Courtney Thorne Smith Talks About Her Pregnancy

Courtney Thorne-Smith has been a fixture on our TV sets for over a decade from Melrose Place to Ally McBeal to According to Jim. Now the busy actress and author talks with Fit Pregnancy about her pregnancy.

Some highlights from the interview:

On wanting kids:
"I really have always wanted to be a parent, and when I hit 36 and had just ended a relationship, I remember thinking how much I still wanted it. But I thought I'd adopt. I was very open to it, thinking being pregnant wasn't what was important. Knowing that seemed to quiet my biological clock. Then when I met Roger, he never doubted we would have a baby. But I was 39, and you never know. I really lucked out."

On staying fit during her pregnancy:
"Well, I used to be a compulsive exerciser, but I’m over that. For the past several years, I’ve been walking 40 minutes and doing Pilates and yoga stretches at home, so that’s what I’m doing now. I used to run 8 miles a day, then go to the gym, do weights and then yoga, until I realized that I was so hungry and tired all the time. I feel so much freedom now: I don’t have to stay in a hotel with a gym and I’m never so hungry that I panic."

On the type of mother she wants to be:
"I honestly don't know. I hope I will be a calm mother. I do yoga and I meditate, and those should help. The one thing I do know is that I will have time for this baby. I'm at a time in my life that I don't feel I have to prove anything in terms of my career. I feel I'm at a place where I can really devote myself to raising my baby. The baby is all I'm doing."

Source: FitPregnancy