sontek
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How long can someone dive after they become pregnant? How long after birth do they have to wait until they can dive again?
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There are not a lot of data on diving and pregnancy, but there are some small studies that suggest a higher rate of birth defects in women who continue to dive. The current recommendation is that, once you know you are pregnant, you not dive until you have given birth. This is based on the idea that diving is a purely elective activity, and doing anything to increase risk that you can avoid doing is a bad idea.
As far as when you can resume diving after parturition, it would depend on whether the birth was vaginal or by C-section, and whether there were any complications. As a physician, I'd say waiting a couple of weeks to replace blood loss and heal the episiotomy would be advisable, at the very least.
As far as when you can resume diving after parturition, it would depend on whether the birth was vaginal or by C-section, and whether there were any complications. As a physician, I'd say waiting a couple of weeks to replace blood loss and heal the episiotomy would be advisable, at the very least.
Hetland
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How on earth did you get pregnant sontek?
mrmccoy
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idocsteve
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I'm wondering why two posters think a third poster is pregnant just because they start a thread about scuba diving and pregnancy.
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usually sex is involved, sometimes that is done artificially.
Especially around Thanksgiving when the turkey baster is handy.
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idocsteve
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Do not leave Jim alone in the kitchen with a warm turkey.
SuPrBuGmAn
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Sense of humor, find one
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idocsteve
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Want to, I don't.
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