https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:37:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412925 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:19:10 +0000 sarac 412925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I would certainly not do it later when your joined are all wonky and you're sticking all out. But early on the baby is crazy cushioned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412693 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:49:19 +0000 Maysprout 412693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you good at skiing? I fell several times when I was pregnant, not from skiing but just because I'm uncoordinated and I still run and dont walk even when I was pregnant. Everything I've heard is the uterus and fluid is a big strong protector for the baby. I wouldn't go do anything crazy but stuff you've got skills at I wouldn't worry too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412654 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:47:17 +0000 kml636 412654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it would be so early I would go for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412563 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:39:10 +0000 MrsH 412563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It may be safe but after going through a mc I personally wouldn't do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412526 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:31:56 +0000 sarac 412526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jh524: Yeah, but the reasoning is always avoiding potential trauma, not the athletic exertion. It is absolutely not an issue that early, case closed. Do it if you want, you'll be fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412510 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:13:17 +0000 jh524 412510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Remember, Kerry Walsh was training for the olympics and found out she was like 5 weeks pregnant while playing volleyball during the olympic games. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412308 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:28:11 +0000 London Mama 412308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went skiing when I was about 4.5 months pregnant, I'm an experienced skier and took it very easy, taking lots of rest and staying off the more difficult pistes. It's not or everyone but I was comfortable with my choice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412248 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 01:24:55 +0000 Charm54 412248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone - I am a seasoned skier and would stick to the easier trails with DH following closely behind to watch out for collisions. Of course I know nothing is guaranteed but we decided not to wait. If I get pregnant this cycle, I will just hang in the lodge. If we are still trying next cycle and we are only potentially a few days pregnant I will probably go out and be extra cautious. </p> <p>Thanks again for your advice - we aren't even pregnant yet and havig to make some tough decisions!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412213 Sat, 24 Nov 2012 00:31:43 +0000 BoogieBea 412213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's fine as long as you're a seasoned skier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412168 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:23:28 +0000 sunny 412168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just push off TTC for one more month. That way you can enjoy skiing with no worries AND you can jump in the hot tub for some apres ski relaxation! (Hot tubs are also no-nos for pregnant ladies because of the heat). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412133 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:16:14 +0000 blackbird 412133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you wouldn't even know you were pregnant, I don't see the harm. You'd have to like, bend yourself around a tree to cause some major problems, I think :P</p> <p>I'm not one to abstain from life just in case I might get pregnant, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412078 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:07:19 +0000 chopsuey 412078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She was 5 weeks pregnant during the Olympics! </p> <p><a href="http://todayhealth.today.com/_news/2012/09/24/14014600-beach-volleyball-gold-medalist-kerri-walsh-jennings-i-was-pregnant-at-the-olympics?lite" rel="nofollow">http://todayhealth.today.com/_news/2012/09/24/14014600-beach-volleyball-gold-medalist-kerri-walsh-jennings-i-was-pregnant-at-the-olympics?lite</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412074 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:02:32 +0000 Foodnerd81 412074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would. Chances are you won't get pregnant on the first try anyway but why not give it a shot. I wouldn't be doing anything totally crazy but I don't think you need to put your whole life on hold for half of every month. So yeah, I would go for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412032 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:21:40 +0000 softcream 412032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it's probably ok? some women are still drinking alcohol at that point.</p> <p>i actually had my regular annual gyn appt a few days after i knew i ovulated. i told her and said, "just don't jostle anything around in there." she just giggled and said it would be fine. and turns out, i was 3 weeks pregnant at that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-412016 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:10:27 +0000 Bao 412016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't risk it...honestly...you never know if you collide with someone or something, or fall hard it could end badly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411928 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 19:04:31 +0000 immabeetoo 411928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think rationally, it would be fine. Emotionally, it would stress me out so I would push it back a month so I didn't have to wonder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411907 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:40:49 +0000 Silva 411907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor told me I could play soccer until about 12 weeks. @alphagam84: I was given the same explanation- the uterus/fluid/stomach are like a helmet for the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411855 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:45:34 +0000 alphagam84 411855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think you would be fine and its something I would (I snowboard). One of the US women's soccer players was cleared by her doctor to play competitively up until the 3 month mark. He said the mother's stomach/amniotic fluid provided enough protection that even a ball kicked very hard into the stomach wouldn't hurt a fetus. And if you think about it, when you fall in a snow sport you don't normally land directly on your stomach-I'm normally on my butt! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411749 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:05:21 +0000 dagret 411749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That early, I wouldn't worry about it. But I would probably push ttc back for 1 month so you can have one last good trip before pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411614 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:34:49 +0000 Mrs. Blue 411614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't if it were me. I'm a good skiier and rarely fall, but things happen. Even a fall caused by someone else is a fall, and everything I've read puts skiing on the no list because of potential abdominal trauma. If I were in your shoes, I would just put off starting to TTC one more month so you can ski without worry (and have a nice adult beverage at the end of the day if you're into that!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411569 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:07:18 +0000 Andrea 411569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally wouldn't want to risk it. I would just wait 1 month to TTC. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411562 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 13:04:12 +0000 chopsuey 411562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You should be fine.. I went zip lining when I was 6 weeks pregnant.<br /> Baby girl is almost 20 months old and healthy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411542 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:50:03 +0000 MamaMoose 411542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I personally would probably just put of TTC for one more month so you don't have to worry about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411489 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:12:34 +0000 NerdBee 411489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you likely to fall? If you're a good skier and don't fall then it's probably safe. </p> <p>I don't know how true this is but I remember reading that a big impact in early pregnancy, like a fall, may cause the fertilized egg to dislodge from the uterine lining (before placenta is developed). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411487 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:11:42 +0000 shopaholic 411487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's okay so early, but I would also tell you I have a season pass and I would never snowboardmormdo anything crazy during my TWW. I just had some weird thought that any hard movements would loosen any embryo attachment (although we know it's not true). Look, even that US gold medal track girl was pregnant at the Olympics, but I didn't want to risk anything. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411485 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:09:53 +0000 matador84 411485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know I was pregnant and went downhill skiing at probably 4-5 weeks. I wouldn't risk it at all. I found out I was preg a month later and had either a twin m/c or major sch 2 days after I found out I was pg. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/safe-to-downhill-ski-in-early-early-pregnancy#post-411479 Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:01:45 +0000 Charm54 411479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I are ready to TTC. Yay! We are out this month though because we have a big ski trip planned for New Years and I don't want to risk anything.</p> <p>However, next month my fetrile week is about 5-7 days before our trip. If we were lucky enough to get pregnant then, would it cause major risk to the baby to still ski? </p> <p>I wouldn't even technically know if I was pregnant or not.... I would think it would be okay ? . </p>