2nd Trimester
aelliott04
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Picking up other children
aelliott04
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So someone told me I shouldn't be picking up my 2 yr old, who weighs 28 lbs. It makes sense but sometimes you just don't really have a choice. Guess I'm wondering what is the specific reason why? Clearly if it hurts or once I get too big I will try not too. Just curious for those who have toddlers out there...
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Re: Picking up other children
TTC since May 2006. After 3 failed Clomid cycles, 2 failed Injectibles/IUIs, 2 failed IVFs and 1 failed FET, we moved on to adoption!
Last ditch FET resulted in BFP, and identical twin girls!
This.
I would think that it is impossible for most mothers not to be able to pick up their younger children on a daily basis. I can think of many instances throughout the day that I must pick up both my boys.
DS1 was 22 months when DS2 was born and there was never a point where I could not pick him up. The only way that would work is if you had around the clock outside help, which I'm sure most of us do not have.
My doctor told me that as long as I felt okay to continue lifting and doing what I do everyday. I worked at a daycare and picked up kids all the time when I was pg with DS. Towards the end, my staff would help me.
My son now is 34 lbs and I pick him up all the time. I think your body will tell you what you should and shouldnt be doing.
Well my 2 year old can walk. So I don't have this issue since he's old enough to walk and if you're capable of walking I don't carry around any of my kids. DD is 1 and she walks to so I only carry her when we're going up and down the stairs.
This "someone" needs to quiet their mouth unless they are your OB. It does not "make sense;" how would it?
I worked a manual labor job when I got pregnant lifting things up to 40lbs and had a lengthy talk with my OB about lifting. He said there's no way, unless you already have bleeding, a placental issue or compromised cervix, that lifting an cause any harm to the baby. The idea that lifting something can harm the pregnancy is a myth. The myth stems from the truth that lifting can, once you are big and unbalanced, cause you to pull a muscle or strain something.
I was told I could keep working my job as long as it was comfortable for me; he guessed I would start to have issues around 25 weeks because of the big belly. He also told me that lifting my 30lb toddler is not an issue whatsoever. You can lift anything that your body is used to lifting. I don't plan to stop lifting my kid until I physically can't; as in I'm so big that there's nowhere to rest her comfortably. Pregnant women have been lifting previous kids since the beginning of time. Don't worry about it. Hold your toddler.
My 21 month old walks everywhere but there are times when it's easier to just carry her for a second than have her walk. We live in Minnesota where it is icy, snowy, and cold so I would rather carry her out to the car than take a chance she will slip on the ice or wait for her little legs to finally get her to where we are going. She also still sits in the front part of the cart when we go to stores, I lift her to put her in there since she can't climb up herself. Although I wouldn't carry her everywhere at this age I find that it's still necessary to carry her sometimes.
If you're used to picking up your toddler, there is no harm in continuing to do so. The exception would be if you are put on light duty or bedrest due to pregnancy complications/preterm labor and are told you can't anymore by your doctor.
I was just told I can no longer pick up my 30 lb. 2 year old, but it's because I'm experiencing preterm labor symptoms and I have been put on partial bedrest. Up until fine, lifting her has been perfectly ok and doctor-approved.