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, congrats on #4.
I was pregnant with my one and only at Savannah Nats. Only I didn't know it until I got back home. That was my 4th pregnancy but first to have all good vitals. I swam all through the pregnancy until 32 weeks when the tested him and found him not to be growing (he was 3.5 lbs then). I did try to keep my heart rate down so I didn't do hypoxic nor over head vertical kicking. I did keep up with light weights and abs until the very end. When they found he wasn't growing, I was put on limited activity (1 trip out of the house per day) and no swimming :(. He was born 2 weeks early at 4 lbs 15 oz. Now I have a healthy (but skinny) 2 year old.
I wish you the best of luck with the pregnancy and keep us posted with a blog.
Alison
Karen, congrats on #4.
I was pregnant with my one and only at Savannah Nats. Only I didn't know it until I got back home. That was my 4th pregnancy but first to have all good vitals. I swam all through the pregnancy until 32 weeks when the tested him and found him not to be growing (he was 3.5 lbs then). I did try to keep my heart rate down so I didn't do hypoxic nor over head vertical kicking. I did keep up with light weights and abs until the very end. When they found he wasn't growing, I was put on limited activity (1 trip out of the house per day) and no swimming :(. He was born 2 weeks early at 4 lbs 15 oz. Now I have a healthy (but skinny) 2 year old.
I wish you the best of luck with the pregnancy and keep us posted with a blog.
Alison
