Prenatal Yoga

For months, I've experienced severe lower back pain, and didn't really know why.  It started when I wasn't even big, probably around 16 weeks.  After reading up on it, it sounds like my groin/pelvic muscles are becoming less stiff and more squishy to allow a baby to come through, so in turn, those muscles don't support my back as much, or the growing baby and uterus.  After complaining and complaining about this ailment to everyone, one friend finally suggested I go to prenatal yoga and a chiropracter.  She said that she was a regular at both during her pregnancies and they helped her through all her soreness.

Since then, I've gone to prenatal yoga twice, and after the first class I was sold.  I felt amazing!  Literally all my ailments were gone instantly.  I didn't feel any back pain for a good 24-48 hours after class!  Although I wasn't a big fan of yoga pre-pregnancy because it was so slow, now the slow, concerted, stretching movements targeting all my sore muscles are exactly what my body craves.

My second class was last night, and I seriously couldn't believe that my yogi was able to get me in a headstand, at 27 weeks!  It felt great to be inverted.  I'm not sure how baby Mac felt about it, as he was kicking and punching me all the way home from class.  Needless to say, the headstand definitely woke him up.

My first appointment with the prenatal chiropractor is next week, so I'll let you know how that helps!