Is it true that you are not supposed to put your arms over your head or bend down towards your feet? I personally have never heard of this, but a couple of my friends who have children told me that this weekend and now Im freaking out about having my hands over my head.
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LOL! I hope its not true because I always stretch out on the couch with my hands over my head! And I'm pretty sure I bend down towards my feet everytime I pick something up off the ground! :-)
Well I thought this couldn't possibly be true, but all weekend I was asking my husband to get stuff out of the top cabinets for me because i was scared. And I need to stretch so bad but I was afraid to. Im just like you babyjaq and I love to sleep with my arms stretch above my head. LOL
How are pregnant women supposed to wash their hair? I can't believe people actually believe some of these old wives tales...
Or tie their shoes...
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Well I thought this couldn't possibly be true, but all weekend I was asking my husband to get stuff out of the top cabinets for me because i was scared. And I need to stretch so bad but I was afraid to. Im just like you babyjaq and I love to sleep with my arms stretch above my head. LOL
I think you have a couple friends who were yanking your chain a bit.
Well I thought this couldn't possibly be true, but all weekend I was asking my husband to get stuff out of the top cabinets for me because i was scared. And I need to stretch so bad but I was afraid to. Im just like you babyjaq and I love to sleep with my arms stretch above my head. LOL
I think you have a couple friends who were yanking your chain a bit.
lol... my grandma told me the same thing BUT she also told me it was in the same book that told her not to use an outhouse near the end of her pregnancy because she might not know she was in labor and have the baby in the outhouse and it fall into the hole. The myth is that the cord can wrap around the baby's neck if you raise your arms up. Don't ask stupid questions.
There have been a few women on the boards who have brought up people telling them this. Supposedly it causes the cord to get tied in a knot or something like that. Totally not true but it seems like it's a pretty widespread OWT. One lady posted on 3rd tri (I believe) about a lady at the store yelling at her and getting upset because she reached up to grab something.
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My MIL told me this, and always gets mad when I reach for stuff in the kitchen. I tell her the baby's fine, but she still gives me the stink eye for it. Silly OWT's
But with my super-low blood pressure right now, I have to sit down to put on my shoes because if I bend at the waist, I will pass out when I stand back up. But thats pretty weird.
Well I want to thank the people who responded to this post with helpful and insightful information to my legitmate question that I had.
As for all of the other sarcastic people on this board, what a great way to welcome someone new to this board. GREAT JOB, but if I wanted sarcasism I would have asked my question elsewhere. If you have nothing better to say, how about you just keep it to yourself. THANKS
WOW! This board a WAAAAY different from the HELPFUL knot and the nest boards. GEEZ!!!
Well I want to thank the people who responded to this post with helpful and insightful information to my legitmate question that I had.
As for all of the other sarcastic people on this board, what a great way to welcome someone new to this board. GREAT JOB, but if I wanted sarcasism I would have asked my question elsewhere. If you have nothing better to say, how about you just keep it to yourself. THANKS
WOW! This board a WAAAAY different from the HELPFUL knot and the nest boards. GEEZ!!!
Aww, did you get your e-feelings all butthurt?
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same book that told her not to use an outhouse near the end of her pregnancy because she might not know she was in labor and have the baby in the outhouse and it fall into the hole. .
O.M.G...can you imagine? Can you imagine having to worry about losing your baby down a hole? I think of that show "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" and they start having a baby while on the toilet...I guess it could happen with an outhouse.
That is pretty funny.
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@CDK, I know it may come off as Im angry but Im not. Im a little disappointed... But as my earlier reply post stated I never thought that it could be true because you wouldn't be able to do anything, but I thought "what the heck, there's no harm in asking." But I guess there was harm in asking. MY BAD!
There is a difference in giving advise and being sarcastic to the point where the comments come off as being mean. Your most recent post was not mean, it was informative. Others were just mean.
@CDK, I know it may come off as Im angry but Im not. Im a little disappointed... But as my earlier reply post stated I never thought that it could be true because you wouldn't be able to do anything, but I thought "what the heck, there's no harm in asking." But I guess there was harm in asking. MY BAD!
There is a difference in giving advise and being sarcastic to the point where the comments come off as being mean. Your most recent post was not mean, it was informative. Others were just mean.
Your original post said you were freaking out about putting your hands above your head. This reads as though you actually were believing it and were worried.
its not the end of the world, own it, laugh about it, and move on.
Well I want to thank the people who responded to this post with helpful and insightful information to my legitmate question that I had.
As for all of the other sarcastic people on this board, what a great way to welcome someone new to this board. GREAT JOB, but if I wanted sarcasism I would have asked my question elsewhere. If you have nothing better to say, how about you just keep it to yourself. THANKS
WOW! This board a WAAAAY different from the HELPFUL knot and the nest boards. GEEZ!!!
Oh honey, just you wait. Keep posting moronic things like this and we'll run you off before long.
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The ability to laugh at yourself when you do boneheaded things (and we all do them) is an important part of keeping your sanity during pregnancy and after you have kids. Seriously, a sense of humor is probably the most important tool in your parenting arsenal.
same book that told her not to use an outhouse near the end of her pregnancy because she might not know she was in labor and have the baby in the outhouse and it fall into the hole. .
O.M.G...can you imagine? Can you imagine having to worry about losing your baby down a hole? I think of that show "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" and they start having a baby while on the toilet...I guess it could happen with an outhouse.
That is pretty funny.
When I read the original outhouse OWT comment, I thought -- oh my god, how awful! The poor baby would fall into the shi*hole and drown before the mother could save him!!
