Antenatal Swimming

Piperette · Mar 14th, 2010, 16:52 PM

Hi ladies,

I have a quick question that I hope someone might be able to answer. I know that your employer needs to give you a reasonable amount of time off for antenatal care like midwife appointments and also antenatal classes. But does anyone know if these antenatal classes are only classes on birth and breastfeeding etc. or can they also be antenatal swimming? There is an antenatal swimming on at our local swimming pool, which I would love to attend, but it is during the week at 10.30. So I was wondering if I could attend it as part of my antenatal care? I already suffer from backaches, so I am hoping that this might help.

Might ask the midwife next time I see her, but just thought someone on here might know.

K1mberley · Mar 14th, 2010, 17:03 PM

i also wanted to go to my local one my boss said i wasnt allowed and that she looked it up and it didnt qualify as a "antenatal or parentcraft class" im also suffering from back ache and sore hips so going to get my midwfe at my 28week app to write me a letter recommending i go for the back pain etc so my cow of a boss doesnt have a choice! x

Mercy2 · Mar 14th, 2010, 17:03 PM

I was under the impression that its only essetial medical care appointments that employers needed to free you for!
However if you can get some sort of letter of referal from your midwife then maybe?
Or ask your Midwife for a Physio referal as there may be a physio therepist led swimming sesion in your area!

bungle · Mar 14th, 2010, 18:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercy2

I was under the impression that its only essetial medical care appointments that employers needed to free you for!
However if you can get some sort of letter of referal from your midwife then maybe?
Or ask your Midwife for a Physio referal as there may be a physio therepist led swimming sesion in your area!

I thought this too but the NCT have informed me that I have the right to take time off for antenatal classes too. I wonder why my employer didn't inform me of that??!!!! Lol

JASMAK · Mar 14th, 2010, 19:36 PM

Hey, wouldn't hurt to ask regardless! Espesially if you have an easy going boss...maybe take it out of your hour lunch or break times???

Beckels · Mar 14th, 2010, 20:08 PM

A friend of mine had to be given time off every week to attend the gym within working hours after the doctor referred her for gym sessions with a personal trainer for problems with her hip. I know it's not pregnancy related but I don't see why it should be any different.

NeyNey · Mar 14th, 2010, 20:42 PM

Ooooo I must look into this, I would love some swimming anti natal classes

Mar 14th, 2010, 16:52 PM	#1
Piperette Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,260	Antenatal Swimming Hi ladies, I have a quick question that I hope someone might be able to answer. I know that your employer needs to give you a reasonable amount of time off for antenatal care like midwife appointments and also antenatal classes. But does anyone know if these antenatal classes are only classes on birth and breastfeeding etc. or can they also be antenatal swimming? There is an antenatal swimming on at our local swimming pool, which I would love to attend, but it is during the week at 10.30. So I was wondering if I could attend it as part of my antenatal care? I already suffer from backaches, so I am hoping that this might help. Might ask the midwife next time I see her, but just thought someone on here might know.

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K1mberley Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 780	i also wanted to go to my local one my boss said i wasnt allowed and that she looked it up and it didnt qualify as a "antenatal or parentcraft class" im also suffering from back ache and sore hips so going to get my midwfe at my 28week app to write me a letter recommending i go for the back pain etc so my cow of a boss doesnt have a choice! x

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Mercy2 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 2,132	I was under the impression that its only essetial medical care appointments that employers needed to free you for! However if you can get some sort of letter of referal from your midwife then maybe? Or ask your Midwife for a Physio referal as there may be a physio therepist led swimming sesion in your area!

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JASMAK Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Location: CANADA!!! Posts: 10,951	Hey, wouldn't hurt to ask regardless! Espesially if you have an easy going boss...maybe take it out of your hour lunch or break times???

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Mar 14th, 2010, 20:08 PM	#6
Beckels Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: North West Posts: 254	A friend of mine had to be given time off every week to attend the gym within working hours after the doctor referred her for gym sessions with a personal trainer for problems with her hip. I know it's not pregnancy related but I don't see why it should be any different.

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Mar 14th, 2010, 20:42 PM	#7
NeyNey Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 8,581	Ooooo I must look into this, I would love some swimming anti natal classes

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