Last year, Australian surfer Kristi Olivares was hitting the waves four days a week with her friends and documenting the whole experience. Oh right, and did we mention she was pregnant?
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Olivares addresses the risks of surfing for two in a blog post, but also notes the precautions she took: sticking with waist-height or lower waves, taking the day off when there was a big swell, and protecting her bump whenever she fell off the board. In fact, her doctor—a fellow surfer—applauded her for maintaining her healthy lifestyle throughout the pregnancy.
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“Surfing is such incredible fun, amazing stress relief, and great exercise that if I think it would be dangerous for my baby, [I] would stop surfing!” Olivares writes.
Watch her incredible month-by-month journey here:
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