Thanks for all the support and advice. We do have single road bikes so I get DH back to looking at a trailer then. Our tandem will just have to take a bit of a holiday for a while. Cycling is such a big part of our lives- the places we ahve been and friends we have made, I really don't want to put it to one side if possible. On of the reasons we have delayed having children is because we were so heavily involved in cycling but over the last year we have gradually become less race orientated and just about enjoying ourselves so I knew it was possible. Plus living in a city with heaps of cycle paths and seeing other families out and about on them has made us more happy.

All the info on trailers and bike seats say that the child has to be 9 months or older, so I am not looking to start riding with bubs any earlier than that.

I guess I am looking for reassurance that I can still enjoy a cycle ride regularly and have a child at the same time. Because other ladies I have meet either stop riding entirely when the baby comes or have taken up riding after their children are older/left home.