Should women ski while Pregnant

[haines]

Women should not ski whan gestating

 

[zowi420]

Are you serious? Downhill skiing with a baby in a backpack? I would think you could be arrested for that. Cross country, maybe. Snowshowing, maybe. Downhill? That's serious endangerment.

 

[RossiSkier]

Answer: No

This is a pretty serious issue. We had twin gestation so there was a high risk and the OB' said no right off.

It's the woman's decision: wrong. It's a family decision. Let's say the woman wants to smoke cigarettes and drink beer too. It's her decision? No way. It's a family decision.

My wife took last year off. We have two beautiful and healthy children. Would they have turned out that way if she skiied last year? Maybe. Better to err on the side of caution.

Pregnancy is not a time to take risks. Our babies were 7 weeks premature and we spent a month in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). We were fortunate but many of the babies in that unit were not. Many of the baby's parents took unnecessary risks, mainly because they were young and stupid and didn't take care of themselves during their pregnancies. Some were there just by sheer fate. It's heart wrenching to watch a baby on a resperator fighting for it's life. It's a scarey place.

It's one thing to exercise while pregancy, but it's another to take chances by skiing where you can take a fall or a collision that can kill your baby(s).

 

[JimG.]

It's the woman's decision: wrong. It's a family decision. Let's say the woman wants to smoke cigarettes and drink beer too. It's her decision? No way. It's a family decision.

If this were true we would have no need for the many 12 step programs like AA in this country and elsewhere. Mom's a drunk or heroin addict? No problem, family meeting time and we'll just tell mom to stop.

Not gonna happen because it's her choice. It's a bad choice, but it's her's nonetheless. Even more true for anything that has to do with personal health or well being.

The state of being pregnant is a woman's issue, period. Men have no clue (this man for one is mighty thankful for that). Family issues and support issues are areas men must be involved...but they have nothing to do with the physical state of "pregnant".

 

[ga2ski]

my skiing addition is worse than any drug or alcohol one that i could have. Well not really but close.

 

[JimG.]

my skiing addition is worse than any drug or alcohol one that i could have. Well not really but close.

Could you possibly imagine something like Skier's Anonymous? A room full of ski lunatics trying to kick the ski habit.

"Hi, My name is Jim and I'm a POWaholic"

"Hi, Jim"

Talk about a bunch of addicts jonesing.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Answer: No

Pregnancy is not a time to take risks. Our babies were 7 weeks premature and we spent a month in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). We were fortunate but many of the babies in that unit were not. Many of the baby's parents took unnecessary risks, mainly because they were young and stupid and didn't take care of themselves during their pregnancies. Some were there just by sheer fate. It's heart wrenching to watch a baby on a resperator fighting for it's life. It's a scarey place.

It's one thing to exercise while pregancy, but it's another to take chances by skiing where you can take a fall or a collision that can kill your baby(s).

Right on. Our youngest was 7 weeks premature as well and spent time in the NICU. Maybe if some of the men and women who think it's ok for a woman to ski up to almost delivery got a look at the poor babies in NICU they would think twice about it.

Everybody thinks bad things won't happen to them untill they do. Some things can not be helped, but others such as skiing when pregnant can.

 

[Skifastsailfast]

Answer: No

Pregnancy is not a time to take risks. Our babies were 7 weeks premature and we spent a month in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). We were fortunate but many of the babies in that unit were not. Many of the baby's parents took unnecessary risks, mainly because they were young and stupid and didn't take care of themselves during their pregnancies. Some were there just by sheer fate. It's heart wrenching to watch a baby on a resperator fighting for it's life. It's a scarey place.

It's one thing to exercise while pregancy, but it's another to take chances by skiing where you can take a fall or a collision that can kill your baby(s).

Right on. Our youngest was 7 weeks premature as well and spent time in the NICU. Maybe if some of the men and women who think it's ok for a woman to ski up to almost delivery got a look at the poor babies in NICU they would think twice about it.

Everybody thinks bad things won't happen to them untill they do. Some things can not be helped, but others such as skiing when pregnant can.

If the pregnancy is high risk, or late term, that another story altogether. But I stand by (and qualify) my initial comment that a healthy woman in the early stages - up to maybe four months - should be able to go out and make some turns, provided she is skiing well within her abilities and doesn't take stupid chances. Avoid the bumps, trees, etc.

Sometimes I think that people with the attitude that pregnant women shouldn't be allowed to ski at all are trying to be controlling. Heck, some men get their wives pregnant for no other reason than to exert control over them. It's sad.

And again, IMHO, the average woman is more at risk crossing the street than she is cruising down a blue groomer.

 

[bvibert]

my skiing addition is worse than any drug or alcohol one that i could have. Well not really but close.

Could you possibly imagine something like Skier's Anonymous? A room full of ski lunatics trying to kick the ski habit.

"Hi, My name is Jim and I'm a POWaholic"

"Hi, Jim"

Talk about a bunch of addicts jonesing.

Isn't that exaclty what this forum is during the off-season???

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Sometimes I think that people with the attitude that pregnant women shouldn't be allowed to ski at all are trying to be controlling. Heck, some men get their wives pregnant for no other reason than to exert control over them. It's sad.

And again, IMHO, the average woman is more at risk crossing the street than she is cruising down a blue groomer.

