VERY cool. You are going to have a very rewarding experience. Your parents will spoil your kid and then hand him/her back to you whenhe/she gets cranky.....

Well, that didn't come out sounding so good, did it ? But our two grandkids are in the same boat, and it's a blast. They have never been to a baby-sitter. You're gonna have so much fun that there may be times when you don't even think about riding.

 

Really, with your great degree explain what makes riding a bike so much worse for a pregnant lady and her kid? aside fromt he unforseen accident NOTHING is any worse on your baby. SO please tell me what is worse!
I am headed to lunch with my best friend who owns his own pediatrics office so I will see what he has to say too.

 

decided to do some quick online searches and your "internet" degree might be in due for a refund

http://www.mothernature.com/Library/...ooks/51/18.cfmriding bicycles

someone who was riding horses and checked with her doctor

Bicycling: Bike riding is nonweight-bearing — the bicycle supports your weight — and that makes it good for pregnant women. Still, biking entails some risks. As your center of gravity shifts, you may be more likely to fall. Your heavier abdomen can also put stress on your back as you lean toward the handlebars.

Running/jogging: If you're a runner, you can keep on running. Competitive runners often maintain their training during pregnancy.

Stretching and body sculpting: These are fine as long as you don't do them flat on your back or overextend. You don't get any cardiac benefit, but stretching does help you maintain muscle tone and flexibility, which can come in handy during labor and delivery. Kegel exercises, which involve targeting and contracting the muscles of the pelvic floor (around the opening of your bladder and vagina), may not help so much during pregnancy. But afterward, they can make it easier for your pelvic muscles to return to normal, and they may prevent problems with urinary incontinence later in life.

All these high impact excersies are good for you but riding a motorcycle is bad? RIGHT!!!

 

Ummm... It's been 5 years now and I'm still waiting on that change of outlook. Still the selfish ***** I always was.

 

Not me, I'd give anything for my kids. Yeah, I still take care of myself but my kids come first.

 

I'll bet that law hasn't been tested in court yet. Of course in California it probably doesn't need to be tested., it would just be accepted.

 

My wife rode on back through all 9 months of her
pregnancy with both our daughters, we also had
sex through all 9 months both times. Our Doctor
said you do what ever works for you because there
was no one telling our great grandmothers not to
sit in a covered wagon for 9 months across the U.S.
getting beat and bounced around the whole way.
They also worked hard on their farms through the
whole 9 months. Like our Doctor told us, people now
days have gotten soft. He said this back in the 60's
and early 70's so I can imagine what he would say
in 2007 LOL"

I/we also had our daughters on my motorcycle at
3 days old and the rest of their lives, till they bought
their own motorcycles as teens.

You have to remember that back in those days people
that rode motorcycles lived,walked,ate,slept,breathed,
and talked motorcycles 24/7 365, it was a lifestyle and
they rode their motorcycles (really rode them)

Now days most people just (own) motorcycles because
it is the cool, in thing to do! Most are not living a
motorcycle lifestyle and really riding them any kind
of miles a year. IE: Harley Davidson says their records
show the average mileage a year for their customers
is less then 2,100 miles a year. That means there is
hardly any hard core motorcyclists/bikers left out there
anymore these days, but if you and your wife are some
of the very few left just RIDE ON with no worries!

I have a good friend that just rode the whole Blue Ridge
Parkway with his 8 months pregnant wife on back of his
V Rod. They are some of the very few hard core
motorcyclists/bikers left group though! They live the life
style 24/7 365 their motorcycles are not just because they
arethe cool,in thing to do! With their other 3 kids they
rode the whole 9 months also!

Bottom line is: Do what works for your life style!

Good Luck and enjoy your kids, I sure enjoy mine
andmy grandkids!

 

Here's some reading:

http://www.engenderhealth.org/wh/mch/ppreact.html

http://forums.obgyn.net/pregnancy-bi...0104/0781.html

Ultimately, it boils down to how much risk you wish to take. Comparing the risk of walking to the risk of riding motorcycles is quite silly. Riding is inherently more risky. If I had an accident while riding, I could live with myself for taking the risk. If I had an accident that injured my unborn child, though, I wouldn't be able to sleep. But that's just my opinion.

 

[&:]I have seen more car accidents then motorcycle accidents maybe pregnant women shouldn't be driving or riding in cars either.[&:]
The choice should be up to the mother and not the Government [:@].
When I was pregnant with my youngest I was out on an atv till the snow cameand rode my Polaris Snowmachine up till I had him. My doctor had no problems with it.

 

1- you have also seen a lot more cars then motorcycles on the road, I would imagine.
2 - the choice is up to the mother as far as I know. I know someone mentioned otherwise, but I haven't heard it before - not saying it isn't true, but I haven't heard it.

Again, it all boils down to risk. If you felt comfortable riding an ATV while pregnant, more power to you.