diving whilst pregnant?

[Scuba_Jenny]

Ya know lostinspace, you asked for opinions. You asked for hard evidence. When you get one you don't like you tell HIM to back off. Why? Then you tell TekDiveGirl to quit preaching? Hey lady if you didn't want a variety of answers why did you post in the first place? If you didn't agree with the answers, wouldn't it be just as easy to not of replied? Why create animosity?
The next time you ask a question, do you really think people are gonna step forward and give you their opinion if past replies are hostile? Think how much information is out there, and you just shut off a couple sources, probably more. But, hey, if that is the way you want to treat people, then more power to you.

 

[lostinspace]

ASB - no worries on the double posting! & thanks for your understanding. :girl_hug: it's appreciated.

Sorry for the double post - i don't know why i did that!!

My best friend who is also my Aunti (very close in age) took around nine years to fall she has one beautiful son, unfortunately she has been unsuccesful in falling a second and has decided to no longer put herself through the process. I understand what you are saying, i too would be inclined to think that way, you can't put on hold your life for something that may or may not happen it would be like sitting around to win the lottery.

I went natural and was advised that i could start swimming again immediately which i did to build up my strength in a relaxed manner, no impact etc.. I dived about 24 days after birth.

Good luck with baby, enjoy your diving. I am sure you will work out what is best and comfortable for yourself.

ASB

 

[lostinspace]

SJ - if you dont understand why I responded how I did to people other than yourself, I dont really want to get into a slanging match with you. Please accept that I answer replies in the tone as they are given. If you want to attack me for that, that is your perogative.

Ya know lostinspace, you asked for opinions. You asked for hard evidence. When you get one you don't like you tell HIM to back off. Why? Then you tell TekDiveGirl to quit preaching? Hey lady if you didn't want a variety of answers why did you post in the first place? If you didn't agree with the answers, wouldn't it be just as easy to not of replied? Why create animosity?
The next time you ask a question, do you really think people are gonna step forward and give you their opinion if past replies are hostile? Think how much information is out there, and you just shut off a couple sources, probably more. But, hey, if that is the way you want to treat people, then more power to you.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Perhaps they weren't intended that way. I surely did not read those responses as attacks toward you. Furthermore, I am not attacking you. A difference of opinion is not an attack. If you felt they were attacking you, why not just ignore them instead of attacking back?

 

[TekDiveGirl]

oh back off. I dont need to be preached at.

As the mother of three children I have the right to my opinion. I am not preaching at you -- just trying to tell you that 9 months is such a short time. ANd such an important time in the development of a babies life.

And as my mamma always told me -- don't ask the question - if you don't want to hear the answers.

Kimber

 

[lostinspace]

As the mother of three children I have the right to my opinion. I am not preaching at you -- just trying to tell you that 9 months is such a short time. ANd such an important time in the development of a babies life.

And as my mamma always told me -- don't ask the question - if you don't want to hear the answers.

Kimber

ok ok eace:

I guess I hadnt explained myself properly. Some people got where I was coming at, others not. Where I was coming from was not that 9 months was a long time, but more, as above, that waiting years to become pregnant - I was wondering how harmful it would be in the first 2 weeks before you knew.
I read your original post as saying that I would consider harming an unborn child through deliberate abuse - I wouldnt! I guess I read your post wrong.

 

[RonFrank]

Ron, you've never been pregnant, so please dont quote manuals at me. Also most women, as I have mentioned before, know that it can sometimes take years to become pregnant.

To dive while attempting to get pregnant, you'll not have my support.

The fact I'm male does not make my quoting manuals any less relevant. You've never been pregnant before either I take it?

For most woman it does not take *years* to become pregnant. If there are issues that result in a couple having problems conceiving, I'd suggest that is MORE of a reason to abstain from diving, not less. Couple that I've watched struggle to have a family would do ANYTHING to conceive. Dropping a sport would not even be an afterthought if it ment a healthy baby.

You appear to be looking for reasons to support diving while trying to conceive.

If your livelyhood was diving (which it is not) than I could at least understand your need to dive.

That fact that the largest certification agency in the world (and likely EVERY other) says don't do it I guess is not good enough?

Ron

 

[RonFrank]

SJ - if you dont understand why I responded how I did to people other than yourself, I dont really want to get into a slanging match with you. Please accept that I answer replies in the tone as they are given. If you want to attack me for that, that is your perogative.

I quoted PADI, and you told me not too because I'm a guy? Not sure what *TONE* I was setting to be told that I have no business quoting cert agencies because of my gender.

I'm very sorry if you are having trouble conceiving. I've known many couples that had problems in this area.. many choose to adopt which has it's own set of heartache and issues, but at least you could dive

In the past six months a good friend from work got a beautiful child from Korea (Dillon), and my cousin who is not married also adopted a child from Texas. Both infants.

Ron

 

[opiniongirl]

Look Ron,

I think what LIS is saying is that she's not trying to squeak through a few more dives until she's prego.

And, some women do take years to concieve.

DAN informed her that it was safe to dive by taking a pregnancy test prior to diving. I'm sure the physician discussed with her how to responsibly co-ordinate the two. I think she went further than most by actually speaking with Dan about this, indicating that she is indeed putting her baby's needs in front of diving.

I know that there are women out there who do take chances, I really feel that LIS does not have a cavalier attitude.

 

[TekDiveGirl]

ok ok eace:

I guess I hadnt explained myself properly. Some people got where I was coming at, others not. Where I was coming from was not that 9 months was a long time, but more, as above, that waiting years to become pregnant - I was wondering how harmful it would be in the first 2 weeks before you knew.
I read your original post as saying that I would consider harming an unborn child through deliberate abuse - I wouldnt! I guess I read your post wrong.

(-; Peace and truce!

I would say if you were having a hard time conceiving - that quitting diving might be a good thing to do. But I really don't know. Diving may change the chemistry within the body and make conceiving harder? That would be something to talk over with a physician.

Quite frankly - I would doubt if you were on a month long dive trip and ooops you got pregnant -- I doubt you caused great harm to the baby. Chances are you were drinking and partying too - and all of us do it. How many of our babies turn out to be damamged? The first couple of weeks our babies are in there we don't even know we are pregnant so we can't make an informed decision to make changes. After we know - we do!

Kimber