First of all...I am not a masters participant. And uhmm...I don't even reguraly swim. I generally run, althought I hate it....uhhh but that's besides the point.
The point is, I'm pregnant with my first. And it's fall now so running is pretty much out of the question. (Asthma and intense uterine cramping. oh joy!)
But my gym at work has a lap pool and I all of a sudden remembered in while I was trying to make myself enjoy the thought of walking on a treadmill.
The point is....I want to know how much people are going to hate me for swimming.
I can't wear a one peice (well I guess I could get a maternity one but they fit horrible). And uh....excuse me...but my breasts are huge from being pregnant. And while I can swim just fine, I'm not a "swimmer" so I do a lap of crawl, a lap of backstroke, a lap of side stroke, a lap of butterfly...etc, etc. etc. Oh and I will often rest in between becuase...well it's hard enough work being pregnant, let alone swimming. lol.
So if you got into the pool and saw me in the lane next to you. Would you hate me for lolling about in a lane with my pregilicous body on display?
I feel kinda bad. I wish they would just give me a half a lane.
What should I do to minimize the hate?
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No one would hate you.
If you're self-respecting and respectful of others (i.e., lane etiquette and you "look before you leap") you will be more ---warmly--- welcomed than a lot of "Look at me making froth and windmilling while wondering why the US Olympic Committee didn't try to bribe me to captain their swim team or why Hollywood didn't ask me to be the Esther/Johnny Williams/Weissmuller of the 21st Century."
At the public pools where I swim there are (and have been) several pregnant ladies swimming ---at various levels--- in one or two-piece suits and they have all been welcomed and treated with the respect their demeanour demanded.
No one would hate you.
If you're self-respecting and respectful of others (i.e., lane etiquette and you "look before you leap") you will be more ---warmly--- welcomed than a lot of "Look at me making froth and windmilling while wondering why the US Olympic Committee didn't try to bribe me to captain their swim team or why Hollywood didn't ask me to be the Esther/Johnny Williams/Weissmuller of the 21st Century."
At the public pools where I swim there are (and have been) several pregnant ladies swimming ---at various levels--- in one or two-piece suits and they have all been welcomed and treated with the respect their demeanour demanded.
