https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:18:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1238009 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:47:04 +0000 crunchy1 1238009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes. Guess I should be pushing myself to be a little more active. Very interesting article. Thanks for sharing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1235827 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:37:54 +0000 HLK208 1235827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is kind of funny. With my first, I had tons of energy, I did prenatal yoga and walked a lot. With my second, I was so weak and fatigued that I laid on the couch a majority of the first and second trimester. My first, accomplished all his milestones early and my second took longer (no delays, still on time but definitely not ahead, yet). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1235805 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 10:31:08 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1235805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks for sharing! can't wait to get to my second tri and begin running again.. been feeling so sluggish </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1232640 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:58:47 +0000 hotpinkmama 1232640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, time to stop sleeping in! Thanks for the article! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1232625 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:55:37 +0000 illumina 1232625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I walked a ton during pregnancy... I wonder if that explains why S is always so alert!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1232580 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:48:37 +0000 Torchwood 1232580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Thanks for the recommendation. I'm always looking for more books to read on pregnancy/parenting! I've read so many that I'm having to branch out some, so this is perfect. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231716 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:12:46 +0000 cmomma17 1231716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoo hoo! I'm so glad I worked out when pregnant, C will have a huge brain! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231711 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:11:23 +0000 CakeLady 1231711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@anandam: I've been doing spin classes regularly for a couple of years and I love it. But even if you are new to it, it is very adaptable to individual ability. The bikes have a knob that lets you adjust the resistance and the instructor will give general directions on how light or heavy to make it - but it is all relative to your own perceived exertion. So you can make it as low intensity as you like. Since I've been pregnant, I've definitely taken it down a notch or two :happy: . I make sure to drink tons of water and take breaks (turn down the resistance) when I need to. </p> <p>Also (in any workout class) if you let the instructor know you are preggers they will usually keep an eye on you and may have some suggestions on how to modify exercises. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231700 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:07:49 +0000 blackbird 1231700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dc yoga bee, LMAO. The babies just bob around in there, totally cushioned by the fluid. Probably puts them to sleep. I know E was super inactive whenever I worked out, but would go crazy when I stopped </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231689 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:04:21 +0000 dc yoga bee 1231689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neat! People blasted my friend on facebook for posting a pic of her running while pregnant saying she is going to,get,shaken,baby syndrome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231636 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 08:47:51 +0000 lawbee11 1231636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Bahahaha!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231568 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 08:20:43 +0000 Adira 1231568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This explains why Xander's slow to figure out how to crawl... sorry buddy, Mama didn't exercise much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231486 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 07:17:31 +0000 blackbird 1231486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dr. Clapp's Exercising throughout your Pregnancy goes into a LOT of these types of studies on pregnant women and the effect on the fetus and the babies, if anybody wants an in depth, longer read. Greater oxygen flow due to more veins, larger placentas, better scores on intelligence tests at 1 and 5 years, the baby has a stronger heart and is better suited to a changing environment. He also states that 3x/week, moderate to hard is all you need (his book also goes into athletes or vigorous exercisers who are pregnant, which I appreciated)</p> <p>I could go on and on. If you're interested, READ THE BOOK. It's so interesting and I loved all the clinical studies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231446 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 05:50:31 +0000 nana87 1231446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gosh I hope walking (as in, walking the dogs and walking to and from work!) counts! I try to do more than that but it's hard to find the time and energy </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231336 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:51:58 +0000 lemondrop 1231336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get out of breath walking to the fridge- does that count as moderate exercise? Baby #2 will be a damn genius thanks to his toddler big brother- chasing him is a heck of a workout ;)</p> <p>I guess it's all about perspective and what is defined as exercise- I sure didn't feel very active with my first compared to my usual activity level, but my boss said I was the most active she's ever seen a pregnant lady. Being at work helped a lot since I never really thought about it, I just ran around like a crazy person. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231331 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:41:09 +0000 erinpye 1231331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meh, I was a slug with my first (due to being so horribly sick), and my DD is pretty advanced (or so our ped. has told us). Take it with a grain of salt and do what you can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231316 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:32:28 +0000 lovehoneybee 1231316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How interesting! </p> <p>To be honest, though, I was in a lot of pain through my entire pregnancy (and it just got worse as it went on). By the end any movement had me in tears! So the most I got was 3-4 miles of walking a day, 5-6 days a week (which now that I think about it isn't a small amount!). At a quicker past at first but a slow waddle by the end. And I tried to do prenatal yoga a few times a week but it hurt too much :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231312 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 23:28:30 +0000 anandam 1231312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This makes me even prouder for the couple little jogs and prenatal yoga I finally felt well enough to do this week! Gotta keep it up, I guess!</p> <p>@CakeLady: I was just reading that spinning is good in pregnancy, but I thought it was super intense? Never done it before, can you share a little about your experience? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231276 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 22:43:22 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1231276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heartonastring: LOL I just said that to DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231235 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 22:16:11 +0000 CakeLady 1231235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was already feeling good about going to spin class. This is icing on the cake! Thanks for sharing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231209 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:58:33 +0000 heartonastring 1231209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This obviously explains why my kid's a genius :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231132 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:24:04 +0000 tarabonno 1231132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mae and @lawbee11 You both made me laugh out loud!!! Yeah, I would have been super pumped to have been assigned to the sedentary group! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231051 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:36:20 +0000 immabeetoo 1231051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: haha ditto! I guess I walked a lot... and getting off the couch raised my heart rate.. hmm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231046 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:33:49 +0000 lawbee11 1231046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I walked on the treadmill 4-5x/week up until 37 weeks. I hope that counts as moderate exercise!</p> <p>I bet the moms in the study that were assigned to the sedentary group were like, "score!!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1231042 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 20:31:01 +0000 sarac 1231042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That was so cool. I also was really impressed by the bit about how the fetus' heartrate increases with the mothers, and those babies tended to have higher cardiovascular ability. So neat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1230932 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:18:48 +0000 Mae 1230932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, shit. (lol) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1230927 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:15:26 +0000 Torchwood 1230927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tarabonno: Yeah, walking I can handle. I'm just not the type to hit the gym all the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1230926 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:14:47 +0000 tarabonno 1230926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right?! That was sort of my response at first too. I found it via a friend's Facebook. </p> <p>I was mostly relieved that 20 minutes of moderate exercise counts -- which I feel like can be walking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1230919 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:10:13 +0000 Torchwood 1230919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure if I'm glad you posted this because it will help motivate me to exercise, or annoyed because now I have to fraking exercise. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/exercise-during-pregnancy-and-baby-brain-development#post-1230913 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:06:15 +0000 tarabonno 1230913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw an article today about exercise during pregnancy and its impact on infant brain development and wanted to share.</p> <p><a href="http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-11-pregnancy-newborn-brain.html" rel="nofollow">http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-11-pregnancy-newborn-brain.html</a></p> <p>To summarize: As little as 20 minutes of moderate exercise three times per week during pregnancy enhances the newborn child's brain development, according to researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine children's hospital. This head-start could have an impact on the child's entire life.</p> <p>Wanted to see what all of you think! </p>