The first 10-12 weeks of pregnancy, most women are worried about miscarriage. A lot of women are fearful about being active because they do not know what exercises are safe to do. If you have a healthy pregnancy, and if your doctor has said that you can exercise, I highly recommend it! If you’ve never exercised, you can start now. Just start off slowly with walking, prenatal yoga, or swimming. If you exercised prior to getting pregnant, you can continue to do what you did before (unless it involved rollerblading, horseback riding, or contact sports). Exercising will improve your mood. Plus by being active you will be taking good care of yourself and your baby by a healthy lifestyle. One last tip…keep your partner involved! Make sure he understands how you are feeling, and tell him what you need to feel good (i.e., spell it out…tell him that you need him to tell you everything is ok.. Or that he’s there for you.)
