To wish more pregnant women were like this?

[LisaExpress]

Good example

Running a marathon at 7 months pregnant. Good on her.

It's also about how you feel. The first trimester can wipe out even hardcore runners. Running when your body is busy rearranging your bones isn't going to be without issues.

YABU.

Personally I find it a bit like the runner Jane Tomlinson. She was raising money when suffering from cancer at the same time as my mum was diagnosed. Jane was able to run marathons whilst my mum could barely walk 5 yards. Janes accomplishments were held as amazing (quite rightly) but not all cancer sufferers could do that and saying they could would be wrong.

Unless you are saying that you wish that more pregnant women had such easy pregnancies that they were able to run these distances. In which case YANBU. I think we'd all like an easy pregnancy and loads of energy...

I'm with mike and co, I can't understand why anyone would give a minute's thought to what other, pg, women do

It's like the 100yo man who ran those marathons. Great, good for him, but would anyone really think "god I wish more 100 year olds were like him"?

I understand, Mike.

Why would you wish that?

What difference does it make to you whether a woman spends her last few weeks of pregnancy on the sofa eating or in the gym?

why would you wish more pregnant women were like this? It's a very silly idea for most of us.

Why would you wish that? great if you can do it but why does it bother you if other women don't or more importantly can't?

Hmmmm I'm not sure whilst I think the message exercise in pg is good is fine, her as inspiration is extreme, most people let alone pregnant women wouldn't be able to hit that fitness easily.

I think the negative response is because it feels like yet another dig at women that they should be skinny wondermums who care full time for their dcs whilst having high powered jobs running the country whilst being able to bake and play the ukulele at professional level. ......

The message isn't that BUT we are conditioned now to be defensive.

Anyone who doesn't want to/can't manage line dancing can sit it out but they have to wear a cowboy hat.

Add message | Report | Message poster Trills Thu 06-Jun-13 19:09:38
I don't think you sound like a troll.

I do think your post comes across as rather twattish.

There is plenty of "helpful advice" telling pregnant women what to do without you wishing more pregnant women were like this.

YANBU to find it inspirational or to be impressed
YABVU to wish that more pregnant women were like anything

^this (above) says it perfectly^

OP - you sound very...simple.

Personally I would be happy for everyone to lay off each other, pregnant or not.

Having said, that I find it spectacularly irritating that the world and his wife has an opinion on me cycling at 36 weeks and feel the need to vocally share those opinions with me on a daily basis.

My body, my pregnancy. End of.

I understand what you mean Vinegar, I felt like that when pregnant too. It was like my body belonged to everybody, really annoying!

What's with all the outrage? It's not unreasonable to wish that more women would feel well enough to keep active during their pregnancy.

I don't know. People are very against pg women exercising, ime. I walked 2.5 miles each way to work right until I finished on Monday at 38.4 weeks. You wouldn't believe the tellings off I got from colleagues even for tht . Last pg I didn't do much and this one has been easier, I think because I am so much fitter.

I know SPD is awful but the average pg woman worhout it could do a bit more, I think, being active is meant to be very beneficial to the baby as well as the mother.

Try cleaning a whole ward by yourself at 7 months pregnant, god knows how I did it up to 36 weeks.

As she run before pregnancy it is safe to continue.

That's a very stupid idea - running whilst pregnant, marathon or not. I think this post can cause damage to lots of mothers and babies if they take up running bacause of OP. Sorry - not good!

I wish I could have done that when I was pregnant. Or when I'm not pregnant. Except I am too damn lazy.

If anyone is interested in facts ratger than scaremongering this is the RCOG guideline on exercise in pregnancy: www.rcog.org.uk/womens-health/clinical-guidance/exercise-pregnancy

Hazelnut - I think it's more that the op could be read as the op suggesting that pg women who don't choose to be lazy - which might hit a nerve in those with a difficult pregnancies.

Op - you would have only be ok to exercise that hard during pregnancy if you were doing that amount pre pregnancy and v fit already and providing your body coped with pregnancy.

Don't forget - not all pg weight gain (the baby and amniotic fluid and placenta aside) is due to overeating/lack of exercise - hormones can impact some quite differently to others - not to mention the relaxin hormone and spd.

Well it was 10k not a marathon which is 6.4miles. O run about that twl/three times a week.

Exercise is fine in pregnancy if its what your body is used to, i think they dont recomend taking up new sport/exercise.

I swam and cycled as that was what i already did and i got 'told off' by lots of well meaning friends and strangers.

I think the important thing is to pay attention to how you feel and listen to your body. But in general exercise is good for.