Mind you, neither is child bearing. And I am reliably informed it's eye-wateringly expensive.
Pays yer money, takes yer chances, etc.
It's the rearing not the bearing that is expensive. Bearing is just a round of drinks, rearing is like running a small country.
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Am with pam w; I think my wife had three miscarriages with no help from skiing. They just happen.
I suspect a ski holiday can be added in somewhere here:
Changing Attitudes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Babies
Your Clothes
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.
Preparing for the Birth
1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don't bother because you remember that last time, breathing didn't do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in your eighth month.
The Layette
1st baby: You pre-wash newborn's clothes, color-coordinate them, and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean & discard only the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can't they?
Worries
1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper, a frown--you pick up the baby.
2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.
Diapering
1st baby: You change your baby's diapers every hour, whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it sagging to their knees.
Activities
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing, and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaner.
Going Out
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.
3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.
At Home
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn't squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children.
Pacifier
1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it.
2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.
Swallowing Coins
1st child: when first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand x-rays.
2nd child: when second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass.
3rd child: when third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance.
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
I had no opportunity to ski during my pregnancies but I did windsurf throughout the third. Until 8 months. It was not a pretty sight....and I did only use a small sail.
My good lady skiied at some point during both pregnancies, and her main gripe was the lack of good maternity skiwear.
The best advice she got was "If its something you'd normally do if you weren't pregnant, do it"
The "morning sickness" (ie all day nausea until 6 months with#2) was somewhat debilitating / exhausting too, especially higher up. I genuinely don't remember taking it easier though, I am clearly a bad mother.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
I skied with my second one, I found out I was pregnant at the airport hotel on the way out to Canada. I skied it easy. It was my choice. I had spoken to my GP about it before and he said he said the baby would be very safe at that stage and well protected but he advised avoiding at later stages!
Son now 10 and utterly mad for skiing, suspect it was whizzing down Sunshine Village slopes in the womb
I did at about 12 weeks and rode horses to 16 or so. Was happy that pelvic injuries bad enough to damage baby would be bad news generally and unlikely.
Major handicap was no wine, vitamin I or deep heat type things!
Fell a couple of times including on and icy black - no force to the fall - the transition between edge and side was gradual. Stopping also took a while but managed not to misplace any possessions.
Child is now 7 months old and attacking a toy on her playmat. Purchase of a house is the reason skiing hasn't happened this year...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
My pram has skis. Just sayin
After all it is free
After all it is free
@Orange200, Having had 3 boys in 4 years ...... I get your point
Incidentally all my 3 (now in their 20`s and living all over the world) love skiing and the shared holidays have been, and continue to be, lovely family times.
Nadenoodlee aren't they called sleighs?
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
No darling @CaravanSkier, they're called 'stuff your husband will add to the order when you're not looking'
Our snow record really doesn't justify them but hey ho...
Ski the Net with snowHeads
Ski the Net with snowHeads
pam w wrote:
I do hope that any woman who had been skiing and had a miscarriage would not "blame themselves", or accept that there were any causal links not confirmed by a relevant medical specialist. I lost two pregnancies, one at 8 weeks and one at 12. These losses were very distressing but would have been even worse had it occurred to me - or anyone else - that they were my fault.
My missus is nowhere near your age and used to love her half pint of Guinness for breakfast when pregnant.
Marie dorin kept rollerskiing while pregnant and there is little more dangerous than rollerskiing
I do hope that any woman who had been skiing and had a miscarriage would not "blame themselves", or accept that there were any causal links not confirmed by a relevant medical specialist. I lost two pregnancies, one at 8 weeks and one at 12. These losses were very distressing but would have been even worse had it occurred to me - or anyone else - that they were my fault.
+1
Nothing is safe, not even sitting on the sofa at home drinking beer and eating pizza....
Some are pregnant and don't ski- some are pregnant and solo the North Face of the Eiger......
Lots and lots and lots of women have miscarriages. I doubt skiing is solely responsible for m/any of them.....
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
Nadenoodlee wrote:
No darling @CaravanSkier, they're called 'stuff your husband will add to the order when you're not looking'
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