Windsurfing while pregnant...
Steve Jensen
My wife is pregnant, and we were wondering about her windsurfing while pregnant.
Have any ladies windsurfed while pregnant, and if so, how did it all work out?
Have there been any problems that were directly attributable to windsurfing?
Thanks for the info!
Steve
Ann P.
out for the other people..I think I could sail til 6-7 months...then forget
it..but I would not sail in a crowded bay..IMHO..
Annie
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her) when she was pushing 8 months, or so it looked. The problem? Stretch
marks in her dry suit.
Mike \m/
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Mike Janssen
wife sailed during both her pregnancies.
The first was during our trip to the Gorge and the second was during a trip
to Margarita as well as our usual sailing
in Florida. She never went out in conditions where she felt out of control.
A picture she hates, but I love, is her water starting
with her wet suit stretched to the limit (in the abdomen) while she was
sailing in the Gorge. Could you fall on the abdomen
and induce a miscarriage? I'm sure it's possible, but I think with a
certain amount of common sense and caution you should
be fine. My wife didn't have any problems and the kids have been fine. When
we see pictures of the Gorge or Margarita and the kids complain they've
never been there, I tell them 'sure you have, just when in mom's belly', so
they may just have a little trouble remembering!
The easiest delivery I ever did was a woman who ran marathons regularly and
did a lot of running right up to the delivery. This was in the days before
the monitors were on the mother/baby through the whole labor. She didn't
need any meds or epidural for pain. The only way I could tell she was
having a contraction was that she would take a little deeper breath and she
would turn the page of the magazine she was reading. I could only tell that
after watching her labor for some time and I would ask if she was having a
contraction and would confirm those subtle clues were correct. One tough
lady.
In these days of legal liability there probably isn't an OB around who would
be quoted, on the record, that his/her patient can go out and sail. On the
other hand most aren't sure what is involved with windsurfing so they aren't
going to take any chances on an injury. That having been said, if you're
wife doesn't want to sail (and I assume she already knows how), I wouldn't
suggest pushing it. But my wife had a great time and would have hated
missing sailing in these places. The rental places did freak when they
realized they had a pregnant woman sailing. It was pretty funny, but they
let her, and by the end of the week they thought it was pretty neat. We're
not the type that would sue had something happened, so I think that made
them feel better. I'm sure there's a lawyer out there that would disagree,
but I think that in the karma of life it would be a sin for me to sue
another sailor for something that wasn't his fault. Life has risks and if
you never take any risks, you'll never enjoy life. My 2cents.
Mike J
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weeks with no worries. BUT, my wife did sail while she was pregnant
and the baby was born prematurely at 22 weeks and did not survive. We
found out the hard way that my wife has a incompetent cervix that was
aggrevated by too much physical activity. This, of course, does not
mean that windsurfing was the problem but it did aggrevate her
condition (along with the jogging, bike ridding , etc...)
Best of luck -- we now have an 8 week old girl and now hardly have
time to take a shower, much less windsurf!
frusdniw
Sorry to hear about your loss, but I'm glad things worked out this time. I
don't think I can fathom the pain of losing a child at childbirth. Such a
wonderful day gone wrong. I'm glad you came through it. Premature
births, especially at that early stage, must be very hard. Kids and
windsurfing DO mix, and you'll eventually have time for both, as you get
used to it.
Hans
On 13 Feb 2003, Campbell wrote:
> More than likely, your wife will be able to windsurf up to about 20
> weeks with no worries. BUT, my wife did sail while she was pregnant
> and the baby was born prematurely at 22 weeks and did not survive. We
> found out the hard way that my wife has a incompetent cervix that was
> aggrevated by too much physical activity. This, of course, does not
> mean that windsurfing was the problem but it did aggrevate her
> condition (along with the jogging, bike ridding , etc...)
>
> Best of luck -- we now have an 8 week old girl and now hardly have
> time to take a shower, much less windsurf!
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Ellen
Greg
> Best of luck -- we now have an 8 week old girl and now hardly have
> time to take a shower, much less windsurf!
>
>
Right there with you. 5 1/2 weeks and she's
sleep/squirming/gurgling/squeaking in my lap right now! :) <- Super
supremo smile!!
My wife chose not to sail. She catapaults a lot and decided she
didn't have the skill to be very "safe". She's also not so into that
she thought she was missing out on anything. She was active in other
ways right up until birth. From what I remember, the OB said you
should try and avoid activities which could lead to a bad fall.
Windsurfing's over the water, so it's not like our falls are really
that bad (usually). It is unfortunately maybe a borderline activity
if you want to be cautious. In the end, it's just a personal
decision.
greg
Lawrence T. Hoff
Steve Jensen wrote:
> Folks,
>
> My wife is pregnant, and we were wondering about her windsurfing while pregnant.
> Have any ladies windsurfed while pregnant, and if so, how did it all work out?
> Have there been any problems that were directly attributable to windsurfing?
Is this your first? Congratulations! Fasten your seatbelts,
it'll be an exciting ride!
You can (and should) discuss the issue with your OB/GYN. My
understanding (as a lay person) is that the human body does a remarkable
job of protecting the fetus. My wife skied until 6 months pregnant
with both our kids.
However, my wife also miscarried her first pregnancy. This can
be emotionally devastating. From the information I could gather at the
time, I drew the conclusion that creating life is a tricky business,
and that errors in the blueprint (DNA) are not uncommon, and the result
is a miscarriage. It's nobodies fault, it's just that creating new DNA
is not foolproof.
Nevertheless, my wife searched for reasons why she wasn't a
suitable mother. Even having support from other people in similar
situations didn't help much. The only thing that helped was having
a couple perfectly healthily kids.
Meanwhile, a friend and avid windsurfer was pregnant, but
really wanted to get out on the water. She chose a mild day, and I
watched as she sailed from one side of the bay to the other, got
off, turned the board around, and sailed back. A month later she
miscarried. I'm sure it had nothing at all to do with windsurfing,
but that's what she blamed. And she hasn't sailed since, even tho
she now has two kids.
So, my advice (for what it's worth) is to not underestimate
the emotional issues surrounding this question. Don't just focus on
facts, or you might get blindsided by the results.
-- Larry
P.S. That sounded too solemn. Let me try a more light-hearted anecdote.
When my wife was pregnant with my oldest child, we asked our OB/GYN
about a couple concerns. We asked :
1) Is it OK for my wife to breath paint fumes as she paints
the nursery?
2) Is it OK to fly (to Barbados) when 8 months pregnant?
He answered :
Has your wife already done the painting? Have you already bought
the plane tickets to Barbados.
Us :
The painting has not started, but we bought the plane tickets.
Him :
She should not paint, you should, but it's fine to go on
vacation.
My conclusion was that he just wanted to put our minds at ease,
didn't want us to worry about things that were out of our control, but
also suggested that we not do anything that could create concerns (even
if it were safe).
P.P.S. Sailing at Silver Sands, Barbados was fun, and I got to meet
Brain Talma for the first time. But painting the nursery was a lot
of work.