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- Muriel Hurtis, 31, mother of Leyhan, 5 and a half.
- Virginie Dedieu, mother of Dima, 2 and a half years old, and three months pregnant
- Anne-Sophie Mondière, mother of Robinson, 11 months old.
- Cathy Moncassin, mother of Margaux, 5 years old, and Charlotte, 15 months old.
- Isabelle Delobel, mother of Loïs, 14 months old.
Muriel Hurtis, 31, mother of Leyhan, 5 and a half.
“I learned of my pregnancy during the Athens Olympics. I wasn’t expecting it, but I still got the bronze medal for the 4x100m relay. Then I took the opportunity to make a real break with sport. Result: I gained 30 kg ! After the birth of my son, I had to start from scratch. I followed a drastic diet. I cycled, briskly walked, swimming. My trainer at the time was behind me day in and day out for ten months, forcing me to weigh-in three to four times a week. It was very hard, both physically and psychologically. It took me a year and a half. Today, I continue to train. But I think if I had had my son at 30, I might not have had the courage to come back to competition. “
Virginie Dedieu, mother of Dima, 2 and a half years old, and three months pregnant
“I decided to have my baby after my career. In my discipline, we finish very early. But as I have always respected my body, I continued swimming until the end of my pregnancy. It did me good, I felt light and I did not hesitate to do twists underwater… I still limited the exercises in apnea. I also did exercises until the last trimester to strengthen my arms and back. In total, I only gained 10 kg. I would have liked to have given birth in the water, but it was not possible. After the birth, I rehabilitated the perineum, and three months later, I resumed swimming, and from time to time weight training. “
Anne-Sophie Mondière, mother of Robinson, 11 months old.
Anne-Sophie Mondière, 31 years old. Judoka. Triple medalist at the World Championships. Robinson’s mom, 11 months old.
“To keep myself in shape during my pregnancy, I did sit-ups until the 5th month, as well as swimming, aquagym and step until the last trimester, three times a week, but without forcing. Just for fun. What is important is regularity. The same goes for food. No way to skip a meal. On the advice of a nutritionist, I reduced the starches and fats a little and in total, I only gained 13 kg. The delivery went really well. I took the epidural, because I suffered enough during training and fighting! There, I was offered a medical solution to avoid the pain. Why deprive yourself of it? After the birth, I took full advantage of my baby for two months and I also had to wait for the episio to heal. I got back to sport gradually : abdominal reinforcements, warm-up, indoor cycling… I believe that our body has a memory, because in three months I had regained my weight, without diet. And a month and a half later, I resumed judo at the club, while continuing to breastfeed my baby. Since the start of the school year, I have resumed competition. I even won second place at the French Championships. Certainly, I have not yet regained all my muscle tone, and my stomach is still a little distended, but my mind is at the top. Thanks to my baby, I am in harmony with myself. I am more peaceful, more proud too. “
Cathy Moncassin, mother of Margaux, 5 years old, and Charlotte, 15 months old.
Cathy Moncassin, 33 years old. Track cyclist, several times World Cup medalist. Mother of Margaux, 5 years old, and Charlotte, 15 months old.
“For my oldest, I had no advice. Suddenly, I let go of the sport. I gained 25 kg and lost a lot of muscle. In addition, the delivery was quite sporty. Short, I was in a pitiful state, and with a hell of a baby-blues. So coming back to the track was not a given! I still took my bike back after two months, but for walks, and I did a spa. It did me a lot of good! I returned to sport four months after giving birth, with three strength training sessions per week and two hours of cycling per day. Eleven months later, I had regained my level by winning the French Championship! For my second, nothing to see. I cycled until my 4th month of pregnancy and swimming until full term. My delivery was smooth. I was able to get back to my bike after a month and muscular after two. “
Isabelle Delobel, mother of Loïs, 14 months old.
Isabelle Delobel, 32 years old. Figure skater. World champion in ice dancing. Mother of Lois, 14 months old.
“I didn’t expect to be pregnant. I was madly happy, but I also wanted to end my career at the Vancouver Olympics. My priority has always been the baby, but I continued training until 7 and a half months. Three a day, but without forcing, and very medically supervised. I am not a hothead! And then I worked on the technical side, not the figures to avoid the risk of falling. After the birth, I still felt very tired, but I wanted to breastfeed my baby. I resumed training after three weeks. I had lost my abs, my muscles, I was in pain all over and I had a pubalgia. I had to stop for a while and then resume, 4 to 5 hours a day. I drooled over it… But only four months after giving birth, I found myself with my partner Olivier Schoenfelder on the Olympic ice rink We came sixth ! An honorable classification. But now I know that if it takes nine months to have a baby, it takes at least as many to get back into shape. After the Games last February, I stopped my career and have been enjoying my baby to the fullest. It’s still much better than a medal. “
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