03/19/2026
🤰 Push-ups by each trimester🤰
Here are some general guidelines from a pregnancy and postpartum physical therapist:
💪 First trimester
You will likely feel comfortable with the same load, repetitions, and set-up as your pre-pregnancy push-ups.
You may need to modify based on fatigue and nausea.
💪 Second trimester
If you are still comfortable doing push-ups on the floor… great!
You may need to drop one or both knees to prevent any doming or coning in your midline.
Or you may feel better working from an elevated surface, like a box, chair, or countertop.
💪 Third trimester
Keep working from an elevated surface or even a wall to make push-ups accessible, while protecting your core and pelvic floor, through your final weeks of pregnancy.
💥 As always, listen to your body. Stop and reset if something doesn’t feel right or you see doming & coning through your midline 💥
Bonus: Postpartum Hack
Reintroduce push-ups after baby by starting at the wall, then moving to an elevated surface, and finally moving back to the floor with bent knees and eventually lifted knees.💪
