pregnant and paintball?

[dazafox]

My wife was told to go paintballing with the school she works for,she is five months gone and also hates my sixteen year love of the sport.She has told the school no ,iam in full agreement ,what are your thoughts?

 

[arg1271]

bunch of knackers mate, no way they could 'make' her go.

Oooo 600 posts

 

[Stokecity_m]

due to the fact paintball is a contact sport, anyone can refuse to take part, pregnant or not.

 

[Bon]

due to the fact paintball is a contact sport, anyone can refuse to take part, pregnant or not.

Yep.

 

[Russell Smith]

My wife was told to go paintballing with the school she works for,she is five months gone and also hates my sixteen year love of the sport.She has told the school no ,iam in full agreement ,what are your thoughts?

Tell her to ask the School to confirm she is covered by the school insurance while in her condition and playing paintball.
And I suspect the request to attend will end there.

If she is only being asked to attend to look after the kids I don't see any problem.


Russ.

 

[Rosie]

My wife was told to go paintballing with the school she works for,she is five months gone and also hates my sixteen year love of the sport.She has told the school no ,iam in full agreement ,what are your thoughts?

She is perfectly entitled lawfully to do whatever she wants- the school can't tell her she has to, if she feels either she doesn't want to, or it'll put the baby at risk.
Not having been pregnant I dunno how you'd feel at that point, but you'd probably be feeling more tired, and everything is bigger, and seeing as she doesn't like the sport anyway...she really won't enjoy it...if the school insists, she could go and spend the day in the safe area, and not play...that would suck.

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Non Contact Sports [FONT=BOOGAA+Verdana,Verdana]- In a non contact sport the pregnant sportswoman should have virtually no risk of failing or contact with a projectile or another person (e.g. swimming, low impact aerobics, stationary cycling). The majority of non contact sports are suitable during all stages of pregnancy providing: 1. The athlete is under appropriate medical supervision. The degree of exertion is controlled.​

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Limited Contact Sports [FONT=BOOGAA+Verdana,Verdana]- In limited contact sports contact may occur minimally (either legally or illegally) or there is a small risk of fails or contact with a projectile (e.g. netball, touch football, racquet sports). If the pregnancy is progressing normally these sports are suitable during the first trimester. Ongoing consultation with the Physician or Obstetrician may make sporting participation in this group of sports possible into the second trimester.​

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Unlimited Contact and Collision Sports [FONT=BOOGAA+Verdana,Verdana]- In these sports contact or collision is frequent and may be quite forcible (e.g. soccer, baseball, football, martial arts, judo, gymnastics). There is a high risk of falls, blows to the abdomen or contact with a projectile. If the pregnancy is progressing normally participation in these sports could only be recommended during the first trimester.​

[/FONT]Specific Excluded Sports [FONT=BOOGAA+Verdana,Verdana]- This is a mixed group of sports which carry a high risk from falls, physical trauma or other risks and should not be undertaken once the sportswoman knows or suspects that she is pregnant (e.g. scuba diving, novice downhill skiing, ice skating, horse riding).
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[Robin Hood]

It would be ludicrous to suggest she actually play if she's 5 months pregnant.

If it's just chaperoning and hanging out in the safe zone then maybe, but anything further is a no brainer.

 

[dazafox]

Thanks for all the info,would you beleive it was the duputy head mistress who asked her to go.She,s not a fan of typical paintball feild toilets and she has also been shot in a safe area which grazed her throat.ps many thanks for the replies

 

[Luke W]

Even if she wasn't playing, surely there's still the risk of slipping on a wet leaf in the safe area?
Tell her to do what Russell said, and ask the school whether the insurance will cover her (playing or not).

-Luke.

 

[Bob]

My wife was told to go paintballing with the school she works for,she is five months gone and also hates my sixteen year love of the sport.She has told the school no ,iam in full agreement ,what are your thoughts?

Apart for telling them to **** off? Just tell the local paper, your doctor, the PTA and the terrible idea of loosing school kids at a paintball field will quickly become apparent to everyone who previously though it was a good idea.