What's the harm if I don't get regular walking exercises at 36 weeks?

Yeah, I think the baby is right in position, but the doctor said I haven't dilated yet. I'm on my 38th week, now. I need more contractions to start the dilation process. If I can't go outside to walk, I just walk back and forth the front yard, and also do step up exercises for 5-10 mins using the first rung of our stairs. It gives me the same pressure on my lower abdomen and pelvis, as walking a few blocks around the area. I hope it works.

yes, that will help some, but do take those hot drinks too, they help with the dilation i feel. it was the same in my case. for my first child, being a new mother, of course i had no idea and also, my baby was a premature baby, coming to this world a month earlier, so i didn't really have time to prepare so it was understandable that i hadn't dilated much and had to endure 2 hours of pain while waiting for the right time to deliver. of course, that is actually considered quite fast. as for my second child, although she was a week early, like you, i started walking around the house here and there, walking while on the phone as well but i definitely didn't exercise hehe hated that. i drank lots of hot drinks too and you can imagine my surprise when i started feeling my contractions and when i went to the hospital immediately, they were surprised themselves that i was all ready to deliver! and they had no free room! lol so basically, i delivered my daughter within half an hour. that was real fast. :D i hope it goes well and as easy as labour pains can get. best of luck:)

Wow, that really is fast -- half an hour?! As for me, it didn't take too long, either. I was induced, though, because my waterbag broke before contractions started. And, if i remember it right, I only had to make 3 big pushes and my baby was out. She was pretty small, too.

I don't want to force it. I always have this crazy thought, that if I get myself started with walking, and a few minutes after, I may feel terrible pain, and I could no longer get back home. My daughter is my only company for my supposed walks, and she's only 3, so she can't really help much if I suddenly get cramps, or what have you. My husband is doing his own workout at the same time, and won't be able to come with me everytime. So, if I really feel like I can't make it, I'd just stay at home and do light stretchings.

Good idea. That is what I told her too do. I had a cousin pregnant with twins. By the 5th month of her pregnancy she had to be put on bed rest. She really hated it because she could not do anything except rest and lay down.She was very relieved when the twins finally came.

Thanks for that. Now, I don't have to be worried that I haven't prepared myself enough for delivery. I do hope everything will be fine for me, this time. On my 1st pregnancy, I was still working, so I had a few climbs up and down the stairs and a lot of walking around. But, now that im just staying at home, I find myself just sitting around a corner or lying down, most of the time. The longest I have to stand up is when Im cooking at night, usually takes an hour.

You do get to walk to the bathroom and stuff that is all you really need at this point. I would take advange of laying around now while you can since before you know it you'll have two too deal with. I'm taking as much rest as I can. I do walk every day but I know it's not going to make any difference. Too much can cause pain or stress on the body and you don't want that. Even though I was on bed rest for a few weeks the only walking I did was to kitchen and bathroom or when I had to go to the doctor.

If I am too scared to do it outdoors, for the possibility that I may get cramps or too much contractions while I'm walking down the streets - is stationary marching and stretching at home a good alternative?