Parental and Prenatal Yoga:

When you are pregnant, you need to maintain your body shape and do the necessary things which are best for your baby. Prenatal yoga is the best way to do both these. It doesn’t matter whether you are very experienced in yoga or whether you are new to yoga, you can get pleasure from the benefits of yoga when you are pregnant. The best way to prepare you for child birth is by going for Yoga classes.

Precautions to be taken during pregnancy:

As with any exercise, when you are pregnant, you must follow some general safety measures. You must not perform any move that wants you to lie flat on your back for more than few seconds. This is because, if you lie on your back, you can strain your inferior vena cava, the vein which is responsible to returns blood flowing from the legs to the heart. If you do so, you may faint or suffer from shortness of breath or from nausea. Your yoga teacher may give you the rights to choose whether you want to lie down or not but it is advisable to refuse the offer.

Also, skip postures that elongate your abdominal muscles excessively. Postures like Deep Forward bend, Backward bend and deep twists must strictly be avoided. This is because you are prone to muscle tearing as the pregnancy hormones loosening other connectivity tissues.

What to do after Pregnancy?

You may be very keen to return to your daily routine of yoga once you have given birth. Most of the gynecologists usually advise six full weeks time for recovery for new-fangled mothers after they have given a vaginal birth. If you have a Cesarean, then you may need to wait even longer. When you have no more bleeding and when your doctor permits you to practice yoga, you can start your regular yoga routine.