Comments on: What a day: a marathon, then childbirth!

By: gabe bechamlin

gabe bechamlin — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:00:40 +0000

As far as what her doctor said, doctors are responsible for patients in terms of their profession and the rest is up to the patients to use their own heads. They are busy, under stress, and have many other patients too treat throughout the day. Is he/she supposed to get caught up in an argument with a determined athlete who is likely to put sports first anyway? He/she probably just responded the best possible way in order to move onward.

By: gabe bechamlin

gabe bechamlin — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:34:43 +0000

my wife and I couldn’t have even one child, and you suckers all praise this hard-headed tramp. That’s why it’s such a sick world, because all the wrong people are always honored.

By: bex

bex — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:26:39 +0000

Running a marathon is awesome. Doing so while pregnant, not so awesome. I’ve seen marathon runners lose control of their bowels and urinary function near the end of the race and show symptoms of dehydration and extreme exhaustion.
Of course this woman went into labor after the marathon, the baby couldn’t have been getting it’s needs met when her blood, fluids and other resources were going to support her body while she was running. It’s not a safe thing to do for the baby. I hate to think of the longterm effects to the mom too. Many cultures, including Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, have long resting and recovery periods for mothers after they give birth. They need to rebuild their blood supply, let their organ function go back to normal, let their hearts rest, etc. These resting periods are so that women can rebuild and live long lives. And that’s for a woman who has taken it easy during her pregnancy.
A marathon is a great drain on a body. Running a marathon while already being drained puts a double strain on a precious and sensitive system.

By: Rookie mom voices: Johanna at 7 weeks

Rookie mom voices: Johanna at 7 weeks — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:05:08 +0000

[...] a year: Run a marathon (or at least a half-marathon. If Amber Miller can do it while pregnant, I can do it after giving [...]

By: Mya Maternity

Mya Maternity — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:32:27 +0000

That is very awesome. Congrats to her and the baby. She is the perfect example of a strong woman.

By: tobasco

tobasco — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:00:28 +0000

In her interview she says that her doctor okayed the half marathon. That is my only side eye to this whole deal.

I do think it’s great that women have been keeping in shape during their pregnancies, but let’s remember this woman is an exception, not a rule. A regular gym rat before my pregnancy, nearly passing out on the elliptical taught me to scale it back. I work at a gym and I can tell you that I know a few pregnant women who stress out about every pound they gain (which is clearly all baby) and it makes me sad to see them struggle like that rather than enjoying their pregnant shape.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:07:34 +0000

I think it is awesome! I stayed in decent shape during my pregnancy but stopped my major working out for fear of doing something wrong. I’m trying to get back into shape now. So wishing I had her courage to just get out there and do it! I will keep on trucking the next pregnancy if all goes well.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:38:31 +0000

Crazy awesome for sure!

By: julie

julie — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:31:14 +0000

Amber above makes a great point It seems crazy to me, but then I didn’t run at all during my pregnancy so my body was/is totally different than hers! It was hard enough to go on long walks with that huge belly… but she was able to run a MARATHON! WHA??? Hey, she did it and had a healthy baby, so clearly my CRAZY is her AWESOME!

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:23:38 +0000

It’s awesome…until somebody’s husband says something stupid like, “Hey, that woman in Chicago ran a marathon, grabbed some dinner, and had a baby, all in one day. What’s YOUR problem?” HAHA
(This is a different Amber in Chicago, by the way.)