There is no getting around the fact that it’s risky - the question you have to ask yourself is whether or not you’re willing to take that risk. Riding while pregnant is a decision only YOU and your partner can make. Although I’m going to share my experience riding with a baby on board, what I learned, and some helpful tips for other women who find themselves in my shoes, it’s critical to keep in mind that each woman’s pregnancy story - and their feelings around it - are different. It’s important to know this backstory as I talk about my journey riding while pregnant because it plays into my approach. And knowing that God takes away, but also gives, combined with the recent epiphany at the Herrin Compound, it’s 100% supernatural. I don’t mean just the prayer I said while waiting on the result, but I soon learned the baby’s due date could very well be on the anniversary of my brother-in-law, John, passing away earlier this year. And the entire experience has felt supernatural. The funny thing about the pregnancy is that even though I’ve never been certain that I wanted to be a parent, the moment I saw the positive test I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I desperately wanted that baby. I wasn’t sure how he would take it, but ever since that day he’s been amazing. So instead of coming up with some cute way to break the news, I blurted it out.
#Bumpy road 20 weeks pregnant how to#
I hadn’t planned for this or expected it, so I wasn’t sure how to tell my husband, Jud - or whether I should see a doctor before telling him. I had never in my life prayed for a baby, but in that instant I did. As I waited for the result, I did something I’ve never done before. In mid-May, I began to notice some odd symptoms and finally made the leap to buying a pregnancy test. As a woman in her late 30s, I felt parenthood had passed me by, so I moved on. That feeling at the Herrin Compound stayed with me. And for the first time in my life I thought, “What if there’s something missing in my life.” Toward the end of the day, my husband and I took a break and stood by the fence just watching the kids out there on their bikes.
I was mesmerized by their sheer joy and excitement around riding. I have never been a “kid person.” By that I mean I would rather not hold people’s babies, I don’t like sticky fingers on my furniture, and if I had the choice, I would ban children from breweries so we can all enjoy our beer.īut my experience at the Herrin Compound wasn’t like that. This wasn’t the first time, but this time was different: There were a ton of kids in attendance. We headed to the cart track at the Herrin Compound to ride minibikes with friends. I was happy with just the two of us as a family, but then in March something changed. My husband and I relished our independence and financial freedom: the ability to fly across the country for riding adventures whenever we desired, attend track days at a moment’s notice, or even just enjoy date nights on a whim. Some women always know they’ll be a mom one day.
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