Bending at the waist?

blambert98 · September 2009

I work on my feet and have to bend down contstantly at work. I catch myself doing this all day long. I was wondering, should I stop bending over or does there come a point where I wont be able to at all. And is this hurting the baby? I haven't read anything about this but my yoga dvd says I shouldn't bend or twist, so I was just wondering. Thanks

ibis · September 2009

You shouldn't bend or twist? I do both with my prenatal yoga.

You may have to open your legs and bend your knees more as your belly gets bigger, but there's no reason you can't bend over.

Twisting is fine as long as you don't overdo it and pull a muscle.

palomaLuna · September 2009

ibis:
You shouldn't bend or twist? I do both with my prenatal yoga.
You may have to open your legs and bend your knees more as your belly gets bigger, but there's no reason you can't bend over.
Twisting is fine as long as you don't overdo it and pull a muscle.

This. And you'll want the bending to happen at your hips, not at your waist.

wpowell · September 2009

You're fine for now. There will probably be a time when you wont be able to bend at your hips anyway.

Just remember that when you do bend over your putting all that pressure on your back especially when you start to get a bump. Your back muscles will thank you if you start bending at the knees.

cinderellabella · September 2009

Bending over is really uncomfortable for me right now. I feel like I might fall over forward, and I also feel like puking. Fun! Oh, and I don't really have a waist anymore. Sad

OhioBobcat · September 2009

I'm finding it to be a chore anymore to put on my jeans and tie my shoes. I have to sit on the bed usually to do my jeans and loving DH has offered several times to tie my shoes for me when he sees me struggling. I feel so pathetic.