Amusement Park Rides and Pregnancy: Is it Safe?
July 9, 2009 at 11:27 AM by Cafe Suzanne - Comments (13)
Summer is officially here and moms just want to have fun—so do moms-to-be. Can you add going to an amusement park to your list of pregnancy-safe summer activities?
You can certainly go to an amusement park. My friend (pregnant with twins) just brought her three-year-old to Disney World and they had a great time.
The real question is: Can you go on the rides?
The Pregnancy Health Guru says this, via Marsha Silberstein, M.D.:
"If you choose to go to an amusement park while you’re pregnant, you may find that you have quite a few limitations. Although most rides are not a good idea, there are some, like bumper cars, that are particularly dangerous when you’re expecting. Repeat collisions against the steering wheel could result in bleeding or placental abruption, making a bumper car ride dangerous indeed."
The bottom line: Go to the amusement park. Skip the rides.
What do you think? Would you go on an amusement park ride while pregnant? Which one?
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I am going to Busch Gardens next week, and I am the offical purse/stuff holder :) but I don't mind, just being able to go and take the day off work will be totally worth it!
I would not be able to go. I am an adrellin {sp makes my internet freeze lol} jinkie! I would not be able to go to the park, and just walk around for the day. i would get mad that i can't go on the roller coasters or the water rides. dh and i alreay agreed that going to dorney park {we live 45 min away} would be a BAD idea since he does not do rides and i can't go on any.
No. it's not worth the risk.
I take my toddlers on the baby rides, but that's it. And those rides don't have pregnant woman warnings.
I would go on the Ferris Wheel, and the carousel, etc. None with any risk associated.
I went to Six Flags about 4 times, I rode some rides, but no rides that spun around in circles really fast and no roller coasters.
The rides I rode were things like; the ferris wheel, the swings, and two water rides.
The one water ride was like a giant slide that you ride down in a giant raft with 5 other people, i didn't see anything wrong with it.
The other water ride was kind of like riding down a river and stuff, i didn't see anything wrong with that either.
And then of course, me and my friends went swimming. I don't see anything wrong with that :)
I wouldn't go. I need rollercoaster thrill if i go. Going to an amusement park and not riding them is like taking me to the food court and telling me i can't eat.
I don't see a problem with riding the rides, even rollercoasters, before the 12th week or so. Or before the uterus grows above the pelvis. A lot of women don't even know they're pregnant then anyway.
After that though, I would only go on soft rides like previous poster said. Ferris wheel, carousel etc. They wouldn't be any more dangerous than a car-ride.
I thought about getting on rides, but since this is my first child, I'm even afraid to get on the water rides.
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I went to Cedar Point while I was pregnant and I stood in line with everyone to ride all the rides and then when we got to the top, I crossed over and waited. It was still a fun day since I got to hang out with everyone, I just did not get to ride the Top Thrill Dragster or the Millenium!
Peajewel Jul. 9, 2009 at 11:50 AM