You don't need to cut cycling completely. She's not ovulating constantly, and you replenish your swim team to full capacity in 72 hours. So (and this was the advice from my wife's OB when we were trying) you need to stay off the bike 3-4 days before she is expected to ovulate.
Originally Posted by
ultraman6970
I'm going to give you an advice because i been in the same boat. Your wife wants a kid so bad that is not going to happen. I have asked other people with the same problem and for some reason is always like that, u guys want a kid badly, then apparently pressure, stress and who knows what else kind'a ruin the thing and just nothing happens no matter what u guys do. Even "doing it" kind;a sucks with those threatments... kind'a... "come on get me pregnant now BABY!!!!!"
In our case we just gave up and we were thinking in adoption or something, so we took the idea of babies out for a few months, then we bought two dogs and a month after she was pregnant. Pregnancy is something that just needs to happen, relaxed and with no stress... just let your life to continue as normal, maybe a trip somewhere? In vitro insemination is so expensive that I needed to sell the house, the cars and all my bikes to be able to pay for something that is not even sure 100%.
Same story here. After months of consulting with doctors, marking dates on calendars, and even considering medical intervention, we just kind of took a break. It was during this break when my wife took a week off work to get her wisdom teeth removed. Still somewhat hopped up on pain pills and feeling good from the attention I was giving her (I was also on a break from work), we did it and that did it! My wife is an eager professional, so she is in high stress as it is, and stressing out over trying to get pregnant didn't help at all.
Originally Posted by
hybridbkrdr
Not sure what to say. I read once that if you quit running cold turkey it causes biochemical changes in your body that causes depression. Maybe swimming or something just to keep you in shape. Anyway, good luck with your baby-making.
Sounds believable to me. 3 weeks leading up to the birth and 6 weeks after, one or both of them were in the hospital. The constant visits and other new parent duties kept me off the bike for a while, and I was depressed and moody. I also continued to gain weight and am still trying to work it off a year later.
Originally Posted by
tardman91
BUT I made a deal. As soon as she is pregnant I'm getting a brand new Specialized Roubaix! And a new baby. Not sure which I'm more excited about.
Don't get too excited. You will be so busy changing diapers and giving the little one attention, and so tired from waking up every 3 hours from his cries (that's how often newborns feed), and so frazzled from the other times he screams and you can't figure out why, you might not be able to ride that new Roubaix for a while. I cracked my frame shortly before having my son and the replacement bike had maybe 200 miles on it when he turned 3 months old. So I recommend waiting a year before buying the Roubaix so you don't sit there looking at a "like new" 1 year-old bike.