HAYS

aw hun that must have really peed u off!!! I dont blame u for ranting!

Has anyone said anything to her?xx

Tishimouse

The only person with her at the moment whilst they are so far away on holiday is her husband and it is him who sent the text to my husband. Not sure if he has said anything, but I guess we will find out when they come back home and 'tell us all about their wonderful experience'.

I'm still bubbling you know. I keep thinking ... would they let their 5 year old be put is a comparative risky situation (obviously not paragliding)? I already know the answer is no, so wonder why all the risks when pregnant as it just doesn't make sense.

Goodness me, I'm must stop bubbling but it's the combination of drinking, a 23 hour flight (when she has never flown longhaul before) and paragliding. What next .... a bungy? Ahhhhh!

Farie

Ok, I feel I need to comment here, and will likely get shot down in flames/stoned for this BUT .....

I paraglide, I will be paragliding week after next in the Alps, flying at over glaciers 1km up, whether this is 'my' month or not.
When pregnant. I will also continue to ride, sail etc. I will make decisions based on fact, how I feel and the situation.
Have any of you ever paraglided? Do you know what's involved? Do you know what part of the sport could be dangerous? Do you simply presume the because its high up and under what looks like a glorified parashoot it MUST be dangerous?

At 10 weeks paragliding is not dangerous to the foetus, tandems aren't particularly dangerous at all, if the wing should collapse, its designed to re-inflate and continue straight and level flight, should it get badly tangled (a cravat) the harness contains a parashoot.
Coming in to land is like stepping off a kerb, the pilot handles it, you just sit back and enjoy the ride.

Tish - please do not take this the wrong way, I do understand your rant, I am simply trying to provide perspective on the activity undertaken.

Anyone who is genuinely interested in paragliding, what it takes and why I am confident to say that its safe, feel free to PM me, If you want to take a pop at my views, I'm not interested.

dizzy65

aww

magicvw

Hi there Tishi! I do understand how you feel and you are right to have a rant and get it off your chest. But on the other hand, I have also paraglided and it was really probably safer than trying to cross a busy road! I was also in tandem - which means that you just sit there and enjoy the view, while an experienced paraglider takes care of your safety and actually controls the paraglider. My "flight" was all of 4 minutes long. I wasn't pregnant, but I don't think it would stop me if I was (not that I'll be doing it again soon - I think it was a bit of a rip-off actually!)

Sinead

I understand how you feel - Although trampolining is not as dangerous as paraglding once I find out I am pg I plan not to get on the trampolinine. I teach thsi so it will mean finding now ways of teaching the moves, but I am not gonna take the risk for my unborn

Mynxie

OMG beggars belief

busy bee

Yeah i think its totally up to the indvidual but i have been on holiday early on in my two pregnancies iand i didnt feel like i was putting my unborn baby at risk, as it is perfectly safe to fly until you are at least 7 1/2 month depending on airline and distance!!!!!!!!
Paragliding is a safe sport i dont think the lady involved would participate if she thought it wasnt. Sometimes its not a good thing to be wrapped up in cotton wool.

Tishimouse

Well, I'm not sniffing or ranting any more and am happy to say that my sister-in-law is back on terra firma. Although she threw up for 5 hours afterwards so her husband told us ... but she says she has the worst morning sickness ever. Poor thing. I'm just happy she is OK. Her husband is absolutely livid with her though ... but not sure if it's because she took part in a high risk sport and breached their insurance policy or because he had to hold her handbag while she did it.

magicvw

Most likely the latter!!!!Glad you're feeling better about it all!