Would you ski at 14 weeks pregnant?

[crabby]

Already booked for a 10 day ski holiday. Have just found out I am pregnant and will be 14 weeks by then. Has anyone skiied at this gestation?

[cluckyagain]

Seriously it doesn't matter how good YOU are - I have 2 friends who have been airlifted off slopes with serious injuries caused by other skiing nutters - what is the holiday worth to you?

[LIZS]

You are more vulnerable to injury when pg due to ligaments stretching, easier to tire especially at altitude and centre of balance changing, skiing aside. Agree it may not be so much your need to just take it carefully but the risk of others'actions and perhaps having slightly slower reaction times.

[Neney1]

I went snowboading at 8 weeks pg. It was my first boarding holiday and I was a complete beginner! I was told that the risks were more with people running into you than you falling. I had a nice easy week, chairlifted up with friends who went up and down whilst I sat in lovely cafe's with a good book and hot chocolates! Then took it nice and easy on the way down!! But as I was advised before I went, it has to be your decision. I wouldn't let it put me off a week's holiday in the snow though, skiiing or not!!

[Gadgy]

I have just returned from a weeks ski-ing in France. I am 10 weeks, and it was the best I have felt all pregnancy. It was a great diversion from the nausea I had been getting whilst cooped up at work. Dr and midwife both said it is fine at this early stage. Planning to go again at 16 weeks and can't wait

[lemonstartree]

I think its ok at

[kb101]

I didn't but 2 GPs in my family think it's fine early on (until whenever the uterus 'pops out' as until then everything is still very cushioned within the pelvis?!).

I thought the main risk was that with all the extra progesterone it makes joints and muscles more supple than normal and it is therefore much easier to strain something as your body doesn't follow it's normal limits!!

Good luck.

[bozette]

I went skiing this time last year when 14 weeks, and was off piste with no problems.
Unfortunately i then slipped on some ice walking across a road and broke my wrist!!
I had to have it manipulated with a regional anaesthetic block, everything was fine, ds now 5 months, looking forwards to his first trip in a couple of weeks.

[ladygrinningsoul]

Sorry to be a wet blanket, but I had a m/c while on a skiing holiday at 8 weeks (nothing to do with the skiing). If something does go wrong, you will be a long way from home and (assuming you are skiing in Europe) surrounded by people who don't speak your language. The hospital staff spoke very little English and my French was not really up to it. I definitely would not do it again - you have the rest of your life to ski.