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!
Got to swim Wednesday last week. The pool is set up LCM so I swam 1,000m and got out. It was really hard to swim, at least my suit fit! When it's LCM I usually swim in the first or second lane (depending how many, and who, are there), but I branched down into the 5th lane for the first time ever! At least I kept up with them... It was a different view of the workout. I appreciate more the abilities of my teammates at all levels.
I went to the doctor on Thursday and my stomach measured 40cm this time and no weight gain. I asked him what was up with that and he said that my intestines could have been doing something funny or the baby was in a different position. My BP was really high at 130/89.
I have to go back this TH for pre-op stuff and then we have to be at the hospital about 10am Friday morning. That, of course means two things: maybe I'll make it that far, and I can swim before I go! The pool is literally across the street and one block up from the hospital :) Pat and I swam before our first two, but not with Carrick because he showed up unexpectedly early!
Belated Christmas cheer to all, and have a wonderful, safe New Year's Eve. Pat will be working, so the kids and I might go over to the YMCA for movies, etc. Sounds fun. And as of January 2nd, Pat is off for three whole weeks. :cheerleader:
Got to swim Wednesday last week. The pool is set up LCM so I swam 1,000m and got out. It was really hard to swim, at least my suit fit! When it's LCM I usually swim in the first or second lane (depending how many, and who, are there), but I branched down into the 5th lane for the first time ever! At least I kept up with them... It was a different view of the workout. I appreciate more the abilities of my teammates at all levels.
I went to the doctor on Thursday and my stomach measured 40cm this time and no weight gain. I asked him what was up with that and he said that my intestines could have been doing something funny or the baby was in a different position. My BP was really high at 130/89.
I have to go back this TH for pre-op stuff and then we have to be at the hospital about 10am Friday morning. That, of course means two things: maybe I'll make it that far, and I can swim before I go! The pool is literally across the street and one block up from the hospital :) Pat and I swam before our first two, but not with Carrick because he showed up unexpectedly early!
Belated Christmas cheer to all, and have a wonderful, safe New Year's Eve. Pat will be working, so the kids and I might go over to the YMCA for movies, etc. Sounds fun. And as of January 2nd, Pat is off for three whole weeks. :cheerleader:
