Has anyone gone swimming/floating in their third trimester? I have heard that it feels great to feel weightless even for a short period of time. I'm feeling big and uncomfortable these days so I'm thinking of giving it a shot tonight at our community indoor swimming pool. I don't have a bathing suit so I think I'm just going to wear shorts and a sports bra.
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I haven't gone, but I bet it would feel nice! You should totally take the babies for their first swim.
And I think shorts and a sports bra are totally fine!
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I'm not there yet, but I plan on doing this once I get to the uncomfortable stage. I've heard the same as you, that it feels awesome!
Also, I would totally wear shorts and a sports bra. Or, if you have like yoga shorts or yoga top? I'd wear those too.
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After posting this I realized if I wore shorts and sports bra that my bare belly would be out there for the world to see :). I'll see if I have any workout tank tops will work. Not sure I have any that are long enough though.
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I go 3x a week. I try to walk in the resistance pool for 30 minutes and then just float for a while. It's amazing. I had to stop swimming because it was giving me heartburn. But definitely go do it!
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@jedeve: oh gosh, that doesn't sound like fun, how does swimming give you heartburn! That seems unfair!
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Nothing wrong with a bare belly!
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I went swimming a couple of times. I rocked a bikini in my third trimester and no one batted an eye. It was nice to swimming since I felt almost normal in the water!
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I lake swam at 33w in the summer and it was AWESOME! I wore a tshirt and needed help out of the water, and our dog was nuts over me while I was in, but it felt so great.
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I went swimming in my third tri! It did feel good - I was having some hip pain.... I also rocked a bikini...
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I did aqua zumba when I was pregnant. It was sooo much fun and so nice to get in the pool! But getting out is pretty rough.... You feel all that weight coming back again.
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I went in a pool in my 3rd trimester and OMG! I couldn't believe how awesome it felt! The belly just floats and takes all that pressure off the back. I couldn't believe I didn't do it earlier
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@LemonLong: @hellobeeboston: Did you wear your pre-preggo bikinis? Did they still fit? I just don't want to buy anything new and just make due with what I have in my closet.
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@WALLAROO: yes - wore a pre-preg bikini - top was def getting tight, but it worked! Towards the end I probably couldn't have worn it - but fit in it up until about 34 weeks.
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OMG I went on my honeymoon pregnant to the Bahamas and we went snorkeling. It was amazing!!! I wish I could have gone everyday during my pregnancy
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I feel like I live in our bathtub lately! I had a hot bath Sunday, Tuesday, and today, plus we're doing the hot tubs tonight (dr okayed it). For me, hot water is the best thing ever!
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Loved floating in the pool while pregnant!
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I took DD to the community pool quite a bit while pregnant with DS since it was the summer. I didn't want her to miss out on account of me, and my hips were so relieved. I wore a maternity tankini I bought a target
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Yes I did just last week. It was awesome! I just wore a bikini as well.
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Yup, I live in Texas and have a pool in my backyard. LO was born in August. It was a means to surviving the heat and water retention.
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Yes! I've been to swim laps at the gym, and it is awesome. I've had more trouble climbing out of the pool (pushing up on the side) with a bump in the way, so I'm going to have to start using the (old lady) stairs soon, but it feels wonderful. I got a tankini online from Old Navy for almost nothing--just bought the top and wear bottoms from a regular bikini I already had.
And I think shorts and a sports bra are totally fine!
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