TTC 2012 Group Year of the ball, Year of the bump

Tanasha if your fit already and not pregnant yet and you're settled in a routine then you can carry on with your routine, however once your preggies your gynae will tell you to monitor your heartrate to make sure it doesn't go too high when excercising. There's no need to stop excercising once your preggies or ttc, obviously within limits and on advise from your obgyn. (If you excercise while ttc it's actually so much better). Just avoid saunas and steamrooms during 2ww

With me it's different as I'm not fit at all (I was very lazy for the past year and fell into a bad habit of not going to gym anymore) and due to the IUI's and the treatments I can't go crazy into overdrive and try starting to loose weight now as I'm in my 2ww and remember spermies from IUI is much more delicate than normal ttc spermies. So I can walk and lift weights and ride the stationery bike but that's it for now as my body isn't used to the excercise

I hope that makes sense?

Thanks Ika!

I think i will just keep on doing it, I dont want to put my whole life on hold while TTC and I dont know if I can get pregnant, but I might aswell shed a few kgs while I wait!

Perfect Laliek! We start testing on friday! LOL! So looks like I will test on my birthday (Saturdays) afterall!

On the topic of excercizes:
I think doing moderate excercizes is good, makes blood flow to your belly better. Moderate exercise does not affect your fertility. Most doctors feel it's OK to exercise while you TTC.

Tanasha: I googled the Zumba and found this:
www.indusladies.com/forums/fertility-and...xercise-and-ttc.html

I think stay out of sauna's ect, stay of sun beds, don't over work your self. Do moderate excersice and if you are worried get help from a personal trainer or ask them at the gum.

I started spinning, but I keep my levels very low, just to push up the heart rate a bit, but nothing serious. It is good for you and healhty. BUT DON'T Over do it!

Hi Laliek, are certain excercizes bad when TTC?

I started doing a new intense Kickboxing aerobics class, could this be abit too much? There is alot of jumping aound and movement with your hips...

Im also not too sure of still doing zumba which i love, because of all the belly movement- surely that cant be good for a possible little bean?

That's wonderful Esmari - keep it up! I'm at that stage where I know I HAVE to excercise, I've been trying for a few weeks but obviously can't take it to the level I want it due to ttc. So I'm just taking it very easy at this stage and also try keep healthy - I want to excercise throughout my pregnancy so here's hoping firstly that i AM pregnant and secondly that I can keep it up

Ika - alrighty then it's a deal. I'll go buy a box of HPT's from Clicks this afternoon and start POAS on Friday (I know myself I'm going to POAS all the way through till Tuesday LOL!! But I'll try not to ). OOOOHHHH, I haven't POAS in 6 weeks!!!!!!!! Can't wait

laliek, gave you a long answer and lost the post. Grrr. So heres the short version.

I changed the way I thought about food and eating. I eat breakfast cereal, the portion size on the pack. We use low fat milk. And i use 1t sugar.
For lunch: either a healthy sandwich low gi bread toast, or 2 boiled eggs, or omelet without chease and with tomato and mushr on the side.
Dinner I just eat less than usual.
Snacks: 2 fruits a day, if i want choclate i eat 4 blocks dark, if i want chips, i make pocorn in the microwave without oil or butter.
I dont drink sugar in coffee or tea, sometimes 1t.
And i drink at least 1.5l water a day.
Exercise when i am in the mood. Walk fast from one room to the other. And then household chores!
Oh, and balance when eating. Half plate veggies, fist size whites(pasta, potato, rice) and palm size protein.

Thats it. No plan at all. Just go with the flow!

laliek, gave you a long answer and lost the post. Grrr. So heres the short version