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Ladies! This is exactly what I chose to do. I rode outside until I was 5.5 months pregnant. And since then I've been using a trainer inside and it is only because my husband is concerned about my safety. I decided not to stress him out. But I still play tennis at 37 weeks! And who said that I cannot fall on the court. My doctor and my body tell me that I am fine and I should go for it. So why not?! And if my labor starts after a tennis lesson or a spinning session at home, then so be it! I am looking forward to it.
Thanks to all of you!
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Xeney: Congratulations!!! :D :D :D I'm so happy for you! I myself hope to be embarking on the adventure of pregnancy soon.
Having discussed the issue both with my doctor and my best friend who is a doctor, the plan is to ride until I feel uncomfortable/unsafe. As far as safety issues, I will not be doing any strenous climbs or superfast descents while pregnant. I will only ride when conditions are good in areas I know and feel comfortable riding in. It will be more casual riding in efforts of maintaining fitness, not competitive riding in efforts of increasing fitness. As I said, this is the plan. I realize things may happen that might change that plan, depending on how the pregnancy progresses and how I feel.
I'm in full support of your riding while pregnant as long as your doctor agrees and you feel good about it. I totally agree with you about the laundry thing. I manage to hurt myself doing lots of things other than riding. Such is life. ;)
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I was talking with DH about this thread and he started laughing. What was so funny? He says "You got SO big so fast, the very thought of you getting on a bike..." :rolleyes: sheesh
It's true though.. pretty hard to ride any sort of bike when you are big as a house!
