Hi all, I'm new to this site and am looking for some advice. I have recently discovered I'm pregnant (very early days - only 6 weeks). Not totally out of the blue (we were trying!) and super excited with the news, the reality of it is sinking in and very different to the idea!... Mainly that I'm starting to feel a little concerned about my training and how the pregnancy is going to affect things.

New to triathlon (I’ve done a lot of running events in the past including 2 marathons) and having dabbled with triathlon last year, I’ve trained hard over the winter and this is my first full season racing with 3 events down and 2 more to go – both Olympic distance. I’m loving it and currently train 8 sessions a week and hope to continue this leading up to the 2 Olympics (one in July and the other in August) with a half marathon in September.

I’m after advice from anyone who’s been through this, and am interested in anything you have to say!

So far, I’ve been proactive and signed up to a pre-natal pilates class (which has now filled in my only rest day of the week!) I have reasonable core strength, but figure improving this can’t hurt as I want my body to return to normal as quick as possible and for me to get back to training at a fairly intense level as soon as I can… I’ve lost a lot of weight over the last few years (around 4 stone) with the help of running and now triathlon (and an all-round healthy lifestyle/diet of course) but I am feeling quite horrified that I will lose my fitness during pregnancy if i struggle with energy / carrying the bump etc and that the weight might start to pile back on.