YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY

    Laboring for the Gold: 7 Things Pregnant Women Do that Deserve an Olympic Medal

    By | Parenting – Wed, Jul 25, 2012 3:32 PM EDT

    Photo by: Shutterstock
    Bending to Tie Shoes
    This should be a sport; if you're still able to tie your own shoes when you're pregnant -- that deserves a medal. It may even exert the same amount of ... more 
    Photo by: Shutterstock
    Bending to Tie Shoes
    This should be a sport; if you're still able to tie your own shoes when you're pregnant -- that deserves a medal. It may even exert the same amount of energy as an Olympian's sport.
    Related: The 10 most inspiring athletes of the 2012 Olympics

    less 
    1 / 7
    Wed, Jul 25, 2012 5:32 PM EDT
    Close
    Previous image
    Next image
    1 - 7 / 7
    One of my favorite things to watch on TV is almost here - the Olympics! I don't normally enjoy watching sports on TV, but there is something about watching the world's best athletes compete in totally exciting events that makes me glued to the screen. The dedication it takes for them to be the top of the game astounds me and I often wonder what it takes to get to where they are.



    I got to thinking: Olympic athletes and pregnant women are not all that different. Okay, there are certainly some differences, but I do think that the endurance and skill required to carry around a changing, growing bump is often overlooked. Some activities done while pregnant require great skill, patience, and endurance, and if being pregnant was an Olympic sport - there would be several competing categories!



    Here 7 things pregnant women do that deserve an Olympic medal:



    - By Devan McGuinness


    Follow Devan on Babble



    For more things pregnant women do that deserve an Olympic Medal, visit Babble!



    MORE ON BABBLE



    25 powerful photos of women giving birth


    25 ways husbands embarrass their wives in the delivery room


    28 things you should never say to a pregnant woman


    The most age-inappropriate baby gear... EVER


    10 things EVERY woman should do before having kids



    Babble | Babble.com


    Stay connected. Follow Babble on Facebook and Twitter.