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lhwang
Aug 4, 2009, 6:25 PM
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Just out of interest, I decided to do some nerdy physics calculation. Anyone want to check my math?
For example, you'd be going 21 km/h after falling 2 meters. Given that I've seen ladies who've abrupted after a low speed car crash (ie 15 km/h), I'll definitely have to think hard about climbing (especially leading) if I get pregnant. I was surprised because I didn't expect the velocity after just a 2 meter fall to be quite that much.
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troutboy
Aug 4, 2009, 6:31 PM
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lhwang wrote: For example, you'd be going 21 km/h after falling 2 meters. Given that I've seen ladies who've abrupted after a low speed car crash (ie 15 km/h), I'll definitely have to think hard about climbing (especially leading) if I get pregnant. I was surprised because I didn't expect the velocity after just a 2 meter fall to be quite that much.
But speed is not the defining factor, force is. And the force exerted on the body would be greater in a 15 km/hr car crash than a 21 km/hr climbing fall because the rope and gear would dissipate a large percentage of the force.
That is not to imply a climbing fall is not significant trauma, just that speed reached before the stop is not relevant.
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lhwang
Aug 4, 2009, 7:05 PM
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Good point. Dammit, I'm a doctor, not a physicist...
For anyone who's interested, there's a similar thread in the general forum.
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klopik
Aug 4, 2009, 10:34 PM
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Thank you, thank you :)
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klopik
Aug 4, 2009, 10:34 PM
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GREAT! Thanks! I will make sure I'll get that when the time comes :)
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klopik
Aug 4, 2009, 10:37 PM
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Thank you Lena :)
I'm just getting really concerned by now :0 I've seen friends just so sick all through their pregnancy and not a single one who was like - oh, gee, no biggy!
On the other hand, I don't think I've known anyone quiet as athletic as me go through pregnancy yet :)
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Aug 4, 2009, 11:48 PM
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I don't think being athletic has anything to do with it. I know athletic peole who were sick as dogs for the first 5 months of their pregnancies, and complete coach potatoes who sailed through it with not a single twitch. No rhyme or reason to it, IMO.
Enjoy the lack of morning sickness. My neighbor right now is on IV pump b/c she is two months along and can't keep anything-- seriously, anything-- down. ( with her first child she had the same thing and had to be in IV for 5 months-- it is called hyperemesis gravidarum)
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klopik
Aug 5, 2009, 12:21 AM
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Oh, wow!
Thats just aweful! :((
She poor thing...
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crackrn
Aug 16, 2009, 5:33 PM
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I wore a full body harness when it started being way too uncomfortable to wear my regular one. I think it was around 5 months and it was such a relief!
I got slightly nauseous a lot but only got sick 2x, both after being in the nasty outhouse at the Forks. I think everyone is different.
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rockie
Aug 18, 2009, 3:50 AM
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Well I hear you totally and can relate to your friend myself. I miss climbing too while pregnant, and am not sure I will give it up totally, but that said this baby now comes first for sure and not being one of those mega aggressive climbers that has to push to the limits before, I will be sticking within my limits in any case and being even more 'careful' when I get out to climb again (when ever that is) not in the first year in any case as my baby will need my time mostly that first year, breast feeding etc etc. 
Also I have craved my scuba diving more while pregnant lately so that may be the first thing I do again in any case.. Advanced diver with BSAC here.
happiegrrrl wrote: One of my climbing friends stopped climbing the moment she learned she was pregnant. But for her, it was that she was 45, and this truly WAS her last chance for a child. She had always wanted motherhood and, for her, the sacrifice was one she gladly made. She was very careful in other ways during her pregnancy too; she had an extremely low risk tolerance level during her pregnancy. Se simply wanted to do everything possible to bring her child into the world.(And she succeeded, with a beautiful daughter.) She was/is a very active person - running/gym exercise along with the climbing, and yes - she did miss the climbing. Her age very likely played a big part in her decision. It wasn't like she thought "climbing/a fall WILL make me lose the baby" but more that it was her only chance for a baby, and she needed to safeguard it as best she could. I think the decision has to be a personal one, made between the mother and baby's father. Heaven knows there are as many (adamant) opinions about climbing while pregnant as there are as to what the baby's name should be...... A person could go wonkers listening to it all,
(This post was edited by rockie on Aug 18, 2009, 3:52 AM)
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rockie
Aug 18, 2009, 3:54 AM
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Correct, this lady here never got any morning sickness at all throughout the whole pregnancy.. thank goodness! And I am 37 weeks today
lena_chita wrote: Congratulations! I missed this earlier. :) Not everyone gets morning sickness. For what it was worth, other than getting queasy at the smell of donuts the first time around, I did not feel anything different at all in the first three months of either pregnancy. ]
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clee03m
Aug 18, 2009, 2:53 PM
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So ladies, when did pregnancy start to affect your climbing? I'm 7 weeks, and I started noticing that it started to affect me this weekend. This Sunday, I felt I was too tired to keep going on a long climb (not high elevation), and yesterday, I had to hang and catch my breath despite that my arms weren't pumped at all on a warm up climb. I felt a little taken back since I really thought my climbing wouldn't be affected until I was much further into pregnancy. I am keeping myself well hydrated (started taking camelbak on multipitch) and force myself to eat every 2 pitches or so. No morning sickness so far, and other than some fatigue, I haven't noticed any difference in my body until this weekend. I've read that around 12 weeks, physiological changes of pregnancy mimic blood doping and national athletes perform better than ever. But I wonder has anyone else has noticed pregnancy affecting 1st trimester climbing?
