You Should Do Yoga if You’re Trying to Have a Baby

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Chris L
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Even though there’s no direct correlation between yoga and fertility, this doesn’t mean you can’t reap benefits from this ancient practice if you’re trying to have a baby. Although it can’t really cure infertility, yoga is important for many bodily functions that are responsible for getting pregnant, among other things. Here are 3 reasons why you should try yoga if you’re trying to get pregnant.

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ʷᵉʳᵇᵘⁿᵍ I read a few comments and DMs the other day asking me how I keep up with my practice being pregnant and that it’s awesome that I can still do all these things. And to be honest, I was a little dumbfounded: because I can’t. 😄 I can’t keep up. It’s not easy to move every day. I can’t do all the things anymore that I did before. I show you my personal highlights. The things I am grateful to be able to do in the moment. It would be a little boring if I filmed legs up the wall for five minutes. Or how I sat on my mat unsuccessfully trying to do breathing exercises. Or how I watch Netflix at night with a pillow under my legs and the biggest comfy pajamas I can find. I also wouldn’t film myself going for a veeeeeeery slow walk or show you the leftover spaghetti I just had. It’s not that interesting believe me. 😅 But let me tell you this, 80 percent of the time I don’t go full speed asana. Just so you know. I am not in any way a pregnant super human over here. Also this is an old picture from a couple months ago. 🙋🏼‍♀️ might show you later how my backbends look like these days. #realtalks #preggoproblems #backbends #myyogalife #aloyoga #alomoves

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Body Awareness

Sometimes, pregnancy can become easier when you become more aware of your whole body. Yoga is a great way to achieve this as it will shake you up physically and mentally.

Physical Health

It’s a good idea to strengthen your body before pregnancy and yoga may be just perfect for this. Yoga is gentle enough even for beginners and it will stretch your body and help you build muscles, depending on the movements you practice.

Better Hormones

Yoga, just like any physical activity, can benefit the hormones that may be preventing pregnancy from happening. It releases your body from stress and keeps the blood flowing, so it’s definitely worth a try.