Any pregnant triathletes?

love talking about this subject so I'll bite:

I wasn't into triathlons when I was pregnant (twice) but I was a marathon runner (the tally is two marathons before kids, 4 after)... anyway exercise is my sanity so I knew I'd keep it up.  I was still running up to about 10 miles at a time first 15 weeks but slower for me.  Then I started to go at a much slower pace but kept running through about 36 weeks, maybe up to 3 or 4 miles at the end... the elliptical machine starts to feel nice too.  With my second, I just didn't have it as much and switched to elliptical at about 20 weeks and also spent a lot  of time on the stairmaster.  Everything with slower intensity, taking it easy, enjoying slowing down.

We had a good thread going here about a month ago about exercising postpartum.

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS.. enjoy! As someone said to me when I was pregnant, being a parent is the BEST (and hardest!)thing you'll ever do.

addendum: I see it is not your first, sorry!

Hi!

I'm 16 weeks pregnant with #3. I got into tri a couple months before becoming pregnant and had already started training for a tri that will be when I am 24 weeks. My doctor has given me the ok to keep training since I had started before getting preg, with the understanding that I will slow down/stop in accordance with my body's needs. My biggest challenges so far have been fighting the urge to sleep in, finding the time to train with 2 other little ones (who thankfully go back to school this week) and figuring out what to wear!

I will say that I have never felt so good during a pregnancy as I have with this one. No morning sickness, really hardly any symptoms. Luckily I'm a high-risk obstetrics nurse so Ikeep doing ultrasounds to make sure everything is ok, because I honestly hardly feel pregnant.

Are you planning on any races, or just keeping fitness throughout the pregnancy? What's your background?

Noa

Currently 26 weeks pregnant.  I did the run portion of a tri in June (maybe 16 weeks? I don't remember).  I'm still trying to run and swim, I just don't have as much time as I would like with my school schedule right now.

It's a lot harder to run while pregnant, at least for me.  I have to carry water with me, even for short runs, or I get too hot.  I also tend to stick near my house so that I can go to the bathroom regularly.

SkirtSports founder and Ironman Wisconsin Champion Nicole DeBoom is pregnant and blogging about it. 

http://www.skirtsports.com/blog/

Hi - I'm 33 weeks with #1.  I have not raced a tri this season, but that was a personal decision based on my own personality - my doctor was actually ok with it until ~20 weeks.  But I know I'm too competitive (mentally - not ability wise ) to "take it easy" in a race environment.  I ran until about 30 weeks at which point my pelvis kindly asked me to stop.  I was riding outdoors until about 20 weeks and then I started getting too worried about the crash risk - I've been spinning once or twice a week since then.  I try to get to the pool 2-3 times a week to swim, I have found my swim time is about 30 seconds slower per 100 - and I was slow to begin with, so I"m not swimming far just due to time constraints.  In addition to those tri specific things, I walk the dog a mile every morning and I try to mix in prenatal pilates or yoga when I don't have an energy for more.  I'm starting to get pretty tired though, so I'm finding my activity level is declining.

My plan was just to listen to my body and slow down or stop when I needed too, and it seems to be working although I am starting to get really easily worn out and find myself wondering if I need to push myself more or if I'm somehow not resting enough - this is new territory for me too.