At my six week check-up I asked the doctor if I could I start doing some serious cycling, like up mountains ? Her advice was to do what ever feels good, listen to my body, and adapt my cycling accordingly. Will hard physical exercise would affect my milk? No, definately not, she reassured me, milk production should not change and claims about lactic acid affecting breastmilk are unfounded.

Cycling while pregnant: Everything you need to know

Sweating as I pushed the pram home in the blazing July sunshine, I decided that I needed an objective. I decided that I would climb the Saleve, 1,379m, before the end of summer. To get up that mountain would take some preparation.