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Post pregnancy cycling
With only 6 weeks to go, I'm getting more and more desperate to get back on my bikes. Does anyone here know how soon after birth one is able to get back on bikes and ride? Even if it's just short rides, I'm really keen to get back on the bike as soon as I pop.... Hope to get some answers here as Google hasn't really helped me at all.. Cheers, Lotte -- LotteBum |
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On 2008-01-28, LotteBum (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: With only 6 weeks to go, I'm getting more and more desperate to get back on my bikes. Does anyone here know how soon after birth one is able to get back on bikes and ride? Even if it's just short rides, I'm really keen to get back on the bike as soon as I pop.... Hope to get some answers here as Google hasn't really helped me at all.. Welcome back Lotte. I reckon by 3 months old, you'll already be taking him/her/them on the bike in a kiddy carrier, for short 600km rides. If the GVBRs are anything to go by. -- TimC You seem to be implying here that one gets rich after gaining a PhD? Of course one does. The other 99 out of a hundred get bitter. -- Paula responding to TimC on ARK |
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TimC wrote:
On 2008-01-28, LotteBum (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: With only 6 weeks to go, I'm getting more and more desperate to get back on my bikes. Does anyone here know how soon after birth one is able to get back on bikes and ride? Even if it's just short rides, I'm really keen to get back on the bike as soon as I pop.... Hope to get some answers here as Google hasn't really helped me at all.. Welcome back Lotte. I reckon by 3 months old, you'll already be taking him/her/them on the bike in a kiddy carrier, for short 600km rides. If the GVBRs are anything to go by. I think the default period is about 6 weeks as that's when most gyno's schedule the major post natal checkup. You may or may not get the Ok at that point and it will depend on the type/ease of delivery. My little one is now 6 weeks old and the wifes main issues are staying hydrated for feeding. She had a 9lb naturally and is still very tender around her girly bits and according to her there would be buckleys of getting back on a bike at this point. |
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On Jan 28, 7:09 pm, LotteBum LotteBum.33v...@no-
mx.forums.cyclingforums.com wrote: Does anyone here know how soon after birth one is able to get back on bikes and ride? Even if it's just short rides, I'm really keen to get back on the bike as soon as I pop.... Two words: preineal tearing IANAG [1], but I don't think there's any major medical reason to not ride a bike after birth other than your own comfort. You might be lucky - my mother in law was riding a horse within 10 days of delivery - but it might be a while before you can look at a bike saddle without wincing. tim [1] BITALA |
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In aus.bicycle on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:46:22 -0800 (PST)
tim wrote: On Jan 28, 7:09 pm, LotteBum LotteBum.33v...@no- mx.forums.cyclingforums.com wrote: Does anyone here know how soon after birth one is able to get back on bikes and ride? Even if it's just short rides, I'm really keen to get back on the bike as soon as I pop.... Two words: preineal tearing Two words. Ouch! Recumbent. Zebee |
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Aw, none of this is what I really want to hear.... but alas I'll walk like all the other birth-givers. Now all I need to do is work out a way for Peanut to travel in one of those Chariot carriers... looks like by the time I'm ready to ride, she'll be old enough to sit in one of them :-/ Lotte -- LotteBum |
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LotteBum wrote:
Aw, none of this is what I really want to hear.... but alas I'll walk like all the other birth-givers. Now all I need to do is work out a way for Peanut to travel in one of those Chariot carriers... looks like by the time I'm ready to ride, she'll be old enough to sit in one of them :-/ Lotte Lotte, It comes down to the individual. My wife had a friend in her mum's group who was out jogging the week after the baby arrived, and her hubby has been stuck in a bed for six years with some disastrous back injury... so she was out pushing bub all the while. Our first was an emergency caesar after 25 hr's labour, so my wife wasn't even allowed to drive a car for nearly two months, and had difficulty picking up the baby! I guess you'll know yourself exactly when you can get back on the bike. Best of luck and enjoy! |
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On Jan 29, 8:36 am, LotteBum LotteBum.33x...@no-
mx.forums.cyclingforums.com wrote: Now all I need to do is work out a way for Peanut to travel in one of those Chariot carriers... looks like by the time I'm ready to ride, she'll be old enough to sit in one of them :-/ http://www.cargocycles.com.au /self-promotion tim |
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Bean Long wrote:
after 25 hr's labour, so my wife wasn't even allowed to drive a car for nearly two months, and had difficulty picking up the baby! Hey Bean, my understanding is the no driving for 2 months is an insurance company stance (and varies), not a medical one. The lifting in and out of the car is an issue (fixed capsule versus lift out makes a difference), but I recall for my wife the doctor was happy for her to drive after 4 weeks. DaveB |
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DaveB wrote:
Bean Long wrote: after 25 hr's labour, so my wife wasn't even allowed to drive a car for nearly two months, and had difficulty picking up the baby! Hey Bean, my understanding is the no driving for 2 months is an insurance company stance (and varies), not a medical one. The lifting in and out of the car is an issue (fixed capsule versus lift out makes a difference), but I recall for my wife the doctor was happy for her to drive after 4 weeks. DaveB From my understanding the no driving thing was a "what can happen during sudden braking" thing after a caesar. Apparently sudden movements like that can cause a tear to an incompletely healed wound. Whatever the case, when my wife finally got back into the car she said to me one day that she wanted a "baby on board sticker" on the car so everyone would understand she had a reason for being a bit dippy on the road! I was only too happy to oblige after she also told me that she turned around a round-a-bout and then wondered if she'd done it legally or on the wrong side of the road!! Eeek! This is the sort of thing to expect Lotte! Brain rot is quite severe after childbirth. Bean |
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