Very sad - I was told not to ride

[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!