Cycling and pregnancy....

[Laurel C]

I found out recently that I am five weeks pregnant. I am not telling anyone IRL yet (except for hubby of course) because my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage at 11 1/2 weeks. (Not from cycling, exercising, or anything else that I did, I was actually so sick with all-day sickness that I hardly was able to do anything!)

Anyway - I would love to hear about any experiences that you all have with riding during pregnancy. My doctor wants me to exercise during pregnancy, but did express concern about falling later on when I start getting bigger.

Of course, a healthy baby is my number one priority!

[Irulan]

Number one rule of being pregnant is to listen to your body.

I rode a mountain bike on bike paths unitl my protruding tummy got too big. You will instinctively know when to quit as your balance will be off and your knees will hit your belly. I'd recommend a mountain or hybrid stlye bike over a road bike as it's most likely more comfortable. It's be common sense to stay out of traffic and other potentially risky situations but only you can decide what those are, for you.


Swimming is probably the best exercise for pregnancy as it's so low stress on the joints. And, when you are the size of a whale it feels sooo good to float in the water.

Irulan

[mtbporru]

i am 5'8'', 137 lbs 5 months pregnant and i ride clipped in 4 days a week two laps around central park nyc. from my apt and back is 15 miles takes me an hr. that sounds extremely slow but i don't see one other pregnant women on a bike. I feel great after i do it

[Lenusik]

I am 5'6 tall, 10 weeks pregnant. I ride a lot and fast. I feel much better on the bike. As soon as I get off the bike I am unhappy. My doctor tells me just to listen to my body. I ride several times a week at least 20-22 miles and longer on the weekends. Just do whatever feels right. If you start feeling uncomfortable, slow down. The rule is definitely eat something before th ride. I didn't use to do that especialy early in the morning. But now I have too.
Good luck and congratulations!

[caligurl]

wow! talk about a thread from the past... this thread is THREE YEARS OLD!

[Lenusik]

Women get pregnant all the time. What's so funny? If this is a new question, why not answering. However, it looks like there are a lot of threads that have the same topic. Mine that I posted 2 months ago was brought up as well. I guess it is important for someone.