Hi there....
I've been swimming for about 4 1/2 years, 4-6 times per week. I just found out that I'm pregnant (about 3 weeks along) and I was wondering if anyone out there can offer any advice as to whether or not I can continue my regular schedule. I'm suffering from "morning sickness" but I find that swimming actually helps.
What about continuing through the 2nd and 3rd trimesters? I've noticed some women at the pool I swim at checking their heart rate(?)
Has anyone out there competed during pregnancy?!
Thanks!:)
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I'm currently pregnant for the third time, and whether to swim or not depends on not only your doctor and your health, but also how the pregnancy is going. Overall, if you're healthy and in shape, you can continue to swim until labor if you feel like it. The times you would not swim would be for competition or if you're not feeling well (besides the usual nausia, that is). For my first baby, I swam 4-5 times per week until a few days before he was born. For the second, I had to sit out for 2 months at the beginning and 2 months at the end because of some problems related to the pregnancy. For this one, I'm not too happy with my doctor because he took me off of my asthma medicine so I can't swim at all. I probably could just do a few drills, but the overhead with getting into the pool to NOT exert myself is not worth the time and effort for me. Instead I'm concentrating on other hobbies for a few months (like nagging my husband to make sure that he will be more than willing to watch the kids when I get to swim again). Anyways, that's my $0.02.
I'm currently pregnant for the third time, and whether to swim or not depends on not only your doctor and your health, but also how the pregnancy is going. Overall, if you're healthy and in shape, you can continue to swim until labor if you feel like it. The times you would not swim would be for competition or if you're not feeling well (besides the usual nausia, that is). For my first baby, I swam 4-5 times per week until a few days before he was born. For the second, I had to sit out for 2 months at the beginning and 2 months at the end because of some problems related to the pregnancy. For this one, I'm not too happy with my doctor because he took me off of my asthma medicine so I can't swim at all. I probably could just do a few drills, but the overhead with getting into the pool to NOT exert myself is not worth the time and effort for me. Instead I'm concentrating on other hobbies for a few months (like nagging my husband to make sure that he will be more than willing to watch the kids when I get to swim again). Anyways, that's my $0.02.
