Can you be pregnant and play professional handball?

Meet Ida – professional handball player, mother, and pregnant

Combining elite sports, pregnancy, and family life is not something most people experience. For professional athletes, it requires physical strength, mental balance, and a strong support system.

In this conversation, we meet Ida, a professional handball player, who shares her thoughts on pregnancy, training, and life as an athlete when the body undergoes significant changes.

In the interview, Ida talks about:

• how she experienced pregnancy as an elite athlete
• how her training changed during pregnancy
• how she listened to her body's signals
• the balance between career, pregnancy, and family life

Watch the interview here.

Interview with Ida – pregnancy, training, and elite sports:

Pregnancy and high-level sports

When you are a professional athlete, your body is your tool. Therefore, pregnancy can feel like a major transition. Many women experience rapid changes in their bodies, and their energy levels, balance, and strength are affected.

For a handball player like Ida, this means adapting her training, finding new routines, and learning to work with her body in a different way than before.

At the same time, Ida shares how pregnancy can also offer a new perspective on both sports and the body.

Listening to your body during pregnancy

One of the most important things during pregnancy – whether you are an elite athlete or not – is to learn to listen to your body's signals.

In the interview, Ida shares her experiences with:

• how she noticed changes in her workplace and the social aspect of her life
• how she adapted her training to the changes her body was undergoing
  

Many pregnant women experience their bodies changing from week to week, and therefore it can be helpful to follow the development throughout the pregnancy.

Follow more conversations about pregnancy and the body

At MyBelly, we share knowledge, experiences, and conversations about pregnancy, body, and motherhood. Interviews like this provide a personal insight into how different women experience pregnancy in various life situations. 

Training during pregnancy

If you are pregnant and want to stay active, it can be a good idea to get an overview of what is safe and appropriate in the different phases. For example, you can read more about training during pregnancy and how to adapt your training.