Sports while pregnant?

Question

I am currently pregnant (approximately 7 weeks) with my first. First doctors appointment is on the 27th.
My husband and I are on a co-ed slowpitch softball league. We play two games every Sunday. It’s pretty casual. Just a bunch of adults who like to have fun. I am the catcher so I don’t get much action and I have never gotten hit or hurt playing that position. My husbands sister and her husband are also on the team. We haven’t told anyone we are pregnant yet. 
I am wondering, have any of y’all continued to play sports during early pregnancy? I read many blogs / forums online where
 women said they played their sport until like 25 weeks! What did you do?
I don’t want to randomly quit because then my sister and brother in law would suspect something. We really wanted to wait and tell the family for Christmas. 
DISCLAIMER - Baby is #1. I just want to make an informed decision.
Opinions?

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I quit Slopitch.  The risk of getting bumped (accidentally) by a baserunner or while I was running wasn’t worth it to me. Accidents happen but some can be prevented 🤷🏻‍♀️

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I, personally would not play. But I’ve had two losses. My sister on the other hand, continued to play third base thru out her entire first trimester and all is well. Just depends on what you’re comfortable doing. You could always consult your dr

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I played on a slow pitch softball team with my husband as well until i was like 5 months. I took it easy and played it safe and enjoyed it, although looking back i realize how stupid that was of me, because one hit to the stomach or something going wrong was just a moment away. Very bad decision on my part. You can always fake an ankle injury for a month and sit in the dugout as water girl  😉

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I don’t think it should really matter during early pregnancy because it’s slow pitch. I play fast pitch softball and I’ve been on church teams and co ed slow pitch and I think as long as you’re the catcher and not in the field to potentially get him by a ball coming off the bat you should be fine because slow pitch is easy going and like it’s name, slow. Just make sure you’re out of the bats way and don’t fall when you run!!

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Even in the first trimester my OB advised against exercises that include increasing pressure in the pelvis (squats, lunging, etc) so I would assume playing catcher is out of the question.

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I had to stop. I’m a varsity volleyball coach and I have instincts to dive for the ball. My doc knew this and cut me off real quick.

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I’m also a catcher and have played fast pitch and slow pitch. While the risks are lower with slow, I would probably see if I could try an outfield position. An ankle or wrist injury could earn you a designated hitter or runner option as well.

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