2007-09-03 11:57:56 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
It is perfectly safe to vacuum while you are pregnant. I figure that what someone was taking about was the umbilical cord. It is an old wives tale that by stretching or putting your arms above your head will wrap the cord around the baby's neck. That is just a tale. You cannot cause anything like that to happen. Vacuum away.
2007-09-03 12:09:11 · answer #1 · answered by Ren E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's one of the stupidest old wives tales that I have heard. No, it won't twist the umbilical cord. What an upright can do is give you back pain especially towards