Motorcycles and pregnancy

[Victoria]

I'm not sure which side of the fence I fall on this, having not been pregnant but I've said that I would keep riding until I can't reach the handlebars...but that was mostly to wind my mother up...too easy! I think if you were a woman who rides often and uses it for stress relief and to get away from work and family if only for a little while, to not have that escape might be mind bending...

[007XX]

This one will come down to the individual's preference...

I've been pregnant, and rode a little until I was about 6 months pregnant, I developped an overprotective nature towards my unborn baby quite quickly and so didn't feel confident putting myself in a situation which has a high rate of danger potential.

And yes, we get into accidents in cars as well, but there is a perceived sense of false security in a vehicle which somehow made the odds look more acceptable in a car.

If I was to get pregnant again, I think that I would probably lay off the riding for a while...til it starts getting too unbearable!

[BIHB@0610]

Until twelwe weeks the pregnancy is well hidden by the bony pelvis,but afterwards it is not. If you are unlucky enough to have an accident the risks to you are significantly higher than if you were not pregnant and obviously there are considerable risks to the baby. The risks are higher the later on in pregnancy you are. It is a personal choice what risks one is willing to take. It should be an informed choice though. Some might just alter their style of riding.

That is so true - in pregnancy your body is completely different to its non-pregnant state (duh! ) - your ligaments are all stretchy and bendy, and if you have to take evasive action you can really hurt yourself - in fact you might not have the strength to manoeuvre quite as you think you could - you wouldn't know until the moment came and went. Remember those middle months when the ligaments are getting stretched by the uterus expanding and getting heavier??? Ouch!

I fully agree that the decision needs to be an informed one. At the end of the day though, you could get hit by a bus (in fact your belly sticks out more so some would say its more likely hehe). However many precautions you take, things can still go horribly wrong - sometimes shit just happens. Be informed, and have fun I reckon

[Roki_nz]

Up too you at the end of the day. Just as long as you accept if you make a mistake things can go really bad for your unborn child.

[mstriumph]

Oh boy this is going to be an interesting thread, bring on the do gooders
I rode my Norton when I was pregnant with my daughter back in the late 80's, and bloody fast too still trying to keep up with the boys. I remember running wide on a corner one day, I would have been about 6 months, gave me a scare and made me think about the consequences of a crash. I rode most of the South Island on an 8 day trip (was living in Chch at the time) and some of those days would have been 8-10hr days. I cant remember how pregnant I was but I was well showing.
After my daughter was born I moved onto the AJS (more upright seating) and would stuff this new baby down my jacket, had a girlfriend doing the same thing, seemed normal to us. Looking back it was real dumb arse stuff, Britney Spares would have been proud of us.

a woman after my own heart

[mstriumph]

Bwwwaaaaaa ha ha ha Serves you right for peeking into the Biker Angels forum.....

*giggle* mr Hitcher is sooooooooo cute when he's pole-axed!!!

[mstriumph]

Pregnancy cannot be contracted from either motorcycles or toilet seats. Unless, of course, there is a stationary star in the eastern sky.

...... or unless, of course, the star is stationery ........... in which case you'd be enveloped in its light ..........

[BIHB@0610]

...... or unless, of course, the star is stationery ........... in which case you'd be enveloped in its light ..........

If the star was Brad Pitt (and he was stationary) I'd say pregnancy would be a less than remote possibility ..........

[FJRider]

...... or unless, of course, the star is stationery ........... in which case you'd be enveloped in its light ..........

Just make sure the "stationary star" is NOT the Police Eagle chopper spotlight. Especially if you're "in the act" of getting pregnant...on or off the bike.
Having been born without the necessary "equipment" to conceive. riding pregnant will not be an issue for me. But, will not pillion anyone who I know is. Seen a few off's with pregnant pillion/riders...for minutes of fun, to hours of worry, to years of regret. They had not always had the worst case results, but...one did.

[mstriumph]

If the star was Brad Pitt (and he was stationary) I'd say pregnancy would be a less than remote possibility ..........

you missed the point

- which might not be the case if you came accross Brad Pitt .....

[mstriumph]

Just make sure the "stationary star" is NOT the Police Eagle chopper spotlight. Especially if you're "in the act" of getting pregnant...on or off the bike. .....

but my star had more to do with paperwork than the act that led to it?

[FJRider]

If the star was Brad Pitt, and stationary... you'd probably "risk" a ride... to hell with the consequences....14 million for the baby photo's ???? GO GIRL ...

[mstriumph]

good grief people

it was a pun

truly a very bad pun - but a pun nonetheless



i promise i will NEVER do it again






at least, not till next time

[BIHB@0610]

If the star was Brad Pitt, and stationary... you'd probably "risk" a ride... to hell with the consequences....14 million for the baby photo's ???? GO GIRL ...

$14 million for pictures of twins ... most lesser mortals aren't clever enough to have twins, so would have to settle for a mere $7 million .....

Why yes, of course, I have had twins ......

[judecatmad]

As stated in one of the other threads about pregnancy and bikes, I most certainly would have continued riding during my pregnancies last year (one miscarriage and one which resulted in wee James) - if it hadn't been for a) writing the bike off and b) my hubby's flat refusal to allow me to ride while pregnant. Riding sure would have helped me reduce my stress levels significantly!!!

In these days of liberation, a lot of controversy was generated by Dave's refusal to let me ride and while I was mightily pissed off with him (and still am to some extent), I had to concede that these were his babies too. It was the easier path to take to not ride than to fight him every step of the way and carry on riding (we had a second bike so it would have been possible, even though mine was long gone by the second pregnancy).

[As an aside, I learnt the hard way, just weeks after my miscarriage, that when you're not in the right headspace to be riding you should NOT be riding. Being in the wrong headspace and suffering a complete lack of concentration was what resulted in me having no bike ]

So, it's not always about how YOU feel about riding while you're pregnant - it's sometimes about how your partner feels as well. At the end of the day, you've created a life together, so you have to come to a joint decision about how things are going to work.

To his credit he did say that the first dry weekend after James was born, I could go out on his bike - but the preggie weight has so far put the kybosh on me getting back in the saddle - no chance of fitting into my bike gear!!! Oink, oink!!