When I was pregnant with Patrick (Jr.) now 7, I asked my coach, Kerry, if there was much information on competitive swimming and training while pregnant. He didn't know of any. Since then I've had two more kids (now 3 and 4) and there's still nothing really about this subject.
So I'll use myself as a guinea pig, and maybe it will help others in the future...
This will be our last, and with this one, I'd like to have goals, unlike with the other three. Obviously, my number one goal is to have a healthy baby. My nutrition is key here, for the baby and myself. Sleep is crucial for me, so that too is a goal. Other goals are lifting, and minimum weight gain (I still have 20 from last time, mostly in my stomach!) and to swim in Austin and be somewhat competitive. My due date is January 20, 2008.
I'm afraid I will be put on bed rest near the end, because Carrick (3) was born 5 weeks early, and we don't know why. He spent 2 weeks in the Intensive Care, and is fine now. I read that the odds have gone up significantly for me now to have another early delivery. (With all of my other deliveries, by C-section, I swam the day I delivered and was back in the water two weeks later.)
Tomorrow, I will be 4 weeks pregnant. And while I swam Saturday (2,000 SCM- see Rude Noodlers thread) I didn't get to do the only practice today (Memorial Day) at 8:30am because Brenna (4) was still sleeping...
I have some questions, and I hope you will all pitch in your :2cents: Sorry, I don't make change :p
How do I modify weight lifting while pregnant?
Anybody do OW swims while pregnant (water temps around 70)?
Thanks!
Karen, I did abs until my third trimester. The doc even commented on how strong they were. I was not one to get really out there big with either baby so abs did not bother me. With my son, I even zipped my winter coat up on the way to the hospital to deliver. I had people telling me there was no way I would be able to do that. It was just the way I carried babies.
I do think the rule is to not do them for as long as you would non pregnant. And yes, Dara looks great. Just got DD's Splash last week, and we were both impressed with the way she looks.
Karen, I did abs until my third trimester. The doc even commented on how strong they were. I was not one to get really out there big with either baby so abs did not bother me. With my son, I even zipped my winter coat up on the way to the hospital to deliver. I had people telling me there was no way I would be able to do that. It was just the way I carried babies.
I do think the rule is to not do them for as long as you would non pregnant. And yes, Dara looks great. Just got DD's Splash last week, and we were both impressed with the way she looks.