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aimeerose
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Pregnancy affected my climbing at around 8 weeks. I was still able to get up 12s (on TR) without hanging, but only one a day instead of multiple ones. Then it just decreased every month, although at 7 months I was able to run laps on 11a, but at 37 weeks I had to pull on draws to get up a 5.9!
Hope that helps. If you have any other questions, let me know. BTW, the petzel full body harness is what I used around 5 months also.
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leemouse
Sep 10, 2009, 6:57 PM
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I was comfortable throughout my pregnancy (I was 41 at the time) and climbed up through my 8th month. I did notice a pretty big difference in my climbing early on, although not so much from the weight gain but I got kind of clumsy - hard to explain, but I just wasn't very graceful, even before I started to show. Once I started getting larger, the biggest impediment is that your stomach forces your center of gravity away from the rock, and thus you need more arm strength to compensate, and of course you're now hauling up more weight. So after 6 months I wasn't climbing anything much harder than a 5.7 or 5.8.
I also decided that while I was OK with taking a fall on a toprope, a leader fall might be very risky - especially if I were not expecting the fall and smacked into the rock. I got a huge bruise on my hip once taking a big leader fall in Red Rocks where I swung into the rock, and I kept thinking what if you didn't get your feet out and smacked into the rock face first? Not good. So I didn't lead anything, (or even follow stuff with unprotected traverses) where there was a possiblity I could take a big fall.
The last time I climbed was at about 34 weeks months pregnant, I was pretty huge by that time, and we were climbing at the Uberfall in the Gunks, so there were lots of passers-by. I got a lot of funny looks. After that time the harness got pretty uncomfortable, and it didn't seem worth it to buy a separate harness for those last few weeks.
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clee03m
Sep 10, 2009, 7:41 PM
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So far, week 7-8 was the hardest. After that, fatigue faded, and I feel like I am climbing well. Seems like morning sickness replaced fatigue, but that, unlike fatigue, doesn't seem to affect climbing at all. Currently I am projecting sport climbs and leading the hardest trad climbs in my climbing career. I won't be leading after a few weeks, so I am trying to make the most of the time I have left. I've also gained a few pounds, but that doesn't seem to be making a difference in climbing.
I am interested to see how the rest of the prenancy affects my climbing. On a side note, I saw my baby's heart beat on ultrasound last week. That was way cool.
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erica
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its been a while since i've been on here, but i thought i would jump in on this thread...i'm currently 13.5 weeks pregnant, and plan on climbing as long as is comfortable. Around weeks 6-8 or so I was VERY fatigued and short of breath on familiar routes that I had done many times before, but since hitting the 9 or 10 week mark, a lot of my energy has come back, and I feel really strong! (enjoying it while i can...)
I stopped leading around the 6-7 week mark. Right now I'm only toproping with the exception for some easy bouldering every now and then. Most folks that I have talked to were able to climb thru around 7 months or so, then it stopped being fun for them. Its amazing the reactions from non-climbers however - my coworkers have informed me that i shouldn't be climbing anything but stairs, and even those should be done only with a railing...:)
Its been hard giving up the sharp end, but to be honest I think its mostly a pride thing...
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klopik
Sep 30, 2009, 5:53 PM
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Even though I've been feeling good, for a number of reasons I haven't climbed in about a month and a half :( I've been excercising otherwise, but never managed to find the time for climbing.
I'm 3.5 months now, and bought the full body harness (wow, these things are ugly!!!), and will give it a try today. I'm excited! :) |
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erica
Sep 30, 2009, 7:36 PM
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I'd love to know how the new harness works out, b/c I am in the market for one - which kind did you get?
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klopik
Sep 30, 2009, 8:33 PM
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I got the CAMP Cintura -
http://www.gearexpress.biz/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=G&Product_Code=2707
Its on sale :)
That thing is uglier then ugly, but hopefully will work. I will let you know tomorrow how it worked out (we just moved, and we got not internet at home :( Tragic!)
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erica
Oct 2, 2009, 11:44 AM
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You are right, that is quite ugly! And I can't imagine a hanging belay on those leg loops for any length of time! But if it keeps us safe, its worth it right!
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clee03m
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I'm glad you posted that. I was looking at the petzl one, and I thought I was going ot have to spend 128 bucks on a harness I will use for 6 months. I think I'll be ordering mine today.
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klopik
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OK, Ladies :)
I gave it a try.
It is not super comfortable - I would say a hanging belay in it is probably out of the question. But it works well otherwise. I was in pain the first time I was getting lowered - my ribs were just squeezed way too tight - but after we adjusted it, it was fine.
It is super ugly ;) and as my HTB put it - "boy, do you look dorky wearing this thing!" :) But my belly was feeling great, which is what counts! |
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clee03m
Oct 2, 2009, 11:07 PM
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What are you going to do for hanging belays?
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