Sunday, May 2, 2010

First Prenatal Yoga - 20 weeks

Ouch. Ouch. Double ouch.

I went to a prenatal yoga class at Yoga Shala yesterday. It felt really cool to be in the room with so much positive baby energy. And one of the regulars brought her new baby to class, even though she had been at yoga just one week ago with her baby still inside! Two mamas had gone into labor after yoga last week. Made me think it was definitely a good thing to take yoga. It was a bit sobering to see that tiny little girl though. Wow - the reality of what is coming hit home. Will I remember how to take care of such a helpless little baby??

We did a move that involved staying in "horse" for a couple of minutes while breathing through the pain. I was feeling great, so I just kept breathing to see how long I could stay there. Then I went home and planted a bunch of rock garden flowers down by the creek, which required some strange yoga-like positions to keep from falling in the creek. By the time I came inside, I could hardly move my body. I passed out and slept until dinner time. Guess I overdid it!

Today I am soooo very sore all over. Took a long walk with Amy to try and loosen up. It helped a little. Maybe next time, I won't be so darned stubborn! I'm definitely going to keep going though. I might even go to a prenatal water aerobics class this week too. Seems like staying in shape and bonding with other bellied mamas is a good thing.

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