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I have 4 kids and I continued to skydive while I was pregnant with each of them up until my 5th to 7th month. My OB knew I was a skydiver. He was/is a pilot. He told me to do what I would normally do but didn't want to know anything about what that was because, although he didn't agree with my skydiving, he understood that he couldn't medically tell me it would hurt anything. He left that up to me to judge for myself. I had been skydiving for over 5 years before I got pregnant with my first so I was an experienced D license holder. I wouldn't recommend it for someone that wasn't really experienced. But then again, that is your decision.

There was an article in Parachutis Magazine this month on this subject. I have 4 kids and jumped during each pregnancy until between the 5th and 7th month. HOWEVER, I had been skydiving for 5 years before I got pregnant with my first. I wouldn't recommend it unless someone was experienced. It's not a thing for every pregnant woman, just like skydiving isn't for everyone. You have to use a little common sense and I think it's fine. Is your friend really experienced? Otherwise I would recommend she stay on the ground. This isn't a sport to take up after you find out you're going to have a baby.

My jumpmaster taught me what that meant before I made my first skydive! Or was it after? I can't remember. (Oh sorry John, was I not supposed to tell that?) EFS is still alive!

Nope, not fishing at all. I used to be truly homely when I was younger but I've grown up a bit and I think I'm passable now with a lot of work. I don't feel like I should hide my face when I go out in public anymore but I don't think I'm very pretty or sexy or whatever. That is OK with me. I'm happy. My avatar is a lark. I think it's pretty funny. Don't judge me by that. It's a joke. Ugly girls try harder. hehehehe

There are lakes, ponds, rivers all over the place. I don't get to the ocean often enough.

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Awe! My marriage isn't like that. It's a give an take thing. Sometimes I let him growl at me too. But we only do it to get to the making up part which is fabulous! Of course most of the time we just skip the growling and go straight for the good stuff. Marriage is great isn't it?

Congratulations! Here's wishing you a long and successful marriage!

I would have to agree with Wendy. You have blown it all out of proportion. First of all, my kids are older, where yours is still a baby. I said I've spent more time with my kids because they are OLDER. I'm talking years of time. I'm not saying you don't spend time with your kid. As far as spending time with them at the DZ, I only jump on the weekends. And when I jump I'm only away from them for 15 or 20 minutes. When they were small my husband stayed with them while I jumped. And I was with them while he jumped. We jumped at a family run place where families were the norm. There were always activities for the kids to do and the parents to do with them. The DZ owner jumped while she was pregnant and raised her kids there. My kids are now old enough to go out there and make money themselves by packing parachutes. I don't have to watch them like I used to, John and I both jump together now, but it's still a family activity we go and do together regardless of if they are old enough to jump yet. So in reality, YES I'm saying I'm spending time with my kids at the DZ. They are interested in skydiving as well. You know not of what you are talking about. I think it was probably the right decision for you not to jump while pregnant because of your experience level. I had been jumping for over 5 years before I became pregnant for the first time. But I can understand why you didn't and that's fine. I don't have any problems with you not jumping.

Congratulations on the forthcoming baby! Is your wife still planning on making that 1st jump in a week?

Well apparently then, 18% of those boys with the 10 inchers don't know the moves! That's what I think of that. Boys need skills too! Just because they own the unit doesn't mean they know how to use it.

QuotePeople who don't have kids or aren't pregnant (and even then the parental instict hasn't really kicked in) aren't provided with the proper perspective. The commercial is correct: 'Having a baby changes everything' - you can't understand until it happens to you. I, personally, couldn't have imagined loving anything so much; and my 'previous life' seems very unfullfilled. Your right in that your perspective really changes. Again, I had 4 (four) kids and continued to skydive during each pregnancy. I would say my "parental instincts" have definitely kicked in and I do have the proper perspective on the situation since my kids were born and raised on and around the DZ. My youngest is now a teen-ager and my oldest is off to college this fall. I can look back and ask myself was it a good thing or a bad thing? HELL YES it's a good thing every time. Why is it that we as women are expected to give up OUR LIVES just because we bring forth life? Why are we labeled unloving, selfish, horrible parents because we still want to have a life of our own? I personally feel that I love my children as much or more than you love yours, since I've had more time with mine. My perspective may have changed a bit when I had my children, to include them, but my life didn't stop. Life still is there to be lived.

I emailed the author of the parachutist article but since I haven't gotten my copy yet I can't comment on it specifically but.... I had 4 children and went skydiving up to the 5th to 7th month with each one. My Dr. told me to do what I normally did. So I did. I didn't think of it as any extra "risk". I took extra precautions while skydiving but other than that it's something I would normally do. Why do we have to quit living just because we are pregnant or have kids? Would you as a man like to quit skydiving because your wife is pregnant? I was sure enough of myself to judge what a risk was. Jumping on a nice sunny day, low winds, with people I always jumped with on a DZ that I always jumped at using gear that I always used... What would the problem be? As for having an extra "passenger" along, Tandem instructors do that all day long. No one says anything about that! And they don't even know the people or how their health is when they go up. I'd had my "Passenger" checked by the Dr. to make sure things were fine. I don't see what the big deal is on this subject. If a woman knows she has a problem pregnancy or health issues she's not going to do anything like this. I can't see any woman who is pregnant doing something that might put her or her baby in danger. I wouldn't. I didn't.

What happened to "sized doesn't matter, it's what you do with it that counts"? Actually I can't really comment very well on this since I've only ever seen one in action and he's huge. I have seen others in the movies but I don't think that counts. And of course my son when he was a baby. He was very small at the time and I didn't laugh! But I can imagine that a smaller endowed man could please a woman just as well if they do it right. I don't want to make anyone feel bad so I wouldn't laugh at any length.

John and I used to get up every Sat. morning and watch Pee Wee. (Before kids) Now we tevo Pee Wee. The kids think it's a stupid show but for some reason they are still entranced.

You guys always want girls women to act like porn stars in the bedroom. Why don't you guys act like leading men at the dinner table or on the date? A little romance goes a long way!

Just getting started. Don't laugh it takes practice. http://www.myspace.com/momzorz

My name--->Valinda. I get called "Belinda", "Melinda", "Galinda", "Dalinda"... People are so creative. After all this time I just answer to whatever, and don't make issue of it. Even if they do say it right no one spells it right. I like the normal names like Karen and Carrie. At least people can say that name. My husband calls me "Sensuous". "Sensuous up could you grab me another beer?!"

Probably a big plate of pork ribs would help that farmer recover faster! K, I'm not laughing! That is not funny. Poor farmer!

Wow! How prophetic.

Married at three!Angelic _________________________ ROFLMAO I am a bit older than 25. But you are still sweet to say that.

I know! I told you it's the only thing I have of my bum though. People with cameras just don't walk behind me that often I guess. Here is bigger pic of my avatar. Not much better either sorry.

My bread machine. Although I don't use it to cook bread very often, I usually make the dough with it and do the rest myself. Pizza, dinner rolls, pretzels, bagels, French bread, Focaccia, donuts, cinnamon rolls... I do a lot of dough.