Monday, September 28, 2009
To exercise or not to exercise...that is the question
I feel very silly thinking these thoughts, but they are there, so I will share. During that 2ww (2 week wait between ovulation and finding out if you are pregnant this cycle - for all of you not in the infertility blogging world) I always debate exercising. I know they say that it is perfectly safe, but in my opinion, which is highly scientific, it's not safe. How is all of that jumping and jiggling around good for a little egg that is hopefully trying to implant itself? Doesn't it seem like running around would make a hostile environment for the poor little thing? I wouldn't want to stay in there... :) But seriously, it seems like all of that activity would shake it out. Maybe the debate is also slightly fueled by an excuse to be lazy for 2 weeks, I don't know. Now I know God is bigger than exercise and if this is the month for us to get pregnant than it is going to happen, exercise or not, but still... So this afternoon, to exercise or not to exercise?
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Hi, I just found your blog through "Remembering All the Way" and your comment about..."OR maybe our child's spouse has not been born yet. I have to keep reminding myself that God has a plan for my life and He also has a plan for our future children's lives!" really touched me. I've never thought about that but that's very true and comforting. I'm a Christian but I've been struggling with my faith going through IF the past 2 years. I know it's not the right thing but it's just so hard...like you know. I'm glad I found you! ~JC
ReplyDeleteLook how your words not only comforted me, but someone else!!! You are such a blessing.
ReplyDeleteAs for whether to exercise or not, I just keep doing what I normally do (just brisk walking ~4 miles a day w/ my dog), but I always am nervous about lovin' in the 2ww! Ha!! I have not been worrying so much about it lately, because I know God intended much joy for marital intimacy, but it always crosses my mind if our behavior moves that direction in the 2ww!!! ;-)
Lisa,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the prayers and for the encouraging verse you sent my way today. I appreciate it so much.
I can relate to the hesitancy in physical exercise. I did the same thing. Not like I really wanted to do jumping jacks but the thought of it or anything related just made me think of a little egg/embryo bouncing all over the place not being able to implant or at least getting car sick. I'm sure the Doctor's would roll their medical shmedical eyes at us and maybe rightfully so but still.... a girl's gotta think this stuff through!
I didn't exercise during my 2ww after IVF, but there were only 2 of them so I figured it was okay. I guess the upside of having a really, really bad diagnosis is that I don't have to go through this each month. It must be so hard physically and mentally to have to do this. I pray you get a BFP very soon.
ReplyDeleteI am SO glad you posted about this! I think about that every month! I walk but take it easy...although, like you said, God is bigger than any excercise I am doing!
ReplyDeletehi there- amy's cousin from ttcbabyblog... i always thought the same thing... and then after two years of trying once i finally did get pregnant, watch out, i didn't even want to move till i got way past 13 weeks! i think if they made a contraption to hang myself upside-down i would have used that.
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