Orienteering whilst pregnant?
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Orienteering whilst pregnant?
I'm currently 12 weeks pregnant and, now that the autumn season is nearly here, I'm starting to think about which events to enter. I'm still able to run for around an hour on good days, and I'm classified as a low-risk pregnancy, so I am hoping to be able to orienteer for a good few months yet, albeit at a much slower pace and not worrying about the results! Has anyone got any advice on orienteering and training whilst pregnant? I just want to be able to enjoy the orienteering and avoid injury and harm to either me or the baby.
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Agree with second guest. I ran(walked/waddled) until 38 weeks with my eldest. Only problem was not being able to bend down far enough to reach some of the pin punches. That shouldn't be a problem with the electronic units used nowadays!Keep going as long as you feel comfortable with doing it. You can always do the colour coded courses. They're cheaper as well!! Congratulations.
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My wife continued orienteering right up until the birth of our 2 children, with Hannah she ran on Wednesday and gave birth to her on the Friday (but that was a bit extreme), as long as you are feeling fit and well your body will tell you when to stop. Good Luck.
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Orienteering while pregnant
Hi Guest
Good luck with orienteering while pregnant - possibly lower risk than cleaning a cat litter tray or eating soft cheeses. I'm not a midwife, but currently working on an article about adventure racing and related activities for Practice Nursing journal, prompted by the the looks of bewilderment of our GP when I went asking for antibiotics to cure a sinus infection before a mountain marathon and my partner went worrried about leptospirosis as he felt unwell after kayakaing with an open blister on his thumb, both within a couple of weeks - at least our GP now knows what mountain marathons, adventure racing & orienteering involve. So, I'll mention orienteering while pregnant in the article.
Good luck with orienteering while pregnant - possibly lower risk than cleaning a cat litter tray or eating soft cheeses. I'm not a midwife, but currently working on an article about adventure racing and related activities for Practice Nursing journal, prompted by the the looks of bewilderment of our GP when I went asking for antibiotics to cure a sinus infection before a mountain marathon and my partner went worrried about leptospirosis as he felt unwell after kayakaing with an open blister on his thumb, both within a couple of weeks - at least our GP now knows what mountain marathons, adventure racing & orienteering involve. So, I'll mention orienteering while pregnant in the article.
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Just back from Denmark training camp. The Finnish team were also there including Marika Mikkola who is 5 months pregnant but was still training.. and barely showing. Not quite her normal speed but then she is a WOC long distance medalist from last year. I also remember Sabine Meister running orienteering when heavily pregnant and probably doing pretty well too.
Seems like it's possible to continue as long as it's comfortable.
Seems like it's possible to continue as long as it's comfortable.
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I wish I could have orienteered more/exercised more while I was pregnant. I did the Saunders the weekend after a positive pregnancy test with no problems and then started throwing up on Day 1 of the O-Ringen and carried on throwing up for the next 8 weeks and lost half a stone. Once I felt better, I thought it was probably best I didn't try and do too much after that. I did manage the odd W40S n/c event and lots of walking just to keep active. I guess doing what you feel comfortable and happy with does as much for your emotional well-being as it does for your physical well-being. Good luck!
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I ran up until about 17 weeks with both mine, by then I couldn't cope with the feeling of needing the loo every 5 mins despite there being virtually nothing in there! But I did potter round short courses until quite late on....beware of getting stuck in ditches though as the bump gets in the way of lifting your knee!
On a more serious note make sure that your core temperature doesn't get too high and keep well re-hydrated.
After the baby arrives get down to a physio as soon as possible and get an assessment and exercise programme of stability exercises. Carrying babies around and breast feeding plays havoc with your posture! I go to the physio about every 2-3 months, my second child is 10 months old and I have tummy definition again already (took about 2 years 1st time around on my own)
Good luck and enjoy those yellow courses!
On a more serious note make sure that your core temperature doesn't get too high and keep well re-hydrated.
After the baby arrives get down to a physio as soon as possible and get an assessment and exercise programme of stability exercises. Carrying babies around and breast feeding plays havoc with your posture! I go to the physio about every 2-3 months, my second child is 10 months old and I have tummy definition again already (took about 2 years 1st time around on my own)
Good luck and enjoy those yellow courses!
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Anyone remember WM76...?
Liisa Veijalainen won 12 weeks in IIRC.
Liisa Veijalainen won 12 weeks in IIRC.
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