Hi, i m 9 weeks pregnant and have 16 months old baby boy. he is little that's y i have to carry him while taking him to the washroom and almost most of the day when he needs me to carry him. is is safe to carry your baby in first trimester? how much weight you can carry up to? ↓
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Name: clindholm | Date: Jun 24th, 2008 9:02 AM
It's fine to carry him, they say up to 20 lbs but you can do a little more. They also say later in your preg when you can't pick him up to always blame it on your back rather than the baby to avoid additional hostility. My lo is 18 months and I was worried as well. This was all in the book, "What to expect when you're expecting" may want to pick up a copy. Good luck. ↑
Name: newbaby2009 | Date: Jun 24th, 2008 12:16 PM
Depends on whwt your doc says and how your pregnancy is going. i have a daughter that just turned 1 and im not supposed to lift over 10 lbs. ↑
Name: clindholm | Date: Jun 24th, 2008 1:05 PM
Newbaby, only 10 lbs? Why? Are you having complications? That must be sooo hard. ↑
Name: newbaby2009 | Date: Jun 24th, 2008 1:31 PM
Yea im high risk due to recurrent miscarriages. I also went into pre term labor w my daughter. Im a stay at home mom, so its very hard. I still hold and carry her though she is 21 lbs. It breaks my heart not to. She doesn't understand why her mommy cant ↑
Name: mary b | Date: Jun 24th, 2008 8:39 PM
I thought it was up to 40lbs for a norm pregnancy? If not then I have been doing way too much. My daughter is 24 lbs and we are in the process of moving which I have been helping and lifting too much... ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jun 24th, 2008 9:57 PM
I am 36 weeks and have a 28 month old that I have to pick up now and then. She is old enough to understand that I need her to get up on the couch for me to get her, or on her toy box when we are in her room. I really try not to pick her up directly from the floor. She weighs 30 pounds, and it is getting really hard. Other than it killing my back, I never worried about picking her up. I have never had any pregnancy complications, not even spotting with this pregnancy. Maybe my cervix is made of steel! LOL. ↑
