just curious??

JamieBatey

Im about 8 weeks pregnant, what is a safe weight to pick up? I picked up my neice earlier, she is 5 and I kinda thought after I was holding her, should I be picking up that much weight??

cbrotz2010

I asked my doctor about this because I have 7 nieces and nephews and love playing with them and lifting them. He said as long as I didn't feel a strain lifting them and it was comfortable for my body it was okay. Basically, listen to your body and if it's telling you it's too much -- you probably shouldn't. Hope this helps!

anmorgan32

I agree - listen to your body. My son is 30ish pounds which I think is usually the limit given by OB's, but obviously I can't just stop lifting him.

this decaf life

My ultrasound tech said 15 pounds... but I thought that was ridiculous. I used to regularly lift about 30 and since it hasn't bothered me yet I'm still picking up 25-30 pounds.