How long can I keep playing?

[Visitor7]

I would imagine the club you play for would have rules on this. Their Insurance is a big factor.

[Beatrix]

I played til i was 34 weeks Pg with my second child. (no one ever knew, nor could they tell. i didnt show)

I was playing in a lower grade then i used to ..

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

What did you do for your last 2 pregnancies? I agree with the girls, your club probably has insurance rules. I would also ask your doctor about it

Good luck, and congrats!

[Trillian]

I played netball until I was 12wks pg with my 3rd baby. Until that stage the baby is still tucked safely in behind the pelvic bone so there is no risk at all to the baby, but after that the uterus starts growing out and above it, so it is up to you to know what your comfort zone is. I continued to play tennis until 27wks (same pg) too.

[tenar]

Check with your doctor.

It will partly depend on your fitness level, and on how intense the exercise is. A lot of it seems to be about going with what your body says is OK, and being prepared to slow it down if you need to.

At 20 weeks I am still cycling regularly, but I have found that I get puffed more easily, so have to slow down on the hills. This might not be possible for you, in the intensity of a match.

I have read that you're not supposed to let your heart rate get over 140 BPM. Mine goes over that when cycling now, some of the time. I called the midwife and asked her and she told me that since this is exercise I've been doing for years and my body is totally used to it, that's OK.

I'm now gradually switching my cycling over to swimming, so I keep up the exercise in a form that is less intense and safer (risk of being hit by a car, on the bike, of course). You might need to think about how you will get your exercise when you stil playing.

[ubba82]

Thanks everyone so much for your responses. Finals are held in the first few weeks of Feb so I think I will stop then. I will be 15/16 weeks. But then again who knows, my ligaments might be so stretched by then I won't be able to handle it. I checked with the stadium and they said they don't have any policies on this but it is preferable to finish by 30 weeks. Going by my last 2 pgs theres no way I could play that late!
Thanks again