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Megan:

 

My youngest is 26.  When I first found out I was pregnant I asked my doctor if I could still ride.  He asked me if I fall off alot :-)  He said it wasn't a problem to continue riding while pregnant, but he wouldn't recommend starting to ride while pregnant.  I stopped riding at 7 1/2 months because my belly kept hitting the horn (I only had access to western saddles at the time).

 

Two years ago I was riding a 50 and one of the riders in the ride was definitely pregnant.  That was mid-May.  I saw her at a ride at the end of October with an infant (maybe 6 weeks old), so she had to have been 5 - 6 months pregnant at this 50.  She was back competing (it was a 25 CTR) less than 2 months after having the baby.

 

Carolyn Burgess

"LaFollett, Megan" <meganl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I was just talking to a doctor about this last week. I was concerned about missing an entire summer of riding if my husband and I started trying for a family now (I know that sounds selfish, but last summer I didn?t get to ride at all since I had to leave my horse in Oregon until I got a pasture built J), but the doctor said that riding shouldn?t be an issue for most of the pregnancy. She pointed out that riding probably wouldn?t jostle you any more than intercourse, and that?s still okay to do while pregnant! Although endurance riding seems like it might be a bit much? Still, it?s good to hear some first-hand stories dealing with this issue!

 

~Megan

 

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From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of larry Miller
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 12:37 PM
To: ridecamp
Subject: [RC] kids?

 

Mel,

I rode with my second pregnancy until 10 days before delivery.  I remember well Laura Hayes doing a 50 endurance when she was somewhere around 7 months pg.  I also skied when I was pg.  My doc quit asking me what all I was doing.  He just made sure the baby and I were healthy.  We were.

I kept horses as the kids were growing up.  I had ponies for them, they helped in the barn, and they also went on rides with me.  I wouldn't change those years for anything.  Doing those things, riding, taking care of horse, etc. taught my kids responsibility.  They also took care of mom on rides when I started out my green horses.  My mom always asked me when I was going to quit riding.  I told her when I was her age, I hoped I was STILL riding.  At that time she was in her 80s and finally quit asking me.  So I figure if you want kids, go for it but stick to your guns and don't let anyone else influence you.  It would help though if hubby is on your side.  Mine was very supportive, he didn't ride much and probably could have done without horses but he put up with them and my crazy passion.  Jeanie