@bradhaddin With my first pregnancy, I stopped riding completely. I think there were 2 differences this time:
1) I realized that I didn’t lose my sense of balance with my first pregnancy (I’ve always walked into things and this didn’t get worse with my pregnancy!).
2) I have a trailer for my now-3 year old, and I’ve been taking her out in it, on city streets, since she was 12m. I figured that the one currently on the inside has more protection than the one on the outside, so I was going to try it.
I am also super lucky that the roads around me are great and have good, wide bike-lanes. I am more cautious as I know that I can’t necessarily bike my way out of difficult situations like I used to be able to (less strength, less fitness overall). I also make sure to take a protein bar out with me and i eat it while I’m out, to keep myself fueled.
I’d say to give it a try, listen to your body, and don’t beat yourself up on how far or fast you go. My early T2 rides were around 5 miles in 40 minutes - super, super slow - my goal was 4x per week. Now I’m doing 8-10 miles rides - today’s 10 miles was 55 minutes, so still slow, but faster than I was a couple of months ago!
