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Arms over head

knottied6bfa465ad35782bknottied6bfa465ad35782b member
in 2nd Trimester
has any has anyone heard that you should limit trying to reach for anything over your head or is this an old wise tale? 

I was told that you should limit raising your arms above your head because the umbilical cord can wrapped around the baby’s neck?? 
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  • harpseal135harpseal135 member
    Never heard such a thing.  
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  • virtaurvirtaur member
    Never heard that either 
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  • churaandnewtchuraandnewt member
    Hello!! I'm actually not sure how common it is, but it's not completely an old wives tale as far as I'm aware? It could have been caused for other reasons but my brother had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and he was born blue in the face. It was a horrifying experience and she had to have an emergency C-section. He ended up fine but I'm definitely very careful during my pregnancy
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  • babymom2be24babymom2be24 member
    I’ve heard this as well 
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  • meggymemeggyme member
    This is likely an old wive’s tale. I doubt there’s any evidence to indicate raising your arms causes an umbilical cord to wrap around the baby, otherwise they would recommend it more strongly.
    DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
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