Category: prenatal exercise

new belly photos: week 20

Getting bigger all the time. To be specific, I believe that this week, possibly as of yesterday, we crossed that line where my *elly extends past my *oobs, which on me, is quite an accomplishment. And I’m pretty sure I’m…

i heart my prenatal swim class

On Friday, I took my first of the “other” kind of swim class. Instead of paddling around in deep water wearing floaties, we had more of a water aerobics experience, standing in a 3-foot-deep warm-water pool. It started out innocently…

peanuts are back on the good list

Yes, I already said I’m not a huge fan of them, but I have missed gnawing on an occasional chicken satay with the sauce (it’s pointless without), and to have one more food item to be less afraid of ingesting,…

back into the pool

Went back to prenatal swim class again today. In fact, I joined the Y for the summer to take these classes. So this is my current exercise regime: Swim on Mondays and Fridays, Pilates on Wednesdays, prenatal yoga on Thursdays.…

swim class

Took my first prenatal swim class today at the Berkeley YMCA. Me, and about 20 other women in various states of gestation paddling in a giant circle around a large, gently warmed lap pool. We resemble a school of chatty…