while we are on praying and duas during pregnancy .. how do u ladies pray with a huge tummy .. is it not harmful for the baby to be doing sajda and all ????
Namaz is the best exercise possible for you during pregnancy. Its slow, relaxing and keeps the pelvic area moving - which is what you want for a fast labour!
Daily exercise is imperative. It doesn't need to be strenuous but it should be consistent. Namaaz gives us all the flexibility to all our muscles to promote strong contractibility during labour. Women pay so much money for yoga classes during pregnancy to help have a fast labour - isn't namaaz just like yoga? :)
Don't sit and pray, even in the last month. Be strong! Even when I was 9 months pregnant, I prayed normally the whole way through. It was tiring and it would take me longer to read namaaz - but my labour was around 20 mins from point of water breaking and it was because of all this gentle exercise from namaaz. :)
I also read entire Quran and recited the beautiful surah maryam daily.