Very sad - I was told not to ride

[hellosunshine]

blimey!YOU ARE MAKING A LIFE,its the cleverst thing you could ever possibly do,its a fantastic gift,the bike is an awesome invention but no where near to what ou are about to achieve,for gods sake sweetie dont muck it up!id give my eye teeth to have kids,pleases please listen to the medics,and i also think you can swim,


why not really really clean your bikes now and get one of those seaty things fixed on so when you do give birth you can train with your baby and just think how strong THAT will make you!i race with women that have had kids and are back to winning races within a year.


TAKE CARE!



any baby name ideas?am sure us lot can create something for you

[Trek420]

any baby name ideas?am sure us lot can create something for you

Yes, I can see it now. We do so well with names for bikes and cars so 4 years later you take the kid to pre-school

"That's a cute imaginative name. And where did you get the name "Pedros Citrus Degreaser"?"
"My Mom did a poll on a womens cycling bulletin board"

But yes, cross train, clean and upgrade your bike. You'll be back on the road as a Super Mom

www.velonews.com/train/articles/3767.0.html

[mimitabby]

Yes, I can see it now. We do so well with names for bikes and cars so 4 years later you take the kid to pre-school

"That's a cute imaginative name. And where did you get the name "Pedros Citrus Degreaser"?"
"My Mom did a poll on a womens cycling bulletin board"

But yes, cross train, clean and upgrade your bike. You'll be back on the road as a Super Mom

www.velonews.com/train/articles/3767.0.html

You're funny Trek

I was thinking of names like Bianchi Waterford
or Scattante Giant ... or Veloce Raleigh

[Lenusik]

Thank you, ladies! I am still here. I was just replying on the general forum since my pregnancy news arenot really cycling related. I am on the final countdown. So far, we have a list for the names. Thanks to everybody for checking in with me!

[xeney]

To those of you who are urging the pregnant women (I assume most of you are replying to Lenusik and not to me) to "listen to the doctors" and stop cycling, I would just like to point out that in both cases, our doctors said cycling was fine. In her case it was a coach who said to stop cycling, and in my case it was ... well, you guys. Who aren't my doctor, so I'm sort of sorry I posted anything here, and I'll just listen to my doctor, thanks.

Seriously, I find this very disheartening coming from a sports-oriented board, assuming that any pregnant woman who is active must be doing stuff against her doctor's advice. Even when she's said exactly the opposite.

[snapdragen]

Here's to cycling while pregnant! A woman in jobob and mines club rode her bike up to the day she delivered! She and hubby used to host rides with names like "Bun goes to the Farmer's Market", or "Bun goes for Coffee" (as in "Bun in the oven"). Now she and hubby take turns towing the boys around in a trailer. (No, not twins, two different pregnancies, riding all the while) Listen to your doctors, ride if you can.

[Trek420]

You're funny Trek

I was thinking of names like Bianchi Waterford
or Scattante Giant ... or Veloce Raleigh

Thanks. Do we know it's a boy?

[Blueberry]

xeney-

I'm not preggers and don't plan to have kids, but wanted to give my 2 cents. I too was somewhat taken aback by some of the responses. I guess there are 2 issues: 1) is cycling an OK exercise for your body and 2) is cycling too risky.

I think 1) was the original question asked, and best addresses by your doctor/trainer. Since you've got the go ahead - go for it! 2) is an issue each person must decide. There are risks in *everything* we do. We cross streets, get in cars, ride our bikes - where the threshold for you during your pregnancy is is something only you can decide (I personally would choose to ride). We all have opinions. What I do wonder, though, is whether it's really any more dangerous in the event of an accident than having a young child in a bike trailer? Perhaps if we're not going to ride pregnant we shouldn't do that either. I'm not trying to start a debate- just to point out that we really have 2 debates going on at the same time

Love the bun rides, snap. That's hilarious!

[xeney]

I was thinking that too, CA, that there are two different issues, mom's health and baby's health, and most people put #2 way before #1. It's usually just mom and doctor who are thinking about both at the same time.

I actually have taken one bad fall during this pregnancy, but it wasn't on a bike, it was while I was doing laundry. The dogs had moved a throw rug that covers an extremely slippery patch of floor, and I didn't notice and I fell down very hard. Baby was fine, I was very sore for a week and had to drive everywhere, but man, not one person told me to stop doing laundry.

You know what is verifiably bad for unborn babies, though? Stress hormones. Right now I'm preparing to argue a case in front of the US Supreme Court, work in general is killing me, I can't sleep, we thought we were going to lose our little dog last month, my husband is taking a full course load and can't help out much around the house, and I am still working out the logistics of my career once the baby is born. Anything I can do to reduce stress -- cycling, long walks, lifting weights -- I am seeing as a net positive for this baby's health. (Not to mention mine.)

[Grog]

Geez, I feel much safer on my bike than in a car, most of the time.

I'm with you Xeney. Do what you have to do (and it's great that your doctor concurs...). If you feel like cycling, do. The benefits of being active certainly outweight the risks. Of course, commonsense applies, and if your condition changes during pregnancy, you'll know what to do.

[Lenusik]

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!

[HappyAnika]

Xeney: Congratulations!!! 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.

[LadyinWhite]

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..." sheesh

It's true though.. pretty hard to ride any sort of bike when you are big as a house!