Driving fast during pregnancy

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Hey everyone

This may sound like such a stupid question but is driving fast when pregnant dangerous for the baby

My boyfriend is such an irrational driver and loves going fast and it literally has my tummy doing flips (I hate it but he insists😩) I'm 16 weeks and am so worried

Is this a risk? And if it is does anyone know of any resources so I can show him and hopefully get him to stop

Of course it's a risk. To you and other road users! Sounds like he needs to grow up before he hurts someone

I'm aware that obvs risk of crashing but I didn't know if sudden acceleration was a risk in itself

If its stressing you out a lot then, yes, there will be some impact on the baby.

Does he plan to drive like that once you've got a baby in a car seat in the back?

Op I didn't mean to sound patronising but it's really worrying that he seems to have no concern for anyone's safety including yours and his babies

If sudden acceleration is a problem then they wouldn’t allow pregnant women in planes.

Your partner driving like an idiot is a separate problem.

If it's just me in the car he's fine but when his mates are around it's completely different. When I t try explaining he takes it on board but then his mates encourage him and it's like he forgets the whole conversation 😩 I didn't know if there were any articles or anything I could show him to drum home how serious it is for me

He sounds very childish I would look for some news articles of bad accidents caused by speeding and send them to him not that you should have to because surely he knows the risks

Thing is he insists he's a good driver and won't crash - I need something that basically says acceleration or harsh braking etc is bad for the baby

I know it sounds silly to everyone else and it does frustrate me loads but I need an article relating to that to hopefully change his behaviour

I would point blank refuse to get in the car with him, my brother died aged 20, my cousin died aged 19 and then another cousin died aged 40! All separate road incidents! 3 cousins all wiped out within a matter of years my mum and her 2 sisters left heartbroken after losing sons! I wouldn't even entertain him by getting in the car and more importanly I would never put myself or baby at risk! Why do you get in the car if you dont feel safe? I know I certainly wouldn't! He sounds very childish!

Are you 17?

Just don't get in to a car with him when he's with his mates and you know he's going to endanger you and innocent members of the public. Problem solved.

If he's that much of a bellend that acts like that because his mates "encourage him" yet refuses to listen to how scared his pregnant girlfriend is then he's hardly the type to sit down and read a medical journal article on the risk to unborn babies....

Jesus fucking Christ, if your partner 16?
What an immature dick. He shouldn’t be on the road, and you should be taking responsibility for yourself and your unborn by refusing to get in the car with him until he grows the fuck up.

Hope this helps

He's almost 30 believe it or not😩

I agree it's childish but he is my long term partner and father of my baby so I don't feel comfortable with sitting here slagging him off I can't lie

I just wondered if anyone knew is acceleration or sudden braking itself can cause damage

His driving is obviously dangerous. But acccelerating suddenly isn’t going to harm an unborn child. Breaking wouldn’t either, unless there was an impact on the baby.
But the baby will be impacted by the adrenaline going around your system as you cope with the stress of it. And there is the very obvious increased risk of crashing etc

One would hope a grown man would understand all of that...

I agree it's childish but he is my long term partner and father of my baby so I don't feel comfortable with sitting here slagging him off I can't lie
Sorry OP, but tough. He’s risking your life, your baby’s life, and the life of everyone who has the misfortune to be on the road at the same time as him. The fact he’s the father of your baby makes it worse, not better. What happens when the baby is here? Will you be uncomfortable with criticism of him driving like this with you newborn in the car?

Why do you need proof?

Why isn't it enough that you feel uncomfortable?

I've never said he's speeding at ridiculous amounts or he's weaving out of cars etc. At traffics lights etc he's just so fast off the line my tummy's doing flips. He gets 0-60 so fast my stomachs flipping. It's not as though he's breaking speed limits etc he just has a fast car and uses that acceleration

I just wanted to know if the actual acceleration and the feeling of my stomach flipping is endangering the baby at all

What the hell is wrong with you? Why would you get in a car with him pregnant or not pregnant? Why would you even be with someone who acts like such a dick and has no consideration for safety of others? I spent nearly three decades cleaning up the resultant mess of dickheads like this, seeing people off in body bags and having to tell relatives that their loved ones didn’t make it. Why you think this is acceptable behaviour is beyond me. Also, don’t think it will magically stop once there is a child seat in the back.

The answer is no, sudden acceleration will not hurt you. Sudden braking probably not if it’s just uncomfortable as baby is well protected with amniotic fluid etc. An accident caused by an idiot who thinks they are a good driver but is really just a complete tool - yes, your baby could lose its life and so could you. FFS

I feel sick when anyone else is driving, (20w), so insist on driving everywhere. Worth a shot?

Op you said irrational driver and loves going fast!! The car that killed my brother was stopped (the driver had just came out the chipshop) the driver was facing the opposite direction from the direction he wanted to go and noticed the green light behind him was green so he decided to do a u turn on the road to catch the green light as the traffic lights were outside the chip shop ..he didnt notice my brother and killed him outright, my point is the car wasnt at any speed ...he was just driving away and put his foot down like your explaining to take off! I'm sorry if I sound harsh but things like this really get to me! I'd be having some serious words with him and I wouldn't get in the car until he changes!

So you want him to care that he might harm your baby when he doesn't care that he might harm you.
Showing him "proof" won't make any difference to him, he's far too arrogant to care.

He sounds like an absolute dick. Never mind his unborn child what about the other people on the road?

Is your seatbelt on correctly OP? When you're pregnant, you need to make sure it's under your belly and between your boobs, otherwise hard breaking etc. can harm the baby.

Everyone's a good driver until they crash.

He needs to grow up.