Activities and Sports To Avoid While Pregnant

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As your baby bump brows somewhere inside of you. somewhere around the fourth month or so, your center of gravity can change and shift. This change can affect your overall sense of balance and you can be at a higher risk of falling, especially during the latter parts of your pregnancy.

Also, the increase in the hormone relaxin can affect your stability. Relaxin works to relax a pregnant woman’s joints in the pelvis so that the baby has room to pass through. Relaxin can also make your joints unstable and easier for you to injure yourself during certain movements.

The combination of all of these changes can affect your sense of balance and stability. For this reason it is important to avoid activities that force you to change positions very quickly, cause jerky movements and bouncy motions or even over stretching.

So the key takeaway from this article? Make sure you take special care when exercising and be sure to avoid certain activities to prevent trauma to the abdomen. Such activities and sports include but are certainly not limited to:

1. Amusement Park Rides
2. Skiing
3. Snowboarding
4. Contact Sports
5. Gymnastics
6. Surfing
7. Water Skiing

It is important to use common sense to determine which activities to stay away from. Whatever exercise program you choose, keep in mind that your body is different now and your exercise routine should reflect these changes. If you are unsure as to whether or not to participate in an activity, be sure to ask your physician ahead of time. Remember, it is always better to be safe than sorry!