by Melissa Willets posted in Pregnancy

Before my last prenatal appointment, I totally thought I was kicking serious butt at sticking to an exercise routine while pregnant. Each morning before my kids wake up, I get up to practice yoga.
I've stuck to this routine through IVF, even when my rear end was so sore from the shots, I could barely sit down. I did yoga through horrible bouts of morning sickness, when I felt exhausted, and I'm still practicing at 7-months pregnant, despite the fact that I feel huge, and have to modify a lot of poses to accommodate my ever-growing belly and decreasing energy level.
Go me, right" Wrong, according to my doctor. At our appointment, he asked if I was getting regular exercise. And then he shamed me for choosing yoga to stay in shape. "Yoga is great, but you should be getting more cardio," he intoned, as my heart sank faster than when I dive from mountain pose to forward fold. Then he suggested running on a treadmill. I nodded in agreement, but what I wanted to say scream was, "HAVE YOU EVER TRIED RUNNING WITH BOOBS AS BIG AS YOUR HEAD"!""
Then I wanted to ask if he even knew what yoga entailed.

Did he know a swift yoga flow can get your heart rate up significantly" Did he know yoga can increase strength, stamina, and flexibility" Did he know that by doing yoga every day I have seen improved muscle tone and better posture" Did he know yoga can help a woman deal with anxiety and fears about...