Do you desire to give birth like the Hebrew women recorded in the bible? Then, this pregnancy exercises are for you.
Before you dive in, let me share my experience with you. It gladdens my heart each time I remember it.
Hebrew Women Delivery
My second delivery is something that should motivate you to try these exercises out.
I had passed through so much pain in my first delivery. The situation left so much concern in my heart that I decided it will never happen again.
The labour lasted for several hours.
Just like many women, I had desired giving birth like the Hebrew women recorded in Exodus 1:19.
Really, the testimony was just clear, but we often choose the result and not the factor that yielded the result.
Read the testimony of the Egyptian midwives: “The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”
Vigorous here means – strong, healthy, and full of energy.
That part caught my eyes and, fortunately, I had my Hebrew women experience in my second delivery.
On my due date, I was going about my chores like I used to while I was having contractions.
I had devoted certain hours to exercises all through the period I was pregnant.
Almost Gave Birth In The Car
When I noticed the contraction was becoming more frequent, I entered the vehicle and drove.
I was still learning how to drive then. So, I drove to a certain point and called a friend.
She came and continued the driving.
We were ‘gisting’ like nothing was happening, but I knew the baby was close.
Suddenly, she entered a porthole and the whole matter changed. The water-splash brought us back to reality. I was about to give birth in the car.
Fortunately, we were close to the hospital.
Indeed, I could remember running up the stairs to the labour room putting my hand in-between my legs to stop the baby from coming out.
I did not spend up to 5 minutes in the labour room. The nurses were so excited. Apparently it was the easiest they have had in months or years.
It was a memorable experience.
But the truth is that every woman who desires this experience can have it.
Unfortunately, some women have believed myths about pregnancy exercises.
Some believe it will affect the pregnancy or even make them lose the baby.
Also, there are other things that have affected women’s engagement in pregnancy exercises.
From lack of motivation, to thoughts of not having enough time for exercise and chores.
Some even relax and gain excess weight, with a conclusion that they will lose it after childbirth.
Sadly, they end up gaining more after childbirth.
Talking about the Hebrew women deliver the Hebrew women were the ones working in Egypt.
Serving the Egyptians helped them stay fit, as you will see later.
Pregnancy Exercises
Most importantly, different things can help you get this experience. But exercise is one sure way of staying strong through the period.
It is not only beneficial to you, but also the foetus.
There are different forms of exercises that you can engage in.
But aerobics, progressive resistive strengthening, stretching and Qi [Qigong] have all been reported to be safe to perform when you are pregnant.
A 2012 study highlighted different studies that identify the benefits of exercises to a pregnant person.
Researches have also recommended that for aerobics, stationary bicycling, jogging, walking, stair climbing, treadmill use, water exercise, swimming and an aerobic dance class have all benefited women.
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Researches dwelt on a process that begins from 12 weeks to entire pregnancy period.
Frequency Of Pregnancy Exercises
According to the study, the frequency of aerobic exercise participation is most commonly 3 to 5 times per week.
Aerobic exercises prescription of 60 minutes or longer has been found to be safe for mother, foetus and infant.
Also, the researchers recommend that you monitor your intensity by using self-pacing techniques or heart rate monitoring using 50% to 75% of the age-predicted maximum.
Benefits Of Pregnancy Exercises
Fitness
Exercising during pregnancy helps improve cardiovascular function. Your heart pumps adequate blood to the other organs in your body, including the foetus.
While that happens, the result is that it lowers chances of gestational diabetes in women who are above their ideal weight or not.
It improves strength and lean muscle mass.
Also, it improves sense of wellbeing and also enhances sleep.
Weight Management
Truly, it is natural to gain weight during pregnancy, but there is a limit to how much weight you should gain.
If you exceed the limit, the consequences will come and one of them is difficulty in pushing out the baby through normal delivery.
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However, exercise will help check gestational weight gain.
This weight gain is associated with maternal complications, including cesarean delivery, hypertension, preeclampsia, impaired glucose tolerance and gestational diabetes.
Let us not talk to much. If you are pregnant and have reached 12 weeks, you should start to exercise gradually.
However, be sure to begin with mild exercises to reduce the effect that your body will show after few days of commencement.
Your diet is also very essential in the process. Your food plays a very important role in the amount of weight you gain during pregnancy.
Be cautious of how much calories you take in for yourself and the foetus.
Just check out the video and see what exercises to try out.