Isabella and Claudia talk about how exercise during pregnancy affects both body and mind. They discuss managing anxiety and depression through movement, and how physical activity changes what happens to you when you're pregnant.
Look, look, how curious I'm thinking about it, because I had this exam a few days ago and my doctor said you can see it up to the 24th week.
So it varies. It will vary, it will vary, it will vary. The important thing is to do it.
Yes. So since many doctors don't ask, it's very important for women to say, look, I heard about a case. I watched Issa's podcast. I heard about a case. I want to do this exam. And you can't miss the exam time. Exactly, exactly. My doctor explained to me more or less why there's this time. And he told me that the studies were done during this period. So the measurements, the measurement parameters are for this specific period. So it has to be. You can't. If you suddenly do it too early or too late, then it's no longer possible.
Yes. Hey, Claudia. And emotionally, I imagine you were very shaken. You have to stop.
No, I cried for three days. When I had to stop completely, when I had to stop partially, I was upset. For example, when I had to stop for real, I cried for a whole day. A whole day. That's it.
So my emotions were shaken. And I want to share with you so you can understand what physical activity during pregnancy means. I know you dedicate all, if not most a your time to guiding these women.
Yes. Emotionally, what does exercise bring to our lives? Physical exercise, Issa has also been proven to reduce the development of perinatal depression and anxiety levels. So Carol was definitely there in that moment of anxiety because she uses exercise as a driver of benefits for her physical and mental health. And it's good to mention that there are high risk and low risk pregnancies. Hmm. There are several categorizations. And today, even for high risk pregnancies, we who study exercise during pregnancy can understand that there are possibilities for movement. Some movements can be performed even by bedridden pregnant women. Physical therapy in bed, theirs, stretching. And there are movements that don't harm the pregnancy. When we think of exercise, we think of benefits. And there are few obstetric pregnancy or maternal health conditions, pre existing conditions, such as type 1 diabetes or cardiorespiratory failure. For example, some light exercise can be incorporated into a woman's routine because moderate exercise is recommended for low risk pregnant women. Yup. Moderate intensity doesn't have to be light for everyone. Under these conditions, light exercise, something well targeted for the woman's condition, can help improve this anxiety.
So, Excellen, excellent. Did you have to take any medication to control anxiety?
No, not anxiety, no. Just to hold the baby a lot.
Yeah. Okay. I asked because I had it during Angelina's pregnancy. And I discovered I was very sad. How curious. Very sad. I spoke to my psychiatrist and said, doctor, something strange, because I'm super happy to be pregnant. I want this pregnancy. Everything's fine. Why am I sad? And she said, well, Isabella, you're 39 years old. You're going to stop being who you've always been and become someone. You don't yet know who you'll be. Quote. So I didn't develop postpartum depression. I developed depression during childbirth. Well, during pregnancy, I didn't have postpartum depression. I had depression during pregnancy. And I think it's very important to emphasize that, yes, you can experience depression or anxiety even while pregnant. And exercise can be a source.
So, yes, it's very important for this movement to bring you. What are the hormones, Claudia, you have endorphins. You have benefits, not only physically, but also a whole biochemistry that is altered in your metabolism that gives you this well being. There are several studies showing how exercise truly improves the health of mothers and pregnant women during this period of anxiety.
Yes, you mentioned that one resistance you notice is fear. Do you notice anything else besides fear, like laziness or I can't or I shouldn't.
It's what Carol said. Sometimes people justify themselves by saying, oh, since pregnant women have to stay still, now I can, right? Stay on the couch longer, stop exercising. Just because at this stage we're lazy, we're tired, incredibly tired. Then we say, oh, I'm really tired. Right, because you're creating organs. It's a very physical change in the pregnancy. Right? You already have a heart condition in the first trimester. Your heart rate is already more altered. You have a drop in blood pressure. In the first trimester, you get more tired. Then in the second trimester, things improve a bit. You feel more energetic in this second trimester. Then you enter the third trimester. You're almost into your third. And that slowness is starting to set in again. Almost at the end, you're already preparing for the birth, for the meeting with the baby. Then comes the anxiety of this. This rite of passage. Yeah, wow. I'm going to stop being a mother. Stop being pregnant. I'm going to be a mother. Yes. I'm going to meet this baby. What will this birth be like? What will it be like?
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