Not to quit in my first trimester

[Bexterfish]

Please don't slam me. I'm 7 weeks pregnant. I've known for a couple of weeks. Once a week I do trampolining, not on a kids one in the garden I mean proper gymnastic style with a coach. Aibu to keep it up until I get a bump which will alter my balance, so probably about Christmas when I'm 12ish weeks. It's the only exercise I do, I'm not doing any stomach landings and I'm competition level so I know what I'm doing and therefore unlikely to have serious fall (there's always a risk). My coach doent know because He's got a big mouth and would tell everyone but I'm taking it easy but I'm just not ready to give up yet plus quiting will 'out' me. I did my last competition a couple of weeks ago and won't be entering anymore. Guidelines say you shouldn't do things that risk a fall but I think I'm more likely to fall over my shoe laces. Is there anything dangerous about jumping? I feel totally fine when I do it, in fact I feel more well then than the rest of the day. Aibu?

Medical advice is what you need though OP. I asked my GP if I could continue riding (my horses). He said "of course you can. Just don't fall off". I stopped riding. But, I was 37, had taken an age to get pregnant with my first and my main riding horse is batshit. Had I been younger , with a more reliable horse, I would have carried on.

People are bringing up riding because it’s a comparable, popular activity which most pregnant women give up too.

A quick google search of just “jumping up and down whilst pregnant” has about a 90% result of “don’t do it”, including trampolining. I think it’s obvious because jumping on a trampoline has quite a high risk of falling over, even before considering the ligament damage.

I think midwife & GP would err on the side of caution and recommend you stop - can't imagine they'd suggest it's ok due to the risks (however small they might be). Not sure it's worth asking them!

FFS @Bexterfish the NHS advise NOT to trampoline whilst pregnant.

The British gymnastic association advise you get advise from a medical professional.

I'm guessing that as the NHS has it as one of their few absolute 'nos' a doctor would advise not to.

But hey, your coach said it's fine.

Fucking hell. I've had 8 miscarriages and failed fertility treatment, it makes me fucking furious that people don't take every step they can to protect their child.

Fucking hell. I've had 8 miscarriages and failed fertility treatment, it makes me fucking furious that people don't take every step they can to protect their child.

1. I’m so sorry to hear this and
2. I couldn’t agree more

I am 8 weeks pregnant and wouldn't dream of doin something like this, the constant impact can't be good..

@crispysausagerolls thank you.

I beat myself up for months with one of them because I'd been drinking coffee. I can't imagine how I'd feel if I'd been doing an activity the NHS advise you not to.

I'm surprised you's even want to do something that involves jumping. Around 8-9 weeks things starting stretching and weakening and I peed my pants when doing exercise like that. I later miscarried but I don't think that exercise was the readon tbh.

Hasn't the fact you've stopped front drops "outed" you?

The poster that said 'the stakes are too high' got it exactly right.

OP I’m usually from the ‘your body your choice’ school of thought. But I have to say, I think even to consider this makes you both stupid and incredibly selfish.

I cycled (gently) up until 28 weeks. I don’t think I would have continued with trampolining though even if I’d done it pre-pregnancy - it’s a vigorous activity that increases your body temperature, you have ligament changes to the pelvis as others have said and you can start to feel quite light headed and unwell in early pregnancy which could make you more likely to blackout and/or have an accident.

Also the pregnancy forum is generally a more patient and sympathetic place to ask this sort of question than AIBU, in case you’re finding the responses here a bit harsh.

I cycled (gently) up until 28 weeks.

Clearly you don't fall off as much as I do 😂

Why would you take the risk? You're already questioning doing it

What would I do? I would stop trampolining.
Why? Because the safety of my unborn child is far greater than having a few more weeks of jumping.
OP it's all part of putting your child first. It's an adjustment almost all parents make.

Of course you should stop immediately. And you know you should because you are posting for advise.

Why do you think you shouldn't do any heavy lifting at all even during first trimester? Although you can't see or necessarily feel your body changing - it is.

And regarding your coach, please don't listen. I also know a handful of girls who smoked heavily throughout pregnancy and to be fair their babies are ok and well, but does that mean we should ignore professional advise and smoke?? No! There is NHS advice for a reason, please don't ignore it. If something terrible happened you would be plagued by guilt.

The “outing yourself” as pg is easily avoided by any random made up foot injury.

What would I do? I would stop trampolining.
Why? Because the safety of my unborn child is far greater than having a few more weeks of jumping.
OP it's all part of putting your child first. It's an adjustment almost all parents make.

This. So much this... You say you would stop at 12 weeks which is only about 4 away. Why would you risk even possibly damaging your baby for the sake of 4 weeks bouncing?

I would carry on- and skied through 2 pregnancies. I think a lot of the advice about stoping stuff in first trimester is due to the fact that we don’t fully know what causes miscarriages- but it is becoming increasingly clear that many/most (albeit not all) miscarriages are due to genetically non viable embryos. (IVF veteran here) . But you do have to be prepared to live with your choice if something does happen.

I'd report your 'head coach' to BG. She's going against BG's advice and the NHS's advice. Is she a medical professional?

OP, best of luck. You're not listening to anyone, so you just carry on and do whatever you want.

When talking about the place, you said “No-one has said I shouldn’t’

That’s because you have purposely not told them yet

Your mind is made up.

Good luck with everything.

Genuine question...

What would you advise your daughter to do in this situation?

Plenty people continue to do sports / exercise including much higher risk sports such as horse riding. I know plenty of people who have continued to ride and compete until quite late in their pregnancy, and equally i know people that have stopped immediately. Not to mention those who continued to ride, but took it easier and minimised the risks by riding quieter horses and didn't jump.

It is totally irrelevant what anyone else would do as its you (and your partner) that will be affected IF you were to fall and it cause an issue with the pregnancy.

Oh, and the horse references is because it can carry similar injury risks - ie falling from height / with force / uncontrolled landing on back / front. Very different to most sports.

Vice, she doesn’t even need to have a fall though, it’s the trampolining itself that could cause problems.