Hi Danni - I agree with the othe girls, it is your body and baby, not your SIL, so tell you where to go (possible where the sun doesn't shine??)
I have it a little different to the others, whereby I am restricted to activity from the word go.
(I wont go into detail, but have had alot of trouble with all past pregnancies with going into preterm labour, and bleeding etc) But that is just me, and it has been restricted on my obgyn's orders.
I can still exercise, but only the gentler options like walking, swimming etc without problems, but kicking the ball around the backyard with the kids, and running about, have all had to slow right down , as I get pain, and get really short of breath already.
As long as it is your regular excercise, and you feel comfortable, making sure you are well hydarated regularly, there should be no problem. However, I would really think hard about wether you are willing to risk anything that is body contact.
You know what you are comfortable with in your heart, so dont take your SIL too much to heart hun.
Trust your instincts and listen to your body, recognising your own abilities. My last horse ride was at 27 wks. I know my own horse, I rode in a fenced arena, stopped jumping, no paddock rides (cos less controlled environment) and only stopped then because I then diagnosed SPD - mounting and dismounting became untenable, but had I been lifted on I would have been fine! My belly wasn't very big and never got in the way.
My point is that on some level you ought to know when you've reached your limits for you and the baby.
I copped a lot of flak for turning out to a car accident with my fire brigade because I was about 7 months pregnant. I had stayed home for other jobs and figured that if there weren't enough members there to crew a truck (it was Easter Sunday) then I'd get on and be of some sort of use. I actually did a couple of things at the scene that were non-physical and often overlooked aspects of car accidents (offering counselling to witnesses), and the knockers were all people who weren't at the scene to judge my suitability for the job anyway. The crew on the truck all said that they weren't worried because they figured if I felt up for it, who were they to judge unless I was being reckless?
Listen to yourself - and trust what you hear!
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