Pregnancy (and bikes)

[terbang]

Risk management is what it's all about.

Thats the Key.. The best motorcycling safety gear is between our ears...

[The_Dover]

as can a blow to the stomach by a violent partner.

Risk management is what it's all about.

what he's saying here ladies is, less of the backchat if you know whats good for you!!

[alley cat]

This has been a really interestn read! something that has crossed my mind alot.
and i think id ride til i couldnt, each to there own but if im guna stay away frm parties, booze and whathaveu then riding would my saviour. Its the sunny days afterwards when your lookn out the window at a cloudless sky hearing a bike in the distance havin fun, and your wiping dirty butts or breatfeeding That worries me far more than riding while preggers.
Goddam biological clock!!!!
Im not clucky im not....argh fuck it.

[judecatmad]

Ah well, the break's over for me. Looks like I'll be getting back on the bike whole lot sooner than I thought...

Shit happens. Life goes on, no point brooding over what might have been. Try again and all that crap........might get to get my full and upgrade the bike before the next time, eh? (in fact, saw a very nice couple of bikes at TSS this morning......)

[Trudes]

Ah well, the break's over for me. Looks like I'll be getting back on the bike whole lot sooner than I thought...

Shit happens. Life goes on, no point brooding over what might have been. Try again and all that crap........might get to get my full and upgrade the bike before the next time, eh? (in fact, saw a very nice couple of bikes at TSS this morning......)

You do that babe!!!
I'm really sorry to hear this, hope you are ok.
On the bright side, come for a chick ride on the 10th with us and we'll shower you in hugs and warm fuzzies (if that's what you want!!??)
T

[Chickadee]

What she said - sorry to hear that you've had a loss. Always sad, but hey my mates had two kids since her first pregnancy (miscarriage) so don't worry. Happy riding until you turn the stick blue/pink again! Lots of love
Chickadee

[Lissa]

Ah well, the break's over for me. Looks like I'll be getting back on the bike whole lot sooner than I thought...

Shit happens. Life goes on, no point brooding over what might have been. Try again and all that crap........might get to get my full and upgrade the bike before the next time, eh? (in fact, saw a very nice couple of bikes at TSS this morning......)

OHH babe...

Sorry to hear that... *Big Hugs*

Look after yourself, and come to our chicks ride like Trudes said.. aye?

Mels

[elle-f]

Yep,. ya better be on that chicks ride. Lissa needs another GINNY person!

[Nasty]

Ah well, the break's over for me. Looks like I'll be getting back on the bike whole lot sooner than I thought...

Shit happens. Life goes on, no point brooding over what might have been. Try again and all that crap........might get to get my full and upgrade the bike before the next time, eh? (in fact, saw a very nice couple of bikes at TSS this morning......)

Sorry to hear that babe ... all the platitudes don't make it easier .. our (Grub and me) thoughts are with you.

[EZAS]

I thought I'd post up on this thread because I tried to get the Mrs on the back of my bike while she was pregnant with my lil boy (ghost-triker). She advised that riding while "heavily" pregnant can cause premature brakstin hicks (ie you may go into labour a little early) its alot more bumpy riding a bike than driving a car.

I'm not saying my girlfriend knows more than anyone else here, but as a mid-wife I'd listen to her advice over most others. Don't ride, sky dive or take any drugs while your pregnant.

btw/fyi Don't let your children scream/cry themselves to sleep. Studies have shown that there are huge increase in stress hormones that are produced by babies when they cry/scream themselves to sleep. This can alter brain wave activity.

[Jaxi]

I know this post has been floating around for a while, but just thought I'd add something to it....

Yesterday, while up at the garage at our mate's place in Blackheath where we keep our bikes, Fiona, our mate's wife comes out an is forlornly looking at her scooter and says "Bummer, I'm not allowed to ride that anymore" She's 5 months pregnant.... I didn't go into the details with her (hubby's decision / hers? whatever) anyway, then she tells me that she has fainted on the train (Maze Hill to London Bridge) twice because it is so jammed and she can't sit down.... (maybe when she is really obviously pregnant someone might offer here a seat, but she feels too stink to ask)... So I kinda wonder which is worse?

Anyway, in contrast to that.... When we arrived back in Wellington at the end of our overland trip, friends from the UK that we'd met (on bikes) along the way, called from Melbourne to say they were on their way to Wellington could they stay with us... They arrived and Jo had just found out she was 6 weeks pregnant.... They were doing a "Round the World" trip and ummed and aahed about carrying on through South and Central America before going back to the UK...... In the end they did, this is after getting some sound advice from doctors in Wellington, and making their own decision...... They now have a lovely 1 year old daughter and although it was a tough decision to carry on with their trip, it really did work out ok for them....

So, my point is - personal choice and what you are used to....

Judemadcat... really sorry.....

Jaxi

[klingon]

then she tells me that she has fainted on the train (Maze Hill to London Bridge) twice because it is so jammed and she can't sit down....

Maybe this has something to do with it. Perhaps her health isn't the best at the moment? Pregnancy puts a lot of stress on your body. Maybe blood pressure is an issue?

Everyone's different. Some women get morning sickness, some don't. Some positively glow all through their pregnancy and have more energy than ever, some want to sleep all the time.

Like you said, Jaxi - personal choice.

[scootnz]

ok here goes again.

The low blood pressure was what made me stop riding in my second successful pregnancy - I felt far worse than the first. I would get lightheaded and dizzy. And it was a boy of course.

In my first successful pregnancy (girl), I actually had an off at 6 weeks, and dislocated my shoulder. Pretty lucky considering it was on the motorway. But I was fine, and kept riding once my shoulder healed up, up until about 7 months, when it became physically awkward and uncomfortable to do just about anything. I found the fresh air and focus needed to ride, helped with the extreme bouts of nausea.

[Wolf]

Juliet rode on the back of my bike frequently when pregnant with the boys, now both love motorbikes. I didn't have a bike when she was pregnant with Inverness but I did borrow a friend's bike and take her for a ride. Ironically, Nessie cries every time that bike rolls into the driveway - she doesn't like it at all.

Now Juliet is pregnant again and she still rides on the back of my bike when we can get a baby-sitter for the rest of the tribe.

[jellywrestler]

hey i can help you find out yourself if you like.
i'll take you for a squirt and on the way back you can make up your own mind!