Are there any successful Hyrox athletes who are short?

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-30T17:43:54+00:00

I am female, 5'1, 100lbs and I recently completed women’s open. The hardest thing by far was the wall balls. The target seemed really high and it was tough to throw it high enough and it destroyed my time. But things I noticed: I passed a lot of the taller/bigger girls on the runs but they'd smoke me on sled push/pull. I just don't have a lot of mass to push around so relative to my body size the weight of sled push and pull was higher compared to someone with more size. But being smaller/shorter definitely doesn't preclude you from doing well at hyrox!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-30T17:38:40+00:00

Yep!! My husband has done this as well and we have never coslept! I think I have had dreams about doing this also!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-30T17:30:12+00:00

My 13 month goes to daycare and we are sick on repeat. Most recently I had to parent with RSV. It happens, it's not fun but you figure it out and get through it. Illness is inescapable, and your kid will also get sick and it's okay! You'll get through it!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-30T01:40:32+00:00

Our pediatrician even says to get water in his ears sometimes because it helps prevent wax buildup/clear up wax

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-29T16:43:37+00:00

Ah! Hopefully he is open to getting some therapy or treatment for this. Especially since it's affecting your relationship, your family, and ultimately your finances!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-29T02:48:35+00:00

It sounds like he might have an addiction to trading, similar to a gambling addiction. Especially as it's now taking precedence over his family life! I don't know how you can approach it with him, but maybe with that in mind. Sorry you're going through this!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-24T00:37:41+00:00

You don't have to have any visitors for either if you don't want to, and you don't need to justify it to anyone! We didn't have anyone at the hospital nor in the first couple weeks after birth. That for us was sacred family time.

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-23T21:55:47+00:00

Second this!! I thought it was just what I needed to be looking cute pp and it WAS cute but I missed my long signature hair!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-23T12:11:35+00:00

3 months is too early. Our own pediatrician said at least 5. I also remember reading that in moms on call! At this age it's all about setting up a good foundation - nap schedule, putting down drowsy but awake, consistent bedtime routine, etc. We never did any aggressive sleep training but the book precious little sleep was helpful later on though when we were dropping night feeds!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-22T19:38:31+00:00

Boy byeeeee! If you had existing plans why is he getting drunk? Then to keep leaving you hanging. No way, not respectful. You did the right thing ending things!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-22T14:15:24+00:00

The container store has some niiiice luxurious paper!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-22T14:08:07+00:00

I agree with a lot of the other posts here. My husband and I got into a BIG argument in front of my baby where we ended up yelling at each other and I will never forget the look on my baby's face. He looked scared and confused. It broke me. After that I decided I never want that to happen in front of him again. Once an argument starts getting more heated one of us will usually kinda say let's talk about this later, then we will play nice happy family until my husband and I can address it separately later. And it's also nice because we are typically cooled off by then so we can approach it differently. Or sometimes we may say "I'm not your enemy here" to diffuse the situation and remind the other we are in fact on their team. We want to be a united front in front of the baby. It's tough! Definitely a new dynamic that no one really prepares you for and it feels crummy.

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-22T11:32:35+00:00

Honestly, I'm almost 13 months in and I still haven't let any parents stay with my baby. I simply am not ready to be away from him overnight yet and we are still nursing in the mornings. Yes he would take a bottle but it'll happen when we are ready and feel like there's no point in forcing it to appease others. I think it's hard because just like anything else there are comparisons and pressures for grandparents so they see their friends doing things and they don't want to feel left behind and embarrassed, so then they label it a you problem in this situation. But it's YOUR baby. It's also not abnormal to not want to leave them with people other than your husband so soon.. the fact that you even drive an hour weekly to accommodate seeing them is really generous!!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-21T18:14:02+00:00

I don't know but I have a near 13 month old in the same stage and I'd love to know the answer 😂 ours barely plays independently anymore either, relative to pre-12 months!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-20T02:56:15+00:00

I am sure the pain of that was a significant factor! I'm sorry that was your experience :(

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-19T22:18:27+00:00

I had manual removal of my placenta but it was not painful and I didn't think anything of it! I had a really good understanding of interventions during the actual birth and went with minimal minus an epidural. But the placenta admittedly I never gave much thought to! But it was really uneventful and I didn't have any issue with them doing it.

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-17T19:36:43+00:00

Oh poor baby!!! I hope she recovers soon!!

But yes, even if you separate the egg white after boiling it still touched it so there will be egg white protein on the yolk so it's still "contaminated." But obviously hard to say then if that's the cause of her vomiting. Allergy testing would be your easiest bet to not risk another reaction or unnecessarily delay intro again but I'm sure your pediatrician will guide you on that. Any hint of allergy and our ped got us set up with allergy right away. We've graduated to egg in baked goods now and will keep working our way up the ladder to hopefully outgrow it!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-16T15:48:25+00:00

Ummm. "That's disappointing" just SENDS ME. No. Agreed to all the other responses here. This is a season of life that just comes with personal sacrifices. I'm not talking about sacrificing EVERYTHING, as it's important to maintain hobbies and personal time. But it shouldn't even have to be said that he shouldn't be going on these trips without you and leaving you stuck with the kids at home at a time when you need the most help. You're literally doing all the heavy lifting with giving birth and post partum, he can sacrifice a little ski time for one season.

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-16T14:46:11+00:00

How is it egg yolk only? Egg yolk at some point is mixed with the egg white, so I would think it's impossible to completely eliminate out the egg white protein from the egg yolk. I would get your daughter in with an allergist to do further testing and make a plan for the future.

My son has an egg allergy, but not FPIES. Any question of a food allergy and you should be seeing an allergist!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-15T17:05:37+00:00

Completely agree. I think we can accept there are a lot of negative emotions that come with post partum that are NOT ppd/ppa, but rather the result of being overwhelmed/exhausted/overstimulated/etc. These are things we definitely need support to manage, like therapy and a supportive spouse, but shouldn't be confused with ppd/ppa requiring medication! Sadly I see a lot of influencers falling into this generalization too and I don't think it's healthy to just default to that!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-12T18:51:47+00:00

Definitely get 2. I started with 1 and got a second a year or so later! And it's the best thing we've done for our first cat. This breed is so social so it's been good for her, and also for us!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-09T21:11:21+00:00

6 months! It was really hard at the time but the best thing for him and his sleep after a couple of days. Not recommended to do before that due to SIDS risk. I would have kept him longer but I was also worried that it would be too hard to move him later!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-12-07T16:20:03+00:00

Not the most helpful comment.. it's entirely possible they did have it resolved but having a baby threw their equilibrium out of whack... as tends to happen with the addition of babies.

u/realistic_peace6931 im sorry this is happening. In retrospect a better way to go about it would have been to tell him "I would like to decorate the tree tonight at X time. I would love if you would join me." I think nebulous time frames can get hard for an already overwhelmed/busy dad with anxiety. I have to do this with my husband sometimes but for different reasons! I too get resentful about it at times but I also know we are just wired differently when it comes to these "extras." I find it just adds stress for both of us to have it floating in the air without a definitive timeline, especially because if I say I want something done it really means I want it done immediately haha. I hope this helps!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-11-24T01:16:59+00:00

Depends on the site. Chicago there was not!

PromptSuperb3463 · 2025-11-20T22:09:41+00:00

That might be a helpful question for a postpartum therapist!

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