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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Learning to swim while pregnant</title><link>https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/pool-training-and-technique/31298/learning-to-swim-while-pregnant</link><description>Hello, I was only a month in of learning to swim as an adult when I learned I was pregnant. I really don&amp;#39;t want to stop with my lessons because it was my hope that I&amp;#39;ll finally learn to swim this year. However, I worry about continuing as im not great</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: Learning to swim while pregnant</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/293130?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 20:55:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e0939588-c316-441b-a737-ea736b0d3f2d</guid><dc:creator>02U25</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I swam throughout both of my pregnancies.&amp;nbsp; I had to monitor my heart rate and when I felt too out of breath I would rest a set.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Learning to swim while pregnant</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/292195?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:20:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:3fea01c9-ddf5-4bbf-b781-fe1f966a8e50</guid><dc:creator>Kyle Deery</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/members/x86c5"&gt;X86C5&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;First off, &lt;span&gt;Congratulations! &lt;br /&gt;I&lt;/span&gt;f you are worried about the physical strain on your body, please consult your doctor and talk to your learn-to-swim instructor.&lt;br /&gt;Antidotally, we have seen numerous women learn to swim or improve their swimming while pregnant and they really enjoyed the weightlessness in the water as opposed to the bouncing of running or other exercise. Congratulations!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>