Warning Signs: Doing Too Much

Check with your doctor if you experience any of the following warning signs during exercise:

• Vaginal bleeding
• Unusual pain
• Dizziness or lightheadedness
• Unusual shortness of breath
• Racing heartbeat or chest pain
• Fluid leaking from your vagina
• Uterine contractions
• Muscle cramps

Quit if you feel tired, too hot, cramped, light headed, or dizzy.

Check out these other web sites for more information:
www.kidshealth.org
www.fitpregnancy.com
www.fitfor2.com

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Sources:
“Exercise During Pregnancy,” The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 1998.
“Exercise,” The University of Michigan Health System. smartmoms.org. 2002.
“Pregnancy and Exercise: What You Can Do for a Healthy Pregnancy,” The American Academy of Family Physicians. familydoctor.org. 2002.
“Exercising During Pregnancy,” The Nemours Foundation. kidshealth.org. 2002.

Last updated: 12/2006