Marathon Maternity Side Benefits

[lonewolf]

Not in the man bits dog category of news but this mornings paper had a short squib about a woman who gave birth this morning in a car parked alongside I-35.
It seems, despite her husbands urging, she waited a few contractions too long to head for the hospital. The article attributes her recalcitrance to a high tolerance for pain because she is a marathoner.

Dad delivered the baby before help arrived. Mom and babe doing fine.

[mojo]

I definitely think being an athlete can help a woman deal with the pain of labour.
I didn't have my kids by the side of the road, thank God, but I had very long labours with both and had no pain killers at all.
I tried to view the whole thing as a very, very long interval workout!

And I was back running ten days later-mind you only doing 5x1 mile (on a relay) but still I recovered very quickly which I also attribute to being fairly fit.

I await y'alls labour stories now!

[tandfman]

I await y'alls labour stories now!

If that isn't a thread killer, I don't know what is.

[guru]

I await y'alls labour stories now!

If that isn't a thread killer, I don't know what is.

Indeed. Who wants to read a thread about British politics. :P

[mojo]

None of you guys here have even given birth to an idea.

And didn't you know that men can have babies now? 8-)

[lonewolf]

And didn't you know that men can have babies now? 8-)

I saw that article and am still confused. :?
And, "HE" is pregnant again!!!!!

[BillVol]

I definitely think being an athlete can help a woman deal with the pain of labour.
I didn't have my kids by the side of the road, thank God, but I had very long labours with both and had no pain killers at all.
I tried to view the whole thing as a very, very long interval workout!

And I was back running ten days later-mind you only doing 5x1 mile (on a relay) but still I recovered very quickly which I also attribute to being fairly fit.

I await y'alls labour stories now!

mojo...is a woman??? You had me fooled until this last post!

[tandfman]

mojo...is a woman??? You had me fooled until this last post!

You haven't been paying attention.

http://mb.trackandfieldnews.com/discuss ... hp?t=19999

[mojo]

I definitely think being an athlete can help a woman deal with the pain of labour.
I didn't have my kids by the side of the road, thank God, but I had very long labours with both and had no pain killers at all.
I tried to view the whole thing as a very, very long interval workout!

And I was back running ten days later-mind you only doing 5x1 mile (on a relay) but still I recovered very quickly which I also attribute to being fairly fit.

I await y'alls labour stories now!

mojo...is a woman??? You had me fooled until this last post!

And I was definitely trying to fool you.


I honestly don't whether to be insulted or flattered.

:lol: :lol:

[Pego]

None of you guys here have even given birth to an idea.

And didn't you know that men can have babies now? 8-)

I've noticed that women consider childbirth a bigger deal than the conception :shock: .

Can it be true, Mojo?