Riding while pregnant

[F8th637]

Welcome, wawa! Check out Gale Bernhardt's, The Female Cyclist. She had a good section on there I thought about riding while pregnant. She even had a story from a well-known cyclist who rode herself to the hospital to deliver her baby and stopped to help a kid change gears probably along the way! She has some good info on other female-related things in there too for cyclists. I was pleasantly surprised.

[Jen-Jen]

Hi and Congrats- Most doctors tell you that 1. Exercuse is very good for you and your baby during pregnancy, provided that you do it safely. 2. If your body is used to doing certain exercises or activities then you usually can continue to doing the activity up till it becomes to uncomfortable.

I had a friend who was a wellness coach for our hospital and she continued to teach aerobics (till birth) and kickboxing (1/2 into pregnancy). Plus her usual daily exercise program she did for herself.

One other was bowling queen and she bowled till her 8 month.

However, always ask your O.B. and clear it with them first!!

[xeney]

Congratulations! When I was pregnant my doctor just said no mountain biking after the second trimester (because of the particular types of injuries you can get while mountain biking), and otherwise she said I'd know if it was time to quit. And I did: the bike on the trainer made my morning sickness worse, and around five months my balance got wonky enough to be a little scary. I probably should have given it another try because those balance issues kind of sort themselves out once you get used to your new center of gravity, but I do believe the "you'll know" advice is sound. Some people are fine right to the end, and some aren't, and it's not a failure if you decide it's not right for you.

Here's wishing you an easy and active pregnancy.