Re: What's the deal with raising your arms above your head during pregnancy?

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At Sat, 25 May 2002, Jessica wrote: >
>It's an old wives tale- not true, and should be classed in the same
>category as the Draino test for sex identification.....
>
>I can't tell you how many times my mamaw said that to me during my
>pregnancies.....I would just smile and say, "Okay...."
>
>--
>Jessica
>
>t Fri, 24 May 2002, shannon wrote:
>>
>>At Fri, 24 May 2002, LeeAnne wrote:
>>>
>>>At Fri, 24 May 2002, Julie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Is it true if you raise your arms over your head during pregnancy that
>>>>your baby could strangle on the umbililicle cord? I often stretch way
>>>>above my head to get, and put dishes away. And everytime I do I think
>>>>of that theory. I have this is not true but would love to confirm once
>>>>and for all! Thanks!!
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Julie 17 weeks pg.
>>>>
>>>Well, your baby is attatched to the cord which is attatched to the
>>>placenta which is attatched to the wall of the uterus which is
>>>attatched...in NO way at ALL to the arms. So, there is no way that
>>>raising your arms will cause umbilical problems unless you somehow
>>>happen to he holding a loop of corn in your hand in which case I would
>>>hazard a guess that (1)baby is already born and doing well or (2)you
>>>have other, bigger problems than trying to figure out the answer to this
>>>one!
>>>
>>>That is the long answer...
>>>
>>>I guess the short one would be...
>>>
>>>no. It is not true.
>>
>>--
>>I heard it was an old wives tale, that if you stretch your arms above your head
>>that you could risk the chance of rapping the cord around the babies neck.
>>When i was pregnant with my son, my grandmother and many of older women would
>>tell not to stretch or reach for things, i was going to hurt my baby.. That's
>>when i heard it is an old wives tale..
>>

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