Pregnancy Birth and cycling

[steveindenmark]

Not necessarily illegal. If the bike has been adapted for carrying a passenger then that's fine.

Baby seats are not illegal.

A babys on the way and you want to haggle construction and use laws.

 

[seraphina]

Bit late to this one but accidently cycled 200 miles in one go when pregnant (well, the cycling wasn't an accident but being pregnant at the time was accidental. And I SMASHED it). No ill effects on either me or the baby.

However by 12 weeks or so each time I was bloody knackered and was mainly concentrating on eating, so not much cycling was done. Also don't forget that your hormones have all kinds of weird effects on your ligaments (relaxin being the main one) so go easy. So basically, if you want to, cycle, if you don't, don't.

Both my kids do love going in the trailer though.

 

[hatler]

Mrs h was still cycling a commuting couple of miles each way up to week 33 (and a week after that junior appeared).

 

[e-rider]

Hi guys

Had some good news last week that I'm expecting. Does anyone know the guidelines for cycling in each trimester and how long to wait after birth before cycling again.

Thanks all

will you have time for cycling? the baby wont fit in a child seat until at least 9 months old - congrats though

 

[Puddles]

will you have time for cycling? the baby wont fit in a child seat until at least 9 months old - congrats though

You can fit car seats in trailers though from birth

 

[e-rider]

You can fit car seats in trailers though from birth

I would just enjoy the baby and not worry about cycling for a few months - soon they will be 8 years old and telling you they wish they hadn't been born!