As one who has had both preterm labor and a miscarriage, I was very cautious about the exercise I chose to do during my last pregnancy. However, that was my decision based on my body's reactions and my past experiences. My doctor was fine with me exercising. He recommended that I continue to do my walking and low impact aerobics as long as I felt good and my heart rate didn't get too high. (I didn't take up cycling until after I had my last child.) His advice was always to listen to my body and call him if I had any questions or concerns. And I should say that I was concerned about another miscarriage or preterm labor, but I also didn't want to get injured while I was pregnant because being pregnant is enough stress on my poor old body!!

I guess my decision for me is to always take the safest option when someone else's life hangs in the balance. Everyone has to make their own choice and do what they feel peaceful about. Here's to comfortable pregnancies and healthy babies!!