthy baby. It is best not to be too painful during childbirth, but it is useless to eat and sleep at home. It is necessary for us to choose suitable exercise according to the pregnancy stage, which is not only good for the fetus, but also beneficial to lose weight after delivery and quickly return to the pre-pregnancy level.