tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742196651757198702.post3376141574450974643..comments2017-12-09T01:31:24.076-08:00Comments on Carrie Cooper: 39 weeks and USA TodayCarrie Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363805061086337531noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742196651757198702.post-35207640159145130382013-06-20T08:53:20.826-07:002013-06-20T08:53:20.826-07:00How amazing are you!? I love your attitude about e...How amazing are you!? I love your attitude about exercising while pregnant. Pregnant women ARE strong! I would love to get in touch with you about the possibility of sharing what you have experienced climbing while pregnant and how have you integrated climbing with parenting. We are runner-focused but I would love to hear and learn from you!! <br /><br />In stride, <br />Lacy <br /><br />http://ubermotherrunner.com/writeforumr/Lacy Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487610286017549241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742196651757198702.post-81041198192019761712012-06-02T21:01:46.426-07:002012-06-02T21:01:46.426-07:00Thanks Christy, I enjoyed your pun by the way. I&#...Thanks Christy, I enjoyed your pun by the way. I'm no expert. Though I try to be as educated and objective about this subject as I can. About belaying a climber on lead while pregnant..I did belay while I was pregnant. At about 6 mos the climber took kind of a good fall and I was lifted off the ground swiftly. I was still really small comparatively but it caught my attention (notice the pun?). I made the choice then to stop belaying unless I was anchored in or the person was top roping. I know this is a limiting factor but... I think if the person has very little chance of falling (a 5.12 climber leading a 5.8/9 for you) it's a small risk. My concern isn't that it would hurt the baby for this reason: When a full body harness gets yanked it cradles the belly and lifts it. My concern is for your body. Ligaments and muscles in the lower abdominal area start to get very stretched and a quick lift will stretch them more. When you fall with a harness the weight sort of keeps everything together while the belly gets cradled but when you get lifted your body goes with gravity. Know what I mean? It's a mere hypothesis but having felt both myself I would choose the fall over the lift. Good luck with your decision. I hope this helps.Carrie Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363805061086337531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742196651757198702.post-17251759006422244322012-05-31T16:51:49.150-07:002012-05-31T16:51:49.150-07:00You seem to be the leading expert on climbing whil...You seem to be the leading expert on climbing while pregnant! (i swear the pun is unintentional) Not much info out there it seems.... Anyway, I'm wondering about lead belaying? I'm coming up on 5 months and it's just occurred to me that lead belaying might not be such a good idea either? I was planning to just tr outside but now I'm questioning the belay aspect. What did you do?Christynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742196651757198702.post-33576017035492242272012-02-15T16:02:06.909-08:002012-02-15T16:02:06.909-08:00Your video gives me so much hope! I am a bit of a...Your video gives me so much hope! I am a bit of a climber myself and I just found out that I am pregnant (shhh…I haven’t even told my family ;). I have been so nervous about my whole pregnancy and how it’s going to affect not only my climbing but all of my other favorite active activities (including aerial fabric acrobatics). The more I research I am comforted that I don’t have to get super out of shape and stop living for the next 9 months. I am already plenty excited to be pregnant but your story makes me that much more excited because I just might be able to keep living during my pregnancy. Thanks for sharing!Kim Lavonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261493609159223671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742196651757198702.post-86909719710428639012012-01-23T21:51:49.241-08:002012-01-23T21:51:49.241-08:00Hi Carrie! I so appreciate your video and blog abo...Hi Carrie! I so appreciate your video and blog about climbing while pregnant. Im at 5 months and am trying to maintain my climbing, mostly in the gym given midwestern winters. Im almost out of my regular harness and bought a full body harness but im not loving it. Do you know if there are any that are women specific? Did you have one you liked? Help! Im not ready to give it up!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15970537989656352139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742196651757198702.post-3853083279108650692012-01-11T13:27:14.870-08:002012-01-11T13:27:14.870-08:00Ann, of course you can post the video!
Mama Foosa,...Ann, of course you can post the video!<br />Mama Foosa, I am in 100% agreement. Thanks for chiming in!Carrie Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363805061086337531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742196651757198702.post-56529397119614199582012-01-11T04:56:23.103-08:002012-01-11T04:56:23.103-08:00I couldn't agree with you more! Thanks for get...I couldn't agree with you more! Thanks for getting this word out. Our society really does scare women into immobility during pregnancy - leading to a decline in fitness and health thus upping the national c-section rates (I do know you ended in a section, but I also know you did everything in your power to reverse that). I ran all 39 weeks of my pregnancy and felt fabulous - so many people though looked at me like I was crazy or commented that it may be bad for the baby. If I felt great, the baby was feeling great! Women need to get back to trusting their bodies and steer away from this ridiculous mindset that the female body wasn't properly designed for reproduction.mama foosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192265268891945322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742196651757198702.post-78593940885564691002012-01-11T04:32:23.193-08:002012-01-11T04:32:23.193-08:00Carrie,
I watched this video on the Prana blog a w...Carrie,<br />I watched this video on the Prana blog a while back - I think it is awesome that you kept climbing while pregnant. You were safe, stayed fit and fed your soul all at the same time. And, you look gorgeous and are glowing! I am a Physical Therapist and a rockclimber too ;) <br />I'm going to share the video on my website if it's ok with you?Ann Wendelhttp://prana-pt.comnoreply@blogger.com