Question about chores

BBachmann · January 2010

So my SIL and BIL insist that I can't vacuum in my 3rd trimester. Frankly, I think they are full of crap, and SIL must have pulled the wool over BIL's eyes.

What do you think? Have you ever heard of this before? I'm tempted to ask my Doc about it at my next appointment.

fromymom · January 2010

I have never heard that. Infact I know that they actually tell you to get down on your hands and knees and wash the floor as a way of trying to go into labor.

carney09 · January 2010

Thats ridiculous. Maybe you shouldn't LIFT the vacuum and haul it around, but simply vacuuming? Yeah, I do it every weekend.

IrishBrideND · January 2010

Its crap.

mrsmegs06 · January 2010

I have been doing it the entire time. Not sure what the rules are...but I have felt fine doing it.

BelhurstBride · January 2010

Why wouldn't you be able to vacuum?

lildevil968 · January 2010

I have never heard it before either, maybe it's something her mother told her, and she actually believed?

harlosc · January 2010

I still do most of the cleaning in our house (if not it would probably be a mess lol). Probably more then pre-pg because of nesting. I vacuum, mop, etc. The days where it feels more challenging I just try and brake it up. I haven't heard that it wasn't okay my doctor said I could continue with the normal stuff as long as I feel up to it. Congrats and good luck!

TXTwisterBabe · January 2010

SHHH!!! Don't let my DH hear that...I've had him vacuuming our carpet (the living room) for months now

oh and sweeping/swiffering the kitchen. Yeah, I'm lazy and my back hurts...shoot me.

Scooter359 · January 2010

Are you kidding? Good grief.

StrawberryAlarmClock · January 2010

Unless you're using you abs to push & pull the vacuum I can't see that it's a problem. I think SIL is just super crafty!!

KristinKD · January 2010

I know my mom insisted I shouldn't vacuum while I was recovering after DD1 was born, but I never heard not to do it while pregnant.

Sam78 · January 2010

There's actually a little bit to it - something about the twisting motion of the vacuuming that isn't supposed to be great for pregnant women, however, I don't think its that big of a deal and am the one who does the vacuuming in this house (and will continue to the end).

carney09 · January 2010

TXTwisterBabe:
SHHH!!! Don't let my DH hear that...I've had him vacuuming our carpet (the living room) for months now oh and sweeping/swiffering the kitchen. Yeah, I'm lazy and my back hurts...shoot me.

I have no issue with someone who KNOWS its silly. LMAO! Good for you. But at least you're not telling other people its a bad thing to be doing.

BBachmann · January 2010

She insists her Doc told her this, but I really can't believe it. I kinda want to ask my Doc because I think he'll think it is hysterical.

TxTwister you are hilarious!!

dib · January 2010

Yeah, that's a load. Vacuuming is one of the things I've done all along since it doesn't require chemicals (DH does all the "chemical" cleaning except the floors).

Peony81 · January 2010

I think SIL is full of it. I have been doing all the normal cleaning that I have always done. I definitely get worn out and winded quicker, but I just take breaks between each chore, room, etc. As long as you feel fine, you're fine. I wouldn't push yourself if it feels bad though.

laumholl · January 2010

Vacuum? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. That's possibly the least exhausting/intrusive chore out there next to dusting. I say vacuum away!

bobbidall · January 2010

I've heard the opposite, I've read to vacuum so LO gets used to the noise and likes it when they are on the outside.

erinkate23 · January 2010

Full of crap.

But if it convinces your DH to do the vacuuming for you.... go for it!

skmac05 · January 2010

I knew a lady who wasn't supposed to while pregnant, but she was extremely high risk. So for a normal pregnancy, it's ridiculous!!

TXTwisterBabe · January 2010

carney09:
TXTwisterBabe:
SHHH!!! Don't let my DH hear that...I've had him vacuuming our carpet (the living room) for months now oh and sweeping/swiffering the kitchen. Yeah, I'm lazy and my back hurts...shoot me.

I have no issue with someone who KNOWS its silly. LMAO! Good for you. But at least you're not telling other people its a bad thing to be doing.

It gets him out from in front of his xbox, so I see it as a win/win. His brain for my comfort.

hopeful9 · January 2010

So, its probably a load of crap, but I like your SIL's thinking, here. Has she heard anything else about, say, the perils of having to fold and put away laundry? Because I could fully support that, too.

kristinem17 · January 2010

I don't, but that is because I am on restricted activity and am supposed to be doing very little, since 29 weeks. Since DH works out of the country and Iam home alone, I hired a cleaning lady. I think really depends on your condition and your OB.

BBachmann · January 2010

hopeful9:

So, its probably a load of crap, but I like your SIL's thinking, here. Has she heard anything else about, say, the perils of having to fold and put away laundry? Because I could fully support that, too.

This is one I could jump on board with. Especially the folding of socks. I HATE folding socks.

foreignroyalty · January 2010

Maybe she couldn't but any normal pg female can! Thanks for the laugh! She fooled him!

Jolaine83 · January 2010

Vacuuming isn't something I've heard you shouldn't do, unless it's one of those canister ones that you have to bend over to pick up and move.

Interesting thing for those looking to enlist DH's help in more areas: I was reading a book on post-pregnancy care and they suggested that a pregnant woman shouldn't do anything they have to bend over to do after 36 weeks and until 6 weeks after delivery. This included things like unloading and loading the dishwasher, laundry, etc.

I joking told DH that after the next two weeks, he had all of the house duties. He suggested I use a chair to sit in so I didn't have to bend over for those certain chores. He was thinking too fast for it to work too well!

Peanut1334 · January 2010

I think that's crap. The only thing I don't do is change the litter, lift the laundry baskets and scrub the showers b/c of bending and the chemicals used.

bb80 · January 2010

i haven't vacuumed in 2 years because i herniated my disc vacuuming....so if you do vacuum, be careful! don't twist in a weird way haha

flgator · January 2010

I vacuumed a few days before I had DS#1. I've never asked my dr about it though.

libra31 · January 2010

That's comical. This is my 3rd child and chasing, carrying and wrangling my just turned 2 yo boy is way more challenging and potentially dangerous then vaccuum. I still lug my vacccuum and many other things all over the house.

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