Anyone ride the "forbidden" rides when pregnant?

[Suzanne74]

Cave ladies had babies at 17yrs old. Women today are less active but they also try to have babies in their 30's and 40's when the eggs aren't so great.

I am also pretty sure cave ladies had no idea about miscarriages. Cave doctors weren't so good at diagnosing them and reporting them to the cave government.

 

[khertz]

Hi. Splash mountain I think you can get away with . Small dips until the big one at the end. The final drop to the laughing place is a drop and then another drop maybe problem. Thunder mountain forget. There is a lot of up and down bumps and high speed 180 degree turns. Would not recommend ride. Test track has a series of breaking tests plus real bumpy road test. This will really shake you up and down. The safari ride is like driving over a country dirt road. It has a lot of ups and down like you are moving across a pathway rather a road. I would say no to everything you listed. Why you are going in the first place escapes me. I think I would have waited.

Dan-tot

I have to totally disagree with Splash Mountain being okay when pregnant. Have you never been on the ride when the logs start backing up and slamming into one another? You can get really jostled around, and with the lap bars now in place, that can cause some problems.

To the OP specifically, I would say I think she should just wait for her trip, as it seems like she really wants to ride these attractions. However, there is still plenty to do in WDW while pregnant, and just being pregnant with no complications should not be cause to skip or postpone a Disney trip, so long as you are willing to miss out on some things.

 

[Disney_Fanatic25]

cave ladies had babies at 17yrs old. Women today are less active but they also try to have babies in their 30's and 40's when the eggs aren't so great.

I am also pretty sure cave ladies had no idea about miscarriages. Cave doctors weren't so good at diagnosing them and reporting them to the cave government.

lmao

 

[CandleontheWater]

With regards to Splash Mountain, I think it's the G-forces that you experience much more than even the lap bars that are a danger. G-forces like the kind you experience on big drops can cause the placenta to detach from the wall of the uterus and could cause some major complications including miscarriage.

 

[cobright]

So you're saying the caveman would have chosen to ride the roller coaster?

Yes. Well they wouldn't have chosen it. And it would have been call something like "Avoid the Sabertooth" or something like that.

Point is, that's what we're built for. If a tumble down the side of a steep rocky hill was a death sentence for the unborn, we would have died out as a species 60,000 years ago.

Here's a thought exercise:
1.) How much risk does going on a bumpy ride add?
2.) How much risk to your pregnancy is the right amount of risk?

For question 1, you can't tell. With a team of doctors, scientists, and statistical analysts you would come up with a number something like, it increases chances for a problem by 0.01%

Question number 2 is deceptive. It's easy to say that you want zero risk. But that's a rabbit hole you can get trapped following. I mean that risk is the cost of reward. If you actually strive towards zero risk to your pregnancy you will be miserable.

There is risk to your pregnancy from going for a leisurely swim in the hotel pool. I would entertain that a drive through some neighborhoods is far more risky to your unborn than a ride on splash mtn. Some shoes are less likely to trip you and so present less risk to your pregnancy. You probably have an diagnosed food allergy or intolerance that poses some risk to your pregnancy. Eat a lot of veggies and trace pesticides add risk, go organic and you get more risk from things like spinnich with salmonella.

But even if you add up all of the risk that you have any control over, it still represents the tiniest portion of the total risk of developing a problem pregnancy. The lion's share of that risk being basic human design.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

I have to totally disagree with Splash Mountain being okay when pregnant. Have you never been on the ride when the logs start backing up and slamming into one another? You can get really jostled around, and with the lap bars now in place, that can cause some problems.
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This. Every time I have been on splash mountain (which is a fav so multiple times a trip), my boat has been hit from behind as they start backing up at the load point. The last time had the lap bars and I did hit my belly on them when our boat was hit.

 

[corneredbycorn]

Yes. Well they wouldn't have chosen it. And it would have been call something like "Avoid the Sabertooth" or something like that.

Point is, that's what we're built for. If a tumble down the side of a steep rocky hill was a death sentence for the unborn, we would have died out as a species 60,000 years ago.

Riding Splash Mountain or a coaster is not even remotely similar to running away from a predator on foot. That's like comparing apples to telephones.

We are NOT built for roller coasters and free falls. That's why they are so exhilarating. It's not something our bodies are meant to go through so our adrenaline spikes and our heart rate goes up. Many people like that feeling, but many people don't and for very good reason: it goes against our basic human nature to remain safe.

Even in your example, people *die* tumbling down the sides of steep, rocky hills. If they don't die, the likelihood of broken bones, internal bleeding, and major cuts that either cause extreme blood loss or make the person susceptible to infection are very high. Nowadays, that's usually no big deal because we have the medical knowledge and resources to fix it. Back then? Not so much. Falling down a steep, rocky hill *was* a death sentence, in more cases than not. And that's not even addressing the pregnancy, which makes the likelihood of death and other complications just that much higher. There's a reason life expectancy was in the 20s and 30s for most of human history.

Edit: I'm not really commenting about Disney World rides in this comment, but addressing the points specifically made by the OP that I quoted. Personally, I did not take the chance on the rides while I was pregnant, but I do think the posted notices are more trying to cover their butts in case of a lawsuit than it is the ride being legitimately unsafe.

 

[LILOLO]

I think you could be totally fine.... or not. But God forbid something did go wrong after riding a ride, even if a 100% coincidence, and has nothing to do with the ride, how will you feel? Will you wish that you didn't chance it?

 

[jorose01]

Only after you deliver a health baby can a pregnancy really be deemed healthy! With my youngest son I had a normal (no complications) till the 28th week! Then it really hit the fan!! I delivered at 30.5 weeks and he weighed only 1LBS 12oz and was 12 inches long. Now my issues were auto-immune and not related to roller coasters! However, why chance it?!?!?

BTW my little guy in now a huge thriving 4 yr old who is looking forward to his 5th birthday celebration at WDW this winter!!

Babies are a blessing do not look a gift horse in the mouth!!!!!!!!!!

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

OP, only you know your risk tolerance in this situation. You can get as many testimonials for or against going on the rides, but the reality is that no one knows how YOUR pregnancy will handle the rides. Your doctor doesn't think it is worth the risk, and neither do most of the posters for most of the rides.

So do what YOU think is best. If you ride the rides and nothing happens, great. If you ride the rides and something bad does happen then you can't say you weren't warned and you have to be prepared to live with the what-if questions.

You are a Disney fan. Disney is not going anywhere. Your favorite rides will still be there when you aren't pregnant. You can still have a great trip this time without riding the rides.

 

[Minniesgal]

It isn't worth the risk. Anything could happen

 

[WantToGoNow]

I believe I read somewhere that the reason Splash Mountain is off limits is because of the way you sit - you're knees are up higher and it puts pressure on your abdomen. I personally think the Safari is too rough, I almost dropped my ds when he was 6 months old due to a sudden turn.

I have had 1 early miscarriage at 9 weeks and a stillbirth at 22 weeks. I know the drs tell you that there is nothing you can do to cause it and usually it means that there is a problem but personally I would not want the what ifs if something happened after going on rides. The feeling of guilt is bad enough when you know you did nothing like that.

 

[xipotec]

Why risk it for a ride!?

 

[LilGMom]

I am going to Disney over 4th of July and will be 15 weeks pregnant. I know some of the rides are no nos, but I really want to ride Splash Mountain, Test Track, Thunder Mountain, and teh safari at Animal Kingdom. Are they really that bad for pregnant women. I have been on on SM and TM 100's of e times and really don't see the big deal about them.

Thank you!

You will get all sorts of answers from people here and you'll also get the people that err on the extreme side of caution and hardly walk during pregnancy.

I will tell you that when I went during that timeframe of pregnancy I rode everything and rode them often. At the time it was a very slow time at WDW and DH and I rode RnR a few times right in a row, then walked over to ToT and rode that multiple times. I rode Space, Splash, etc. and anything that I wanted to ride. Granted I didn't know that I was preggo so a couple of weeks later after I found out I asked my OB about it and she assured me that the baby was the size of a peanut (if that big) and was very well protected. She said that if anything were to happen (like a miscarriage) that it would be from something either being wrong with the pregnancy or my body behaving badly against the pregnancy. The chances of a theme park ride causing some catastrophic damage to the baby was pretty slim to none.

Of course talk with your OB, educate yourself on the rides and make your own informed decision.

 

[2009CAN]

There isn't a chance I'd risk it. If anything were to go wrong with your PG you'd always wonder if one of the rides was the reason.
Parenting is all about putting your wants and desires second so start practicing now.

 

[2009CAN]

There isn't a chance I'd risk it. If anything were to go wrong with your PG you'd always wonder if one of the rides was the reason.
Parenting is all about putting your wants and desires second so start practicing now.

 

[christygobar]

I was just there in April - about 19 weeks pregnant. I operated under my own rule - if my 2 year old (who isn't even 34") could ride it, I could too. That meant the only "forbidden" ride was the safari. I rode it and was fine. Yes, it's bumpy - but it was more of a rolling bumpy. I was on a worse road recently in my own car.

It's not for everyone - and I gave up my faves like Test Track, Space Mountain and Mission Space - but I'll get them again on the next trip I agree that anything with major sudden stops or drops wouldn't be a good idea. And my doctor is fairly liberal

 

[kim_o]

I am going to Disney over 4th of July and will be 15 weeks pregnant. I know some of the rides are no nos, but I really want to ride Splash Mountain, Test Track, Thunder Mountain, and teh safari at Animal Kingdom. Are they really that bad for pregnant women. I have been on on SM and TM 100's of e times and really don't see the big deal about them.

Thank you!

I've done the safari and splash mountain pregnant. My husband had a cow from splash he would have never allowed thunder or test track.

 

[rndmr2]

Follow your doc's advice, "The signs are there for a reason"

As for the cavepeople having fewer miscarriages, they probably didn't even know they were pregnant when most miscarriages occur...


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[rileysmommy]

We went to Disney when I was 3 weeks from being induced with my ds. Yes, I was huge!!! This was my 2nd child and my sister, who is a registered nurse, was with me. I did not ride the "risky" rides. Didn't even ride Pooh, which I love. And honestly, it didn't detract from my experience at all. I personally wouldn't risk it.