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@newbie110 Oh wow thank you! I also slowed down a TON. I went from 9:40ish pace to “let’s try to keep it sub-12.” It’s just a normal part of the process I suppose. Those are great suggestions for alternative exercises. Thank you!

@katrina2017 Mine was just acute injury. I’m guessing because there’s a lot more belly pushing out against those rectus muscles now, and the combination of that plus the impact of running just caused a small injury.

@ktorres08 I said insertion but really meant origin. Oof. Anyway, your rectus abdominus muscles start at your pubic crest (the origin) and attach to the cartilage of some of your ribs (insertion). The pubic crest is a little portion of the pubis in the front. I was totally pain free and then had...

@lifeinsurance Great point!!! I was able to rest to recover from an injury, so I should view this as the same kind of thing. Great insight; thank you!!

@katrina2017 Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I love this community!

@zoss Yes! I took a week off last week and doing nothing was so hard. Plus, I felt so much guilt about wanting to exercise even though I needed to rest. It sounds like you’re doing a fantastic job caring for both your little ones!

@the_real_sway It took me probably until 18ish weeks before I finally felt good enough to do another long run. This second baby has been much harder than the first was!

@beyondfaith76 I like the step count goal! That’s a great way to stay motivated and feel like you’re doing something more than “just walking.” Congrats on your new little one!

@jzhanglsw It’s so hard sometimes to rationalize giving up these things that keep us healthy in order to...keep us healthy. You’re doing a great job with keeping up the yoga!!!

@glory2jesus This is a great mantra! “Now you’re growing a human and also running.” Thank you for some perspective. It can be so easy to get caught up in our emotions and forget the amazing thing our bodies are doing.

I’m a runner, and I’m 34+1 today. I did an 8-mile long run at 32 weeks, and it felt like I was cruising. It was a glorious run. My long run last week was cut short (at 1.5 miles) by significant lower abdominal pain. My OB and I think I pulled some rectus fibers away from the origin. Now I’m...