I am in the trial period of the app, and I am very confused by which of the core videos I am supposed to follow to keep my core from doming. I am in my second trimester and am wanting to get back into working out again but I'm really scared to do something that is going to harm my baby or damage my core. Do I need to watch all 11 of the core videos before I can get started? It seems like I can't stop my core from doming, and the language in the videos is very technical. I have always been a pretty active person, but ever since I got pregnant I nervous to work out and I was hoping this app might help.

Hey Lauren! Totally get being hesitant to workout, but you are in good hands at Move Your Bump. You will want to watch all the videos in "The Basics" section of the app just to really nail down engaging your TVA and Pelvic Floor, and add in the "Daily Pregnancy Abdominal Breathing Routine" into your schedule. Within the MYB app we do have schedules in the Info category of your trimester, that you can follow, and I would add in the daily breathing routine as much as possible to help strengthen your core and pelvic floor. Please also watch the signs of intolerance video, because this covers coning/doming. You want to avoid coning and doming during workouts and modify whenever you start to see this. If you would really like to concentrate on strengthening your core/pelvic floor, to minimize diastasis, and really prime your body for delivery, labor and recovery, I would suggest that you move through the 4th trimester of the app. This is the 12 week ab rehab, and we recommend doing this during pregnancy. You will only work through phase 3, omitting phase 4, and take full breaths no half breaths (aka tva minis).XX

Thank you so much! I will try that. I was trying to go straight into the 1 month schedule for 2TM, but maybe I'm not ready. I heard somewhere (some Youtube video I think?) that you should try not to strain your core much at all during pregnancy or you will get diastasis recti, and because I was following that advice I think I'm really weak in that part of my body, so maybe I need to work myself back into it with the rehab series.

Hey Lauren! I think that starting the 12 week ab rehab/4th trimester of the app will really empower you during your pregnancy so that you bring awareness to your core, pelvic floor, breathing patterns and also posture. For the 12 week ab rehab in phase one we do not recommend high impact cardio, just low impact, like walking. After the first phase you can also add in workouts from the pregnancy phase and higher impact firms of exercise (that don’t cause intolerances.) With the knowledge you gain from the12 week ab rehab, you can bring that awareness to your workouts in the pregnancy phase workouts ❤️. Xx