But then I remembered the umbilical cord and realized that, as long as the cord isn't too long, the sh#^ too high, and the placenta doesn't come out right away, the baby would just dangle over the stinky abyss and the mother could pull him to safety. I'm sure that in the course of human history that's happened at least once or twice.
I think that image just got burned into my brain.
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same book that told her not to use an outhouse near the end of her pregnancy because she might not know she was in labor and have the baby in the outhouse and it fall into the hole. .
O.M.G...can you imagine? Can you imagine having to worry about losing your baby down a hole? I think of that show "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" and they start having a baby while on the toilet...I guess it could happen with an outhouse.
That is pretty funny.
When I read the original outhouse OWT comment, I thought -- oh my god, how awful! The poor baby would fall into the shi*hole and drown before the mother could save him!!
But then I remembered the umbilical cord and realized that, as long as the cord isn't too long, the sh#^ too high, and the placenta doesn't come out right away, the baby would just dangle over the stinky abyss and the mother could pull him to safety. I'm sure that in the course of human history that's happened at least once or twice.
I think that image just got burned into my brain.
LOL- I have the image of a baby on a bungee cord over a pile of poo in my head right now. It is hilarious.
The funniest thing on this post is the posters who have been here forever saying things like "we'll run you off huney pie" or "it can get much, much worse my pretty!" Hilarious. The "tough girl" posts are my favorites.
Sometimes, when people are really rude I like to divide their post count by how long they have been here and when I get things like an average of 300+ posts per month for YEARS I typically just feel sad for them. This is not real life. It's the internet. It should not consume you. It may be time to take a break.
But, to the OP, many posters here are very nice and helpful....just ignore the ones that have clearly lost perspective on this little internet tool.
We are so thankful that our second daughter, Lillian Elizabeth "Lily", was born healthy and happy on February 11, 2013. We love her to pieces.
We lost our first daughter, Hannah Grace on May 4, 2011. She was buried on May 14 during a beautiful service at my home church. We are grateful that if she could not be here with us, that she is healed and whole with the Lord. We look forward to the day when we will get to meet her. We love her so much.
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How are pregnant women supposed to wash their hair? I can't believe people actually believe some of these old wives tales...
Or tie their shoes...
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." -- Dale Carnegie
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." --Thomas A. Edison
I think you have a couple friends who were yanking your chain a bit.
A kiss he will never forget- Disney World 2014
this
Fiction.
We aren't supposed to wash our hair either, so it takes care of that problem.
bahahahaha.
never mind the fact that this is just absolutely STOOPID and would make NO sense what so ever but wtf are we suppose to do about washing our hair.
uhmmmm like make DH do it. DUH!
Ok, so I know this is total bunk...
But with my super-low blood pressure right now, I have to sit down to put on my shoes because if I bend at the waist, I will pass out when I stand back up. But thats pretty weird.
Because the baby's cord is totally connected to mom's...arms...or something...
Everyone knows that.
Well I want to thank the people who responded to this post with helpful and insightful information to my legitmate question that I had.
As for all of the other sarcastic people on this board, what a great way to welcome someone new to this board. GREAT JOB, but if I wanted sarcasism I would have asked my question elsewhere. If you have nothing better to say, how about you just keep it to yourself. THANKS
WOW! This board a WAAAAY different from the HELPFUL knot and the nest boards. GEEZ!!!
lol
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Aww, did you get your e-feelings all butthurt?
O.M.G...can you imagine? Can you imagine having to worry about losing your baby down a hole? I think of that show "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" and they start having a baby while on the toilet...I guess it could happen with an outhouse.
That is pretty funny.
@CDK, I know it may come off as Im angry but Im not. Im a little disappointed... But as my earlier reply post stated I never thought that it could be true because you wouldn't be able to do anything, but I thought "what the heck, there's no harm in asking." But I guess there was harm in asking. MY BAD!
There is a difference in giving advise and being sarcastic to the point where the comments come off as being mean. Your most recent post was not mean, it was informative. Others were just mean.
Your original post said you were freaking out about putting your hands above your head. This reads as though you actually were believing it and were worried.
its not the end of the world, own it, laugh about it, and move on.
A kiss he will never forget- Disney World 2014
A kiss he will never forget- Disney World 2014
Oh honey, just you wait. Keep posting moronic things like this and we'll run you off before long.
When I read the original outhouse OWT comment, I thought -- oh my god, how awful! The poor baby would fall into the shi*hole and drown before the mother could save him!!
But then I remembered the umbilical cord and realized that, as long as the cord isn't too long, the sh#^ too high, and the placenta doesn't come out right away, the baby would just dangle over the stinky abyss and the mother could pull him to safety. I'm sure that in the course of human history that's happened at least once or twice.
I think that image just got burned into my brain.
Is made me feel faaaaaaabulous!
LOL- I have the image of a baby on a bungee cord over a pile of poo in my head right now. It is hilarious.
The funniest thing on this post is the posters who have been here forever saying things like "we'll run you off huney pie" or "it can get much, much worse my pretty!" Hilarious. The "tough girl" posts are my favorites.
Sometimes, when people are really rude I like to divide their post count by how long they have been here and when I get things like an average of 300+ posts per month for YEARS I typically just feel sad for them. This is not real life. It's the internet. It should not consume you. It may be time to take a break.
But, to the OP, many posters here are very nice and helpful....just ignore the ones that have clearly lost perspective on this little internet tool.
We are so thankful that our second daughter, Lillian Elizabeth "Lily", was born healthy and happy on February 11, 2013. We love her to pieces.
We lost our first daughter, Hannah Grace on May 4, 2011. She was buried on May 14 during a beautiful service at my home church. We are grateful that if she could not be here with us, that she is healed and whole with the Lord. We look forward to the day when we will get to meet her. We love her so much.