Sometimes I think that people with the attitude that it's OK for pregnant women to ski are selfish. Heck, some men get their wives pregnant for no other reason than they love them and want them to be happy. It's sad people have to throw in words like allow and control to make a point that IMO lacks common sense.

And again, IMHO, the average woman runs risks like a freak accident, but way add avoidable risk?

 

[hammer]

Could you possibly imagine something like Skier's Anonymous? A room full of ski lunatics trying to kick the ski habit.

Trying to kick the ski habit?

Why? :blink:

Isn't that exaclty what this forum is during the off-season???

And during the season when we can't get out, and for the ladies who are expecting and have chosen not to ski...

 

[JimG.]

Could you possibly imagine something like Skier's Anonymous? A room full of ski lunatics trying to kick the ski habit.

Trying to kick the ski habit?

Why?

There is no reason why...I'm OK, it's the folks who don't ski who have a problem. I don't have a problem, I don't HAVE to ski today if I don't want to.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[JimG.]

my skiing addition is worse than any drug or alcohol one that i could have. Well not really but close.

Could you possibly imagine something like Skier's Anonymous? A room full of ski lunatics trying to kick the ski habit.

"Hi, My name is Jim and I'm a POWaholic"

"Hi, Jim"

Talk about a bunch of addicts jonesing.

Isn't that exaclty what this forum is during the off-season???

I knew you guys were trouble the minute I signed up...bunch of ski addicts.

 

[JimG.]

Sometimes I think that people with the attitude that pregnant women shouldn't be allowed to ski at all are trying to be controlling. Heck, some men get their wives pregnant for no other reason than to exert control over them. It's sad.

And again, IMHO, the average woman is more at risk crossing the street than she is cruising down a blue groomer.

Sometimes I think that people with the attitude that it's OK for pregnant women to ski are selfish. Heck, some men get their wives pregnant for no other reason than they love them and want them to be happy. It's sad people have to throw in words like allow and control to make a point that IMO lacks common sense.

And again, IMHO, the average woman runs risk like a freak accident, but way add avoidable risk?

I think we're confusing who's choice it is with what is reasonable and sensible. I am clear in my assertion that I feel it is the woman's choice to decide whether to ski or not while pregnant. I've also stated that my wife chose to stop skiing while she was pregnant with all 3 of our boys. I supported that decision and indeed told my wife I would prefer she did not ski.

If she had decided she would ski, I would have been there skiing behind her trying to protect her from injury. And I would have kept my mouth shut about not wanting her to ski and about how her skiing was a bad idea. Because it's her choice, and my feelings that skiing while pregnant is selfish, stupid, and shortsighted are my feelings and nothing else.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

and my feelings that skiing while pregnant is selfish, stupid, and shortsighted are my feelings and nothing else.

I'm getting tired of this topic, but one last point, there's no right and wrong anymore it's all about feelings?

 

[Marc]

You know, I wasn't going to post on this topic, because I honestly don't care much. I don't ever want to reproduce, so this issue really couldn't affect me less. I care more about the stability of my BM this morning to tell you the truth.


But at the same time, I know a lot of people with children, go figure, young and old. I know how much they sacrifice for their children, how far they would go. I know my parents gave up a lot for me, of their own volition, of course.

But I just don't see a women who would think the rewards of a few days on the slopes is worth the corresponding risks being a very good parent. The rate of return seems outrageously disproportionate if you ask me. If I were married and my wife expressed this desire while pregnant, I'd kick her to the curb all the while wondering why the hell I married a woman with such backwards priorities in the first place.



So some of that was a bit of hyperbole but I think I made my point.




But like I said, I don't really care much- go BASE jumping while pregnant if it really lights your wick.

Edit: my engrish in't so good

 

[zowi420]

I surfed while I was pregnant, rode my bike with my surfboard under my arm too. What a sight that must have been.
I've matured slightly since then.

 

[JimG.]

and my feelings that skiing while pregnant is selfish, stupid, and shortsighted are my feelings and nothing else.

I'm getting tired of this topic, but one last point, there's no right and wrong anymore it's all about feelings?

I think this is where our basic differences lie...who exactly defines what is right and what is wrong? You? Me?

Are you saying that because you don't think it's right for women to ski while pregnant that it's just wrong for everyone and they shouldn't?

I happen to agree that it's not a good idea for women to ski pregnant; it always amazes me how I can agree with someone and debate with them at the same time. Just because we feel that way doesn't have anything to do with right and wrong.

Of her 3 pregnancies, my wife had 2 mishaps, once with my oldest son and once with my middle son. She fell down the same flight of steps in our home at that time. Pretty serious falls too, she had some good sized bruises from both. Thankfully, nothing happened to our babies.

Should we now assume that walking down stairs is wrong during pregnancy? Should my wife be locked away upstairs for the duration?

And HPD, even though I sense that you're getting :angry: a bit, that certainly isn't my intention.

 

[Marc]

I think this is where our basic differences lie...who exactly defines what is right and what is wrong? You? Me?

Ah, actually I do.




Heh, I'm surprised you didn't know that being a Moderator and all.


Crazies.

 

[zowi420]

I know nobody gives an RA about my opinion. But it makes me way madder to see a mother smoking cigarettes near her kids, like cooped up in the car, than it would to see an (obviously) pregnant woman skiing. And i've seen the first, but not the second.
I gotta go. I think I'm ovulating!