I'm settling into this pregnancy now - back pain and all.
A few months ago (OK, maybe closer to 6) hubby went out and bought a Wii (for me, he says). He reckons that I'll be able to use it while I'm breastfeeding child 2 (this was before I was even pregnant mind you). This he thinks will keep me amused instead of having to record a whole lot of stuff on TV to watch. We'd been tossing up buying a Wii Fit, but I didn't really want to spend the money... A few weeks ago I walked past a shop that was having a sale and it was $50 cheaper than anywhere else I have seen, so I gave in and bought one.
It wasn't until last weekend though that I actually bothered to set it up, and I have made an amazing discovery! It seems that using the Wii Fit is helping my back pain - which sort of makes sense in a strange type of way. After all I'm not supposed to be using it for aerobic exercise but there are a whole range of balance games that seem to help keep my spine in alignment. The real test will be when I see my physio next weekend and how much difference it's made to my spinal alignment, but in the meantime if it keeps the pain to a minimum then why not. My challenge is to try and use it for 30 mins each day. This week I've managed it on days that I don't work, but the other days not at all. I'm too tired or sore by the time I get home and Master 2 is in bed to be able to have a go.
In other news a very good friend of mine has also announced that she is pregnant (actually 2 have in the past couple of weeks if I'm to be accurate). The best news is that she and her hubby are so excited, and there are only a couple of weeks between our due dates, so we're going to be off on maternity leave together.... I can't wait! It was almost embarrassing how excited I was when I heard the news. What can I say - I'm a big dag!
So at week 17 (almost 18) my tummy is getting bigger - I can still (just) get away with wearing non maternity clothing and if I'm wearing certain clothes and don't stand up straight you still can't tell I'm up the duff. The one day of the week I make sure I look VERY pregnant is the day that Master 2 stays with Nanna and Grandad and I have to get a bus to and from work. They are sometimes crowded and in the mornings in particular if I don't get to sit down, fainting is a very distinct possibility!
.... 'til next time.
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The Wii fixed my back. Almost completely. I phoned my physio after a few weeks and said that I was not coming in, at least for a while, and that while I thought he was great, the Wii was doing a fantastic job. More permanent has been the fixing of my ankle, an injury I had had for years.
ReplyDeleteNow, six months into my pregnancy, there are some things the Wii can't fix (like the loosening of my hips due to relaxin) but it has certainly been my life-saver for the last eight months.
You go girl.