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I've been scolded by both my mom & DH now for carrying two boxes of baby clothes upstairs. I wanted to sort through them as they were hand me downs and organize them into sizes. I didn't think they were too heavy and actually didn't think about it until after I was scolded twice for it. I did a little searching online tonight and saw a recommendation of 25 or less pounds. I didn't weigh the boxes, but I think they were close to that. Any thoughts?
I have resorted them into different bins and they are currently in my living room - I will probably carry them back downstairs but will get another scolding from DH I'm sure. I don't want them to sit in my living room until Thanksgiving when he gets home. He is just worried and wishing he was here to do it for me - which is really sweet.
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Well then if it is 25lbs or less then I am in hot water lol. Khloe is 37.5lbs and Keira 27.5lbs and I am always lifting them to carry them up to bed or in and out of their booster seats. Luckily no one says anything to me and I wouldn't lift them if it caused me pain
Well i havent lifted anything since i found out i was pregnant. i dont pick up dd she is 39 lbs and i dont even pick up the laundry basket even thought i know its not that heavy
just a precaution....u might want to take it easy! even thought it may not hurt, it could do some damage.
Well My Dr. told me don't lift anything more than 25lbs. I said "But what about my daughter, shes only 2... I HAVE to pick her up occasionally" and my dr was like "how big is she? A 2 year old shouldn't weigh much more than 25 lbs" and I said "Uh... shes on the big side. try 39 lbs." Lol. Anyway after that she said that in a healthy pregnancy the lifting thing wasn't a huge deal FOR THE BABY. But for mommy since we have all the hormones, extra weight, and since our tissues relax we're more likely to strain a muscle... and I believe it. My back is ALWAYS strained now and it never was a problem before.
Yep, I am also "guilty" of lifting my son who is about 33 pounds! I don't carry him a lot but I do have to lift him occasionally. I have also been moving quite a bit of stuff and I try to take it easy but I'm not overly concerned!
I am guilty of doing this too. On moving day it was only DB and I so I was lifting our couches with him. I really didn't want to but there was really no other option!
I lift a lot of stuff I shouldnt but im starting to get better at having others do it now. my 4 year old who is almost as big as i am (I am 5 foot even and he is 45 inches tall) still tries getting me to pick him up he weighs 49lbs too lol so i still help him out of the tub sometimes but I dont try n lug him around lol
well being that my lil girl is a special needs kid she is dependent on me for everything so I am constantly lifting & carryin her everyday all throughout the day... she weighs 35pounds & is 45" tall and I am only 5'2" - the doc says that my body is use to it so I shouldnt have any problems until my belly gets big... for now I make sure that i pull her up w/my arms & lift w/my legs.... so as long as I am not feeling any cramping/pulling or discomfort we're a-ok... but if someone else is around I do ask for help where I never would before, just to be cautious.
my OB says it's fine to pick up your child. carrying your child is not the same as carrying a box of equal weight. your child holds on to you, it's not just dead weight you are carrying.
eli is 30 lbs.....i still pick him up, to put him in and out of the bathtub (it's a garden tub so he needs help) bring him to the car when it's raining and the grass is wet, or pick him up so he can show me what he wants to eat in the cabinet, etc. However, I quit picking up Anniston, she is about 55 lbs now and just TOO heavy for me even before I was pg!!
I try not to carry heavy stuff around the house but sometimes I can't wait for dh to get off his lazy you-know-what and do it for me!
at my last visit I asked my OB what the limit was and she gave me zero restrictions on lifting. Such a surprise considering everything I've read and heard. She just told me not to start power lifting.
I am semi high risk, and the OB told me nothing over 25lbs repetitively. Lifting my son is fine (35lb), but limit it, and not to carry him say through a store. She said there is more risk to mom than baby, you are more likely to strain/pull a muscle than really anything else. That said yesterday was DH's birthday and I bought him a new bluray surround system and I was going to leave it in the back of the truck but it started to sprinkle before I went to get my son from preschool so I had to lift it and carry it about 3 ft and it was HEAVY/ackward. I did ok though.
I try not to list most things as well, but I can't avoid picking up my 2 yr old and she's about 38 lbs and tall for her age. I avoid it when I can, but sometimes I can't... she doesn't understand just yet that there is a baby growing inside me and I don't want her to feel rejected or anything by suddenly not picking her up and holding her, etc... my hubby does most of the stuff that involves lifting her, but he can't be here all the time... so far it hasn't caused any issues... but I usually try to sit down and have her climb into my lap or something if possible.
As with a lot of things with pregnancy, these recommendations are for the "ideal circumstance" and/or for high risk pregnancies. If you get put on bed rest, dont lift stuff. If you start having contractions, muscle spasms, back pain, etc, dont lift stuff.
It is like the cat litter advice (my pet peeve). Works only if you have a DH who is around all the time to clean the litter-DH never goes on business trips, never deploys, and you arent a single mom. Not lifting stuff works great if you have no other kids, have a live in nanny, dont have a job that requires lifting, and are not moving.
If your pregnancy is going great and you've had no complications then there is no need to worry. I life my son all the time and he's 27 pounds. I also do the cleaning around here and sometimes there are heavy things to lift. You yourself know your limit so if you are actually having trouble lifting something then don't lift it. I think i stopped lifting heavy things when i was pregnant with ryan around 7 months, by belly was just in the way by then
I think if you are USED to lifting up your 25+ pound kids and carrying them around, that is different than someone like me, with no 25+ kid to haul around. If I went and picked up a sack of 20 lb potatoes, that would be worse for me then it was for you because my body isn't used to it like someone who lifts that everyday would be.
Oh yeah I am so guilty of lifting and moving things around especially when nesting hits! Hubby scolds me too LOL! I do tend to be more careful then when not preggers but with moving I am lifting quite a bit of stuff around right now!
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