Subject: RE: weight lifting mom gives birth. I think this is great.
In my opinion a pregnancy/birth is not a medical event, it is nature.
Five kids, didn't gain much with any of them 18-28 pounds, had them all without drugs and last 3 at home.
However, her shape had nothing to do with the 1 hour labor. Dealing with the pain of labor and going drug free in my opinion did though.
One of my labors was 45 minutes, I was in decent shape but not great shape. One of my labors was 22 hours that baby weighed 3.5 pounds less and I was much younger and in good shape.
Taking care of yourself and having a healthy diet is always good. Women who do not exercise and eat whatever they want have more difficulty in general when it comes to labor.
Shouldn't be surprising though. I trained for labor just like I do for a race. Makes sense to me.
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