What I’m prioritising during my third pregnancy

This is my 3rd pregnancy and I know exactly what I want, and need to prioritise not just to survive, but to thrive the other side while I’m postnatal:

Movement and exercise - this is non-negotiable for me. I am trying to keep going as normal as I can with my cardio, strength training, Pilates, yoga and walking. I’ve done this through my first trimester where I was feeling nauseous day and night and even though it was always hard to get onto the bike/in my little weights room, on my reformer, I found that during the exercsie the sickness actually abated. I got this tip from Dr Stacey Sims and her book, R.O.A.R. The research is finally catching up, that pregnancy and motherhood does not equal the end of athletic performance.

If you’re sat reading this in your first trimester and wondering how you could possible get up and move, I get it. Ritz crackers, naps and bland, yellow food also feature highly for me! But I reccomend trying to move. My first pregnancy was IVF and I was not allowed to exercise until I reached the 12 week mark. That felt like a difficult and alien time for me and I hated not being able to move my body as it intiuitively wanted to.

Mothers that participate in exercise during pregnancy also lower their risk of excess weight gain, high blood pressure, fewer aches and pains, Caesarean section and gestational diabetes. Simply adjust your exercise to how your body feels - if you need to pair it down, do!