Klarinet Archive - Posting 000156.txt from 2002/10

From: SDSCHWAEG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Playing the clarinet while being pregnant
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 06:29:57 -0400

In a message dated Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:51:11 +0200, susan@-----.nl writes:

> Does anyone know if there are any problems playing the
> clarinet being
> pregnant? How long can one continue to play?

In a normal pregnancy, there should be no problem at all. With my first child, I played a concert three days before he was born. (It was a summer concert series - I'm told the audience was actually taking bets as to whether I'd finish the series!) Obviously, breath control is affected. I wasn't able to sustain phrases as long. But that's really the only thing I noticed. That, and that after the baby was born he seemed more responsive to clarinet sounds than any other instrument.
Good luck to you!
Susan Schwaegler

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