'If I had given up when I 設立する out I was 妊娠している, I wouldn't have the strength for 労働': Mother 明らかにする／漏らすs how POLE DANCING helped her through childbirth?

  • Kat Bailey 政治家 danced throughout her?pregnancy
  • She said 存在 fit and strong helped her during childbirth
  • Even balanced on a 政治家 when in 労働 before giving?birth to 7lb 14oz son
  • 支援する to working out five weeks after welcome her child

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A new mother who 政治家 danced throughout her pregnancy said the 負わせる 耐えるing activity helped her 対処する with childbirth.

Kat Bailey, 31, from West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, even had time for a quick twirl on her 政治家 whilst she was 現実に in 労働 before giving birth to her first son, Joshua.

'I think the fact we have had a healthy, happy baby shows what we were doing was 権利 for us,' she said of her newborn, who 重さを計るd 7lb 14oz, as she 株 her story on TLC UK's My 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の Pregnancy.

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Kat Bailey, 31, from West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, pole danced throughout her pregnancy and gave birth to healthy 7lb 14oz son?

Kat Bailey, 31, from West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, 政治家 danced throughout her pregnancy and gave birth to healthy 7lb 14oz son?

She 追加するd: 'If I had given up 政治家 when I 設立する out I was 妊娠している, I wouldn't have the strength to 労働 the way I did.'

Dave, her partner and father of her child agreed, 説 he was astounded by 証言，証人／目撃するing the 激しい physical 過程 of childbirth.?

'It is a physical 過程 and hopefully if you are 肉体的に fitter it should help you through that 過程,' Dave said.

He 認める he had been anxious about seeing his partner balancing on high 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業s and in 空中の hoops when she was 推定する／予想するing but he 信用d her to know what she was doing after she took up the activity competitively in 2012.?

The instructor, pictured pole dancing when she was in labou in a video she posted to her Facebook page. She said her strength and fitness helped her through childbirth

The 指導者 pictured 政治家 dancing when she was in 労働 in a ビデオ she 地位，任命するd to her Facebook page. She said her strength and fitness helped her through childbirth

Kat made pole dancing her career in 2012 and said there was no reason why she should give it up when she became pregnant

Kat made 政治家 dancing her career in 2012 and said there was no 推論する／理由 why she should give it up when she became 妊娠している

The mother pictured balancing on an aerial hoop when seven months pregnant. Her partner said he worried about her but trusted her as she knew what she was doing

The mother pictured balancing on an 空中の hoop when seven months 妊娠している. Her partner said he worried about her but 信用d her as she knew what she was doing

Kat even took part in a pole dancing competition, pictured in her performance costume, when seven months pregnant

Kat even took part in a 政治家 dancing 競争, pictured in her 業績／成果 衣装, when seven months 妊娠している

Kat, who loved 政治家 dancing so much she gave up her 職業 as a university psychologist to make it her career, drew some 批評 for continuing her passion when she 設立する out she was 推定する／予想するing.

She 地位，任命するd 非常に／多数の photos and clips of herself 政治家 dancing with a bump and took part in a 国家の 競争 when seven months 妊娠している.?

Defending her 活動／戦闘s, she said on the TLC show, which 空気／公表するs this evening: 'After my story went in the 地元の paper people told me it was dangerous but they don't have a 権利 to tell me what to do.

'I know what I am doing and that is all that 事柄s.

'There is no 推論する／理由 to give it up unless you're told to by a 医療の professional.

'A lot of people think I am crazy to keep on going but I will still be 政治家ing up to four weeks before.'

Kat said some people criticised her for pole dancing when pregnant but she said 'they don't have a right to tell me what to do'

Kat said some people criticised her for 政治家 dancing when 妊娠している but she said 'they don't have a 権利 to tell me what to do'

In fact, she kept on going 権利 up until the day she went into 労働, 地位，任命するing a ビデオ of herself balancing on her 政治家 in her bedroom before going to hospital.?

She captioned the clip: 'So... I'm 公式に in 労働. Got a few hours before we go to the hospital so thought I'd do some 政治家 between 収縮過程s.'

She says during the foota ge: 'I thought I'd do some 政治家, just to show I still can.'?

に引き続いて the birth of Joshua, Kat took five weeks off and was then 支援する in her studio training.

The instructor was back working out, pictured, five weeks after the arrival of her son

The 指導者 was 支援する working out, pictured, five weeks after the arrival of her son

She has 株d photos on her?PoleKat Fitness 商売／仕事 page showing her working out with her son 供給するing some extra 負わせる 抵抗.

'A baby is not an excuse to 行方不明になる 脚 day,' she wrote with a smiley 直面する emoji on a snap of her doing squats wearing Joshua in a sling.

In other pictures, she 持つ／拘留するs him while she does sit ups and whilst balancing on an 空中の silk.?

The 政治家 dancing 指導者 has gone 支援する to work part-time and said 商売／仕事 has been にわか景気ing as more and more people are keen to learn 政治家 dancing ーするために 改善する their strength and fitness.

My 驚くべき／特命の／臨時の Pregnancy 空気／公表するs Mondays at 9pm on TLC?

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