i was wondering is it bad?

Question

i am 25 weeks preg and i live in a big two story house , half of the house has tile and the other half has wood floor, i clean the house twice a week, mop broom vacume dust etc, after i finish cleaning i get this terrible pain in my back, that i cant even walk. im the only women living in this house and ive talken to my man about how i feel after i clean this house it takes me about 4 hours to clean it. he says that nothing is going to happen to my baby. can i be putting my baby in danger? remember im the only girl in the house if i dont clean no one else is going to clean.

Answer 1

Its not just your responsibility to keep the house clean,YOUR PREGNANT,,make them help you if you dont want to lose the baby...this can send you into labor...make everyone clean up after them selves and you clean up after yourself...this will help out alot....then ask a family member or a good friend to help out...once a month...then you can clean once a month...its very easy to have a miscariage... you have more to think about now...i had 2 misscarriages in my life and its something that sticks with you for the rest of your life....heck hire the teenager that lives down the road they need extra spending money and they wont charge you a arm and a leg...please be careful

Answer 2

Pain in your back usually isn't a sign of distress for the baby (although it can be quite uncomfortable for you), and being active while you are pregnant is usually a good thing and makes for an easier labor. However, you should mention the pain to your doctor and make sure that everything is okay. Explain how much work you are doing, and make sure you have the doctor's okay if you are going to continue.

I'm sorry to hear that your "man" isn't a little more compassionate about your discomfort. A clean house isn't always the most important thing. Maybe you can scale back what you are doing. For example, you could make a more simplified cleaning schedule that covers everything, just not everything twice a week. Add more time in to relax and take care of yourself and your baby. Ask the other people in the house to each take on one responsibility to help you. Women aren't the only ones who can clean.

Answer 3

1st of all he is in no position 2 say that nothing can happen 2 your child. He is not the one pregnant. And if you do put yourself under extra stress while pregnant it can B hazard 2 not only your child but also 2 yourself. Ask any doctor. What U need 2 do is tell your MAN 2 start taking some of the responsibilities in the house cause U R only 25 weeks it is gonna get nothing but worse. The bigger U get the less U can do. So tell him 2 get on the ball cause U need that help.

Answer 4

I think it is rediculous that you are having to clean the house like that without any help, they probably want you to do all the shopping and cooking and laundry on top of it too.

What a bunch of lazy bums. When my wife became pregnant I helped her with all those things. She didn't get pregnant by herself and I wasn't going to make her go through the next 9 months (and 18 years) by herself.

Even when it came to a point where we both had to work, we both had 40 hour a week jobs, the last thing I ever expected her to do was to have to go home and do another 40 hours of cooking, cleaning and laundry. I shared all those chores with her.

It seems to me you are getting the short end of the stick in this situation. It's either time for them to help or live in a dirty house, wear dirty clothes and eat out, because if I were you, I sure wouldn't be doing any of it.

Answer 5

No your not going to harm your baby. but maybe you should clean in intervals. maybe a hour at a time then take a break.

Your body is not used to carrying extra wieght so your muscles get week and start to rest on nerves that cause the pains, its going to happen to your legs too.

Tell your man if he doesn't want to help clean than the least he can do is give you a massage.

Answer 6

It is not going to hurt the child by cleaning. In fact, being pregnant does not mean sitting around on your duff. It is healthy to stay active and try to stay in as best shape as you can to prepare for labor. The back pain? It's sort of natural. You're carrying extra weight. That's all. For example, if I was to carry a backpack for 24 hours a day, my back would hurt too.
Continue staying active, but take multiple breaks. Don't overwork yourself. However, an active lifestyle is not going to hurt your baby. For example, my wife continued going to the gym until the last week of pregnancy. She played volleyball at 30 weeks. It's okay.

Answer 7

1) You're not standing right. Stand in the kung fu "Horse stance"--knees slightly bent, feet shoulder width apart, lower back straight. No, you're probably not going to harm the baby, but you could do permanent damage to your back.

2) Guilt him into cleaning. Sure, you want a clean house, but men can clean just as well as women, and you have enough work to do making that baby.

Answer 8

Well its not good for you to be on your feet for very long as far along as you are. Back pain is all due to the fact you have to support not only your weight but the baby's weight also. Tell that man of yours to be a man and help the mother of his child out. You shouldn't be stressing yourself so much.

Answer 9

This is called nesting, every women gets this when they are pregnent (always feels like cleaning!) And no it wont do any harm to your baby, just remember to have a lot of breaks during your cleaning and lots of rest afterwards

Answer 10

Then don't clean the house. You could send yourself into labor. See about getting a maid to come once a week. And tell your man he doesn't know crap about being pregnant.