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By your third trimester, you’re probably going to feel tired and exhausted again. Baby’s
going to be so large that baby’s going to be pressing against your organs – up into
your diaphragm – making it a little bit more difficult to breathe. Be aware of this.
Take slow, mindful breaths. If you’re working out, and you can’t carry on a conversation,
slow down. You need to be able to converse. You need to be able to breathe while you workout.
Now is not the time to push yourself. It’s also very common at this point to maybe get
heartburn when you’re pregnant. This one’s really easy to fix. Don’t drop your head
below the level of your heart. If you’re doing prenatal yoga, Downward Dog will probably
not be too comfortable for you. Instead, find a pose where you can lie back on an incline,
and that sensation should subside. In the third trimester, the production of relaxin,
a hormone that going to stretch out your ligaments is going to go into overdrive. Because of
that, you have to be really, really careful about how you stretch and work out. You don’t
want to do any deep stretching in your third trimester. It’s really easy to stretch beyond
the joint, beyond the muscle, and into the ligaments. As the ligaments become more pliable,
they’re going to become more unstable. It’s not uncommon to feel like all your joints
are loose, everything’s unstable, and everything’s feeling off balance. Be mindful of this. Take
it easy, and avoid really deep stretching. And finally, you’re getting close to your
due date. Just be nice to yourself. Don’t push yourself too hard. Find exercises and
workouts that make you feel more comfortable; make your body feel open, but not unstable;
allow you to feel strong, but not exhausted; and allow you to breathe comfortably. The
more comfortable you are going into delivery, the easier it’ll all be.