Doctor says no riding :(

noblesteed

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Hi all,
I am 19 weeks pregnant and have done well riding 4 times a week, hacking over a variety of terrain and schooling, went to RC rally(No jumping). My horse has been an utter star and looked after me very well. I have also been teaching my friend's daughter on him twice a week because she is taking over when I get too preggy and baby comes.
ANyway I made the mistake of going for a WALK (the on-foot type) this weekend in some crap shoes. I felt a bit uncomfortable so I decided to go for a hack out on my own, just a quiet plod and horse was SO slow and ploddy - no spooking or trying to run after motorbikes! Like he knew something was wrong... I felt very uncomfortable like a sack of potatoes.
By the time I got home I could hardly walk. First thing yesterday I got in at doctors and he said I have sciatica caused by my stage in pregnancy and my altered posture... I cannot go to work and....


... NO RIDING!!!!!!!!!! :( :( :(

I am so gutted!!! :( :(
 
Oh no what a pain. Take heart though that it is only temporary and will be over before you know it, then life will never be the same again anyway !!:D
I spent both of my pregnancies laid up with horendous morning sickness. I lost 2 and a half stone during my first one :( but when it was over it was the best thing that ever happened to me.
Stick with it and take it easy plenty of time to get back riding.
 
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