Pregnant!

[bboston88]

I'm 18 weeks along and my doc says it's ok to ride for now (I'm high risk because my daughter was preemie but they are measuring my cervix). Anyway, the first trimester I was exhausted of course. And it was cold but I tried to do the trainer 3x a week.

It's warmer now and I'm riding 3-4x a week and feeling better. However, I'm a lot slower, it's a bit discouraging! I thought I could go out with some old riding partners....no. They don't know how to go slow! I've been told to keep the heart rate under 160 and I do.

Listen to your body. If I feel crappy, I don't push it.

[drdwin]

I rode until 35 weeks with my first pregnancy (delivered at 38). I DID NOT ride a road bike however - all I had at the time was a mountain bike that I owned for 15 years with a really wide cushy seat which was ideal. I felt great - the only thing that was a pain was that my DH kept laughing at my froggy leg pedal style due to the fact that my belly was so big and got in the way...it was pretty funny looking back on it now - but this is not something to bring to the attention of a woman living with a 30+ week belly.

[obie]

Hi all,
I'm 35 weeks into my first pregnancy...still riding, though quite slowly now! Still, it feels great after an icy winter that required a month off the bike (even if not pregnant, the roads/paths were in terrible shape).

I've been cutting out various things slowly...singletrack after maybe 15 weeks, riding into the city around 20 weeks, riding into slightly less urban central area after 28 weeks...and in general I haven't been out at rush hours or other busy times.

I've stayed on my upright commuting bike for most of the time - best brakes, visibility, comfort, and gearing. I haven't done group rides either, out of risk of crashing into others or others crashing into me.

At this point I'm mainly either on the bike path, or a very low-traffic route nearby. My husband put a new stem and riser bars on, which helps. Now and again, the peeing urge is strong...usually I can find somewhere to go, but often when I can't, the baby eventually moves and it's not as bad.

Staying active has been a godsend so far - the one day I was horribly sedentary, I was miserable and full of aches and pains. I feel very lucky that I've been able to keep active (also xc skiing, snowshoe, bike trainer, and walking)

[ASammy1]

OMG! Thank you so much for starting this thread. I realize that it's a year old, but lots of good info. I found out on Monday that I'm expecting and have my first Dr appt on Friday. It's good to hear that all of you ladies continued to ride throughout your pregnancies. It gives me hope that I will be able to do this as well! THANK YOU!

[shootingstar]

Wow, 2 mothers-to-be-cyclists at this time. Congrats.

Enjoy the peace and freedom right now.... Wishing you good health and safe pregnancy!

[Catrin]

Congratulations ASammy! I do hope things went well for the original poster who started this thread.

[ASammy1]

Thanks for the well wishes Shootingstar and Catrin. It's still REALLY early, so I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that all is well.

[TreeSaw]

Congratulations ladies! I too continued to cycle (mountain bike) throughout my pregnancy. I rode my local trails until I was about 7 months and then came the snow (I live in Upstate NY and my daughter was due 1/26 but arrived on 2/6) so I hit the trainer and continued to spin for the rest of my days. Listen to your body and do what feels right for you. I even managed to race when I was 12 weeks pregnant and felt great all throughout my pregnancy.

[schwartzdeborah]

it actually depends on your pregnancy. you might want to ask your obgyne as women has differences in terms of pregnancy. some are delicate, some aren't.