I know there’s a list a mile long of things you can’t do when you’re pregnant.
I am currently almost 12 weeks pregnant and on vacation with my boyfriend. We will be going to the amusement park/water park a couple days and I said that I wouldn’t be able to ride a lot of things bc of the pregnancy. He says you’re fine to ride water slides and stuff “you’re not an egg. The baby’s not an egg inside of an egg you will be fine”. Or now while we were there the first day I hear “don’t use the pregnancy card”. Personally I just don’t think it is worth the risk and I’m fine going a summer without doing certain things for the baby.
What is y’alls opinion on the subject of what you can and can’t do while pregnant?
I know you aren't supposed to do water slides when pregnant. The force of falling into the water can cause placenta issues is my understanding. I wouldn't risk it.
We are going to a water park tomorrow, and I am only going in the pool and maybe the lazy river. Don't listen to your boyfriend. He wont have to live with the guilt if something happens, and he's an a** for pressuring you. I bet 99% of the time it's fine, but it's not worth risking that 1%.
I think you should speak to your Doctor to get a professional opinion. Personally I would take precaution. Water parks can also be filled with tons of fungus and other things from people sharing the slides, kids peeing in the water. If it were me I wouldn’t do much more than a regular pool and lazy river. Nothing with high twists and turns etc. Listen to your “motherly” instinct it won’t lead you astray.
That would get annoying real fast. Men are THE biggest babies when they’re sick I can’t even imagine them going through pregnancy and labor and nursing.
Do what feels right to you and don’t worry about it.
also, your boyfriend should be supportive of your decisions and not trying to persuade you otherwise hun. Hope you enjoy your vacation.
I agree with the others, there’s a good chance everything would be ok, but why take the risk if you don’t need to? I’ve had a lot of people saying “you can have one drink, it won’t hurt” and maybe that would be true, but I always just think why take the risk?
Follow your instincts. If it doesn’t feel right don’t let anyone pressure you into doing it.
I recently went to an amusement park w my two year old daughter, my sister and my parents. I didn’t ride any rides (one I am nauseous all the time and two didn’t want to take any chances) even on the kiddie rides. I had my sister and my parents ride w my daughter. If it were me-I wouldn’t risk it. Lazy river would be the only thing I would do.
I’m on the other side. I’ve frequently been on gentle kids rides, even a small rollercoaster with my daughter. And I went on a jet boat a week or so ago on the rapids at Niagra falls. I’m all for being careful, but I wasn’t prepared to miss out on time with my daughter and a once in a lifetime opportunity because of a 1% risk.
Thanks ladies!!! I’m definitely going to just continue to opt out and stick to the lazy river and pool. It’s definitely a place I can come back to anytime and it’s not worth the risk.
a couple summers ago I was going to a water park and I asked my dr if it was ok to go down waterslides and she told me not to go down the slides. I went in the lazy river and in the pools and had just as much fun! I lost my first born due to preterm but if I would have went down that slide I would have wondered was it because I went down that waterslide. Better to be safe!
Do what feels right for you are the baby! He is so immature to be talking like that.
No don’t do it. It’s not worth the risk. Men don’t know much about pregnancy and aren’t always sensitive to our needs. Follow ur first mind. You can still enjoy minus the slides and rides.
right?! They have a cold and they’re dying. For weeks my bf kept telling me babe you’re not even showing yet, as if that means I shouldn’t be sick?! I had to educate his a** real quick. That all stopped lol.
Follow your gut, your a soon to be mother. You know what feels right for baby, also consult with a doctor. Hope all goes well and you’re still able to enjoy the water park.
There is a large sign at the local pool near the water slides that says not to go down them if you are pregnant. I am sure it will be the same at the water park you are at so make him read that!
uh, yes you'll dislodge the placenta he is wrong.
I went zip-lining and I don’t think I would go down a water slide 😂 I would worry about the slides and turns and how you hit the water. You don’t really have control and I would feel uncountable about that.
We went to a amusement park/water park last weekend with our 2.5 year old. I never do any rides so I didn't need an excuse lol... But most of the rides had signs saying don't ride if you are pregnant or recently had surgery, etc. I did go on a few of the baby water slides with my daughter but they were nothing serious.
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