Guest Jersey_Girl_Hunts Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Hi Everyone! It's been forever since I've posted here, it seems. The winter, spirng and summer have been busy for me. My awesome husband and I have a baby due in 6 weeks! I was looking forward to using the new bow he bought me for Christmas last year for the NJ bow season, but the third trimester is proving to be challenging for me. I have just enough energy to take care of myself, the house, and my job. There is no time to practice with the bow, sadly. Next year will offer more time, I hope. I will be able to get out for shotgun season, which lasts for one week in early December and then picks up again after the New Year. I will not be hunting while 7+ months pregnant, there are enough inherent dangers with treestands while not pregnant to keep me out of them while expecting, but I do plan to spend some time hunting after our daughter arrives. So tell me, hunting moms, how do you balance it? I suspect I will have some ease in planning hunts since I will be on maternity leave for three months, a lot of which spans deer season in NJ; plus, I have a very supportive husband and family who can watch the little one while I play in the woods. I do worry about being away from such a young infant for an extended period of time, and I am wondering if I should be choosing a ground blind over a treestand for general safety purposes. I am confident in my safety gear and my ability to hunt safely from a ladder stand, but impending motherhood has ignited an overt sense of caution in me. Does it dissipate after the baby comes, or intensify? I think I am mostly worried that my interest in the hunt will fade as I take on the responsibilities of parenthood. My husband will be able to provide more than enough meat, fish, and fowl for the home; I suppose I may be prematurely mourning the loss of a beloved pasttime and the peace it brought me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aksheephuntress Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 ....I think you will do just fine! -just follow your intuition, use some common sense...and don't let pregnancy or childbirth inhibit your love of the outdoors... -I don't see any reason why you couldn't take your little one out in a blind with you, hunting, as early as a week old...-especially with breast feeding.... -Congradulations on your baby girl, soon to be here! ...and, with your mountain running , you will have no problem getting back in shape afterwards..... (it took me a while, though- gee!-with this last one, I was close to 200 pounds...) -good luck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outlawwoman19 Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 I am 33 weeks pregnant, and I frequently hunt with my husband. It is bow season, so I use a crossbow. It it much easier to hunt with while pregnant. I don't climb in the tree climber, but my husband does put the climber in the tree as a seat for me to get in and sit down, so i'm off the ground. I have used our ladder stand, and its much safer than a climber. We went to the firing range a few days ago, and the larger rifles, like my .270, when I fired it, I could feel the baby jump, so when gun season opens, I will stick to my .223 super short magnum, because it isn't as loud, and has half the recoil. I think that it is great that other pregnant women are hunting. I think society sees us as being some kind of invalid, like we can't do anything, and it proves that we can do a lot of the same things we used to. I am hoping to get my first hog while pregnant, just so I can say I took it while 8 months pregnant. LOL wouldn't that chap the men's behinds.. haha my husband is all for it, and he doesn't even take his bow when we go, just so I can have my kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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