https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:04:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1449446 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:52:56 +0000 heartonastring 1449446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has been very true for us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1449370 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:02:01 +0000 JerricaBenton 1449370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked out 4-5 times a week until 3 days before LO was born and she's an awesome sleeper and wasn't colicky. Im pretty sure I won't have the time to work out as much when I'm pregnant again so I guess I'll see! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1449348 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 17:44:11 +0000 meganmp 1449348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I walked regularly up through seven months, but was told to give it a rest to encourage them to stay in longer. DD slept through the night almost right away, DS still has issues, and they had the EXACT same gestational experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445399 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:30:02 +0000 Corduroy 1445399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ROTFLMAO - I did crossfit every other day until my due date and walked stairs for at least 12 hours during labor. Working out made me feel great in pregnancy and I just went with it (modified for pregnancy obviously). My LO turned 1 yesterday and she still doesn't sleep through the night, she had colic, and she does not self soothe. On a good day she will take two 30 min naps. Many days it's one.</p> <p>Oh god, what if that IS true? Imagine the hellion I was supposed to get. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445328 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:14:42 +0000 bushelandapeck 1445328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked out 5/6 times per week throughout my pregnancy with LO#1 and he did not STTN until 9 mos, was colicky, and required constant movement to settle. MY husband was convinced that I moved too much and that was why LO needed so much movement. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445300 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:06:34 +0000 Mamaof2 1445300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked out my whole preg with DS and he was a high needs baby and didn't STTN until 12 months - </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445253 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:54:00 +0000 cascademom 1445253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't work out much during pregnancy. I walked a ton because I live in a urban, walking city. LO was a colicky newborn and didn't sleep well until sleep training at 6 months old. He was a non farty, colicky newborn. He needed to learn to fart before the colic issues went away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445245 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:51:29 +0000 cmomma17 1445245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>bahaha, that app is a liar! :)</p> <p>I was very active up until the end of my pregnancy and my 10 month old is absolutely not STTN yet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445116 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:20:39 +0000 Foodnerd81 1445116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only exercise I did was walking during my commute (which could be a couple of miles a day, but very far from a vigorous work out). And LO was not an easy newborn-- terrible napper, only slightly better at night sleep (after a very misleading good first few weeks!), colicky for months 2-4, and still doesn't STTN at almost 7 months. </p> <p>However, once we got through that colicky phase, and did a little sleep training to help her learn to self sooth, she is a very chill happy baby. She just loves me so much she wants to see me in the middle of the night, not just during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445113 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:17:56 +0000 HLK208 1445113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first, I worked out 4-5 times a week - it took him 12 months to sleep his first 5 hour stretch. With my second, I didn't work out at all (I had HG and high blood pressure) and she slept 10 hours at 8 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445107 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:15:05 +0000 Running Elley 1445107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With #1 I barely worked out at all... I walked sporadically but that's it. He was colicky and a truly horrible sleeper until we sleep trained at 5.5 months.</p> <p>With #2 I worked out regularly (walked almost every day, did some strength training and yoga) and she hasn't had any colic issues, started sleeping long stretches early and only wakes up once (normally) now at 14 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445064 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:03:01 +0000 sandy 1445064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a lazy bum and didn't work out AT ALL - my LO was a super easy baby , self soothed like a champ and STTN around 3 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445061 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:01:48 +0000 Maysprout 1445061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked out regularly and LO slept through the night at ....... 2 (years, not weeks or months)!<br /> No colic with either of my babies though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445054 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:00:45 +0000 blackbird 1445054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was true for me. She started STTN at 6 months and has always been chill. </p> <p>Something about them being used to the stimulation but i think it's a crapshoot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445037 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:57:10 +0000 Silva 1445037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ran until 19 weeks (3x a week), and walked daily after that until I delivered, plus yoga at least once a week. My kid is 10 months old and just STTN- so....nope.<br /> I think our parenting approaches had more to do with that than anything else though.<br /> she is a super happy baby and hardly ever cries though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445036 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:57:04 +0000 mrsjyw 1445036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't work out regularly and DS never had any of those issues and nightweaned/sttn 12 hours at 3 months on his own.</p> <p>This is making me doubt my current 3-5x work out regiment that I hope to keep up in the future with lo2! :O </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445033 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:56:01 +0000 Smurfette 1445033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked out regularly (3-4 times a week) up till I delivered and she didn't STTN regularly till 6 months. We sleep trained at 4 months, and she did some between 4-5, but then teething hit and all went to hell. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445025 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:54:41 +0000 loveisstrange 1445025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a bit of yoga once a week and walked... and C was a champ as self-soothing and sleeping. Colic... that's a whole other matter. *sigh*</p> <p>Honestly, sounds like BS to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1445021 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:53:54 +0000 Adira 1445021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked out 2-3 times a week for maybe 5 weeks while pregnant, then gave up altogether because I'm lazy, haha. And Xander was not colicky, could self-soothe right from the get-go, and was STTN (7+ hours) by 10 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1444993 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:48:29 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1444993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never heard that! That being said, I worked out maybe 1x/week, and didn't have a colicky baby. She doesn't STTN, but she's pretty content. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/debunking-myths-if-you-worked-out-regularly-while-pregnant#post-1444983 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:46:41 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1444983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My WTE app said that working out regularly during pregnancy will help your baby STTN sooner, be less prone to colic and better able to soothe themselves. </p> <p>I worked out/ran 4-5 days a week up to my 9th month when I was pregnant with W and I can say that all of those statements were false for us. I haven't been able to do much this pregnancy (maybe 1-2x/wk), so we'll see how the next one is. </p>