Running a marathon at 12 weeks pregnant?
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Anonymous
| Would you do it? Second child, planning on doing MCM and just found out I am pregnant! |
Anonymous
| How has training gone so far? Have you run a marathon before? |
Anonymous
| I ran in 2008, and have done tons of 1/2 marathons since. Did my longest training run so far 2 weeks ago at 19 miles and did great. Feeling very conflicted. I am 36 if that matters, second pregnancy. |
Anonymous
| 12 weeks time frame is where I was most exhausted. I would fall asleep standing. Listen to your body. |
Anonymous
| Nope, too risky that early in pregnancy. Regular exercise fine, excessive exercise not fine. A marathon qualifies as excessive. |
Anonymous
| Absolutely plan on doing it. Don't throw your prep out the window over a 2-inch fetus. Just be prepared to not feel up to it in some way. This pregnancy could go very differently from the first, in either direction. |
Anonymous
Dumb advice. OP runs half marathons often. this is not excessive for her. For you, maybe... |
Anonymous
| Personally I think I would be worried about whether my body could adequately supply enough oxygen to meet the baby's needs and mine under such duress. Surely your doctor has been consulted? Regular exercise is great but I'm not sure this qualifies. |
Anonymous
| No, i wouldn't and i run and do triathlons. You would probably be fine but why risk it? The MCM will be there next year and the year after that and the year after that... |
Anonymous
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Here's an article with information from actual health experts, rather than anonymous internet posters: http://www.babycenter.com/0_running-during-pregnancy_7877.bc
It doesn't absolutely rule it out, but it does seem to present at least a slight risk. I would definitely check with your OB or other provider before doing it. |
Anonymous
| OP here thanks! Ugh yeah does not seem like I should do it. |
Anonymous
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I would ask my OB and also my running coach. Are you working with a coach or just an online plan?
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Anonymous
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Op- I've done the MCM 7 times.
I never did it while pregnant. It just wasn't worth the risk to me and too much conflicting info on it. I did work out the entire 40 weeks with each pregnancy--including running--just not excessive mileage. It's 10 months out of your life. Why risk anything? |
Anonymous
I can tell you aren't in the health care field. |
Anonymous
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If something happened you'd never know if the over exertion was responsible.
I'd skip it. And I'm a hard core athlete. |