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Posted: 06 May 2007 at 10:44am | IP Logged

When you fell pregnant with your other children did you stop riding on the tractor then?  I ask because I had a mmc in December and afterwards tried to think of everything that might stop the egg fertilising or might affect my chances of a succssesful pregnancy.  The month I did conceive was the month I stopped worrying and lived normally again.

The egg and sperm are held in fluid in the body so vibration shouldn't affect them finding each other or joining and shouldn't stop them implanting.  If for your peace of mind you would prefer not to ride on the tractor for the time being then don't do it.  I am sure there probably is no medical evidence to suggest that riding on a tractor would stop you becoming pregnant.

Your question doesn't sound stupid at all it sounds like you have thought about it a lot.  Goodluck with ttc and I hope you get the positive you want really soon.

Posted: 06 May 2007 at 12:24pm | IP Logged

As with most people, if it is something you do often then it shouldn't affect the outcome of getting pregnant at all!  I was told with my first that I shouldn't do this and shouldn't do that, however riding in a tractor was not on the list!  You are also told not to ride horses, but the main reasons for not doing anything is so that you don't start up doing something you are not used to.  Having been in a trator on numerous occasions (my dh is a farmer) the only drawback to them is tey are not very comfortable to sit in compared to a car, and they take an awful lot of climbing into!! lol  I wouldn't worry about it all.  But I would advise you chat to your doctor when you have a chance just to make sure. 

A miscarraige at 6 weeks, more often than not means that something wasn't quite right with your little angel.  The doctors explained alot to me when I had mine (both of them), but it won't affect your chance of conceiving again, I had 2 boys, then 2 miscarraiges, a daughter, then 1o years on I had another 2 boys.  If you need to chat you can pm me.