A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Everyone who's ever met me is well aware that I abhor non-aquatic exercise. I see no reason to sweat and have no desire to smell. I'm also pretty lazy when it comes to forced activity, though I do love to play sports. But as you've seem through the months of TTC, sometimes a girl's gotta put her big girl panties on and jump
The hubs and I have been walking together most nights to help increase my circulation, thereby increasing blood flow to my uterus. On the nights we don't walk, we do a little fertility massage that was suggested by one of my nurses. Those are much more enjoyable than sweating in the 85 degree humidity before dinner, lemme tell ya.
While in the waiting room at my last RE visit, I was flipping through Instagram videos posted by a friend I used to work with a while back. She was always fit, and had recently started posting about how great yoga was in her life. I began to poke around the "inter-webs" to read up on all the fuss. Yeah, I know I'm late. Whatever. The more I read, the more I began to consider yoga. So many people swore by it's effects, and quite a few used it to increase their fertility! Now... I'm not very flexible and never really considered it before, but with the hubs out working on a Friday night, I figured...what else am I gonna get into?
I've GOT to say...this yoga thing ain't no joke! All this breathing and bending looks like it's not much, but honey...I was out of breath after 15 minutes! I finished my beginner's 20 minute yoga introduction in a leisurely half hour and had to rest afterward! As I lay on the sofa replaying the DVD in my mind, trying to recollect what had layed me out so easily, I realized that I could feel the blood circulating in my body. Though I was tired, I felt good! I have no clue whether this will have any effect on my upcoming u/s and FET, but I realize that it certainly won't hurt!
If there are poses, classes, or DVDs you think could be or have been helpful, feel free to share! As always, I'll keep you posted on how it goes. If you don't hear from me in a week, I've gotten stuck in a downward cobra dog thingy. Be a doll and call someone to untangle me, would ya?