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Surviving60
November 23, 2012 - 8:03am
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Great to hear from you, Panda
Great to hear from you, Panda. I’m glad things are going well. I suspect that the level of prolapse support that you are getting from your doc is about the best that most of us can expect from the medical profession – I’ll give her a gold star for now!
I want to caution you about the elliptical. When you are much more experienced with the posture, you will be in a position to tell which activities you can modify, and you’ll know how things that are prolapse-friendly should make you feel. Until then, if you are doing something that you can’t easily do in WW posture, then I think that is a danger sign. I personally won’t do any exercise that I can’t do in posture. I mainly walk (on treadmill if necessary) but I also do WW workouts and have modified a few other moves for this purpose. Anything that can’t be done in posture has been discarded, permanently.
Being pregnant should be a natural time to settle into posture, because every day things are weighted more and more towards the front! But I can’t say…..I didn’t start this when I was pregnant, thought I wish with all my heart that I had.
You’ll be fine! Keep us posted. - Surviving
Panda86
November 28, 2012 - 4:09pm
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Thanks!
Thanks, Surviving :) Because I live in the Northwestern Corner of Montana, its now too cold to walk outside. Temperatures have been in the 30s, and I have two kids all day. I don't own a treadmill, and at the moment I can't afford one- the elliptical is one I am borrowing for now. I am sure walking would be a bit better, but I guess in my case, I figure something is better than nothing. It is a challenge, but I am mindful of my posture, and finding it slowly becoming easier when I am on the elliptical, especially if I move my hands from the moving handles to the stationary ones. It probably works a little less, but it seems easier for the posture. So far I haven't noticed the elliptical causing any change in the POP. I don't go very fast on it though, so I am not bouncing around much. I am hoping to get a stationary bike at some point... which I enjoy much more than the treadmill, but that may be a ways down the road. But I figure everything would be well-supported on the stationary bike, and I can sit in WW posture (I won't be buying the kind that is for spinning and has you hunched over). Thanks so much for the advice, and I will make sure that I am mindful of everything.
My doctor has been pretty good about everything- I definitely need to discuss birthing positions with her, and "feel her out" about all that. I really hope that she does not advise me to labor on my back, as this would definitely show a lack of understanding about POP... I guess we'll see. But I live in a very small town, so my options are limited. That's why I am trying to get as much information and advice about the birth process with a POP as possible.