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!
What a bummer!
I got to the pool a little after 4pm today to find about 15 of my teammates standing in the parking lot with Kerry. "Pool's closed," someone said. "Ha ha. Kerry's got the key," I said. "No really, the pool is closed. Health department closed it today." That I believed, because they closed it at least one other time I was there this year. Chlorine levels were off or something. :notworking:
I had my Fruit Punch Gatorade, my coins to count my 108 25s and my new camera (digital video for Xmas) so Kerry could take pictures, and then nothin'. Very disappointing. Kerry said we'll probably make it up on the 12th. It's just not the same though. Whenever we're not in CT for Xmas, Pat and I have always done the New Years swim here. Oh well, Pat had to work tonight anyway- he couldn't do it either. :bighug:
So, quick math. Baby comes January 4th, swim January 12th? Eight days? Hmmm, that might be tough. I was back in the water, after the other three in 2 weeks, and that wasn't what the doctor suggested! I guess it depends how my scar is healing and if there is still bleeding...
:sad:
What a bummer!
I got to the pool a little after 4pm today to find about 15 of my teammates standing in the parking lot with Kerry. "Pool's closed," someone said. "Ha ha. Kerry's got the key," I said. "No really, the pool is closed. Health department closed it today." That I believed, because they closed it at least one other time I was there this year. Chlorine levels were off or something. :notworking:
I had my Fruit Punch Gatorade, my coins to count my 108 25s and my new camera (digital video for Xmas) so Kerry could take pictures, and then nothin'. Very disappointing. Kerry said we'll probably make it up on the 12th. It's just not the same though. Whenever we're not in CT for Xmas, Pat and I have always done the New Years swim here. Oh well, Pat had to work tonight anyway- he couldn't do it either. :bighug:
So, quick math. Baby comes January 4th, swim January 12th? Eight days? Hmmm, that might be tough. I was back in the water, after the other three in 2 weeks, and that wasn't what the doctor suggested! I guess it depends how my scar is healing and if there is still bleeding...
:sad:
