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孕婦真的不是豆腐！
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孕婦不是豆腐！
孕婦不是豆腐！
孕婦不是豆腐！
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《孕婦不是豆腐》(See below for Eng)

當自己懷孕後才發現原來很多人（也包括一開始發現自己懷孕時的自己）會把自己當成豆腐人：這樣又不能做、那樣最好就不能做。不要吃這個、那個...

過了不久我發現其實他人的意見並不是不好，但有時當自己把這些意見看得太認真時就會對自己造成很大的壓力。同時，很多意見都是互相矛盾的... 在過程中我慢慢學會原來需要學習的是聆聽自己。可能以前自己會因為對自己的懷疑而去聽從他人、順他人意，卻很少聽自己的聲音，導致自己非常不開心。

其中一個意見就是他人勸告我不要動太多（甚至不要把手帶高過頭），但我自己知道如果自己什麼都不做我是會很容易憂鬱的。我問自己：「我究竟要做他人覺得對的事情，但自己一個承受不開心和憂鬱的情緒，還是我要聽自己，讓自己開心呢？究竟我肚裡面的小孩想要看到媽媽怎樣呢？」我決定用了三十多年聽他人，現在是時候聽自己了。

其實，只要懷孕時做的運動跟以前一樣（並沒有加入新的練習），強度略為減輕，並好好聽從身體的感受，比如說當天狀態不理想就不要勉強自己，好好休息等等。我發現，其實懷孕是一個考驗妳能否隨著身體的變化而去做配合，放下應該如何、想要怎樣。當然，如果你身體有特別狀況或懷了多胞胎，這就另作別論。

其實懷孕這個過程是可以很開心的。

第一孕期時我雖然仍有保持運動，但說真的，很多時候身體只有足夠的力氣去睡覺，所以運動或練習只有以前的三分之一（無論是強度或時間）。那時的練習並不是關於我想如何，而是我有能力做些什麼。當我能夠讓自己跟著身體的需要走（那時大部分時間一天睡三次小睡，晚上十點就要睡覺），能吃的時候吃，吃不下就不勉強自己，我發現一切轉變並不是我以前以為的那麼幸苦。可以說是一點都不辛苦。

在這裡我學到，原來很多時候的辛苦是來自與現實對抗，但當放下那些「應該要如何」的想法時，很多事情是可以很順的。

今天想與大家分享我的瑜伽練習。其實自懷孕一個月後，身體的韌帶比以前鬆了不少（因為孕婦身體會產生一種叫做鬆弛素的荷爾蒙），加上頭三個月身體真的很累，所以自己少了做瑜伽，就算某天有力氣練習都是選擇一些訓練力量的體位而非伸展性的（陰瑜伽就真的完全避免了），而且也多了做重訓。第四個月開始個人比較有精力，而今天身體卻想要多訓練！練習完整個人很開心、心情也非常的平靜。其實孕婦並不是豆腐，但千萬不要逞強！

其實無論妳有沒有懷孕，多多聆聽身體，你會發現她非常有智慧的！

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JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE PREGNANT, THAT DOENS'T MEAN YOU HAVE BECOME A PIECE OF TOFU

Soon after I discovered about my pregnancy, many people including myself (at the begging) see me as a woman made of tofu (meaning: need to be handled with ultra care), people said to me, "You should not do this, don't do that, avoid this food and avoid that."

I received a lot of advice from others, they were all sincere advice, but I caught myself getting quite stressed by trying to listen to all of them. The more advice I heard, the more I noticed how contradicting they were. I came to the conclusion that maybe it's better to listen to my own inner voice instead. Growing up, I used to please others and rarely did I listen to my inner voice, and now is probably the time to practice that.

Many (esp. Chinese) told me not to exercise so much (some even told me not to raise my arms higher than my head!), but I was quite sure I can easily become depressed if I don't allow myself to move and exercise (I've been living an active lifestyle since elementary school!!!) So I asked myself, "should I listen to others and live a life that others want of me, and become depressed, or shall I live my life according to how I like it and be happy?" I decided to go for the second option, since I had tried pleasing others for 30 years and it's about time to live for myself.

To be honest, as long as your exercise routine is similar to the training you had had prior to the pregnancy (this is not a time to start something new), and lower the intensity a bit, this does not create much stress to the body, because your body is used to such routine. Of course, unless you are having some special body condition or you are carrying twins or multiple babies etc. Listen to your body, if you don't feel well or you feel fatigue,
rest. If you don't feel like eating, just listen to your body, eat only when you can. The more you can go with the flow of the body, the more fun and beauty you can discover about this special time of your life!

Though I tried to keep my exercise routine during the first trimester, I felt tired and sleepy during most of that period. It felt like I only had enough energy to sleep but nothing more! There was a period I napped 3 times a day and went to bed at 10 (slept through the night) and was only able to keep up 1/3 of the exercise routine. What I learned was: as long as you followed the intelligence of the body and let go of all the ideas of what you "should do", you don't need to suffer just because internal and external conditions are changing.

Here I would like to share with you my practice this morning. My joints felt very loose since the first month into the pregnancy (due to the production of a pregnancy hormone called relaxin), so I have not been doing much yoga. Even when I had the energy to practice, I chose poses mainly strengthening poses such as standing postures. Today, my body felt very strong and inspired and so handstand felt great! What I realized is, pregnant ladies are not tofu, just listen to your body and don't push it, then all will be well!

To be honest, whether you are pregnant or not, learn to listen to your body, as it will save you from so much unnecessary trouble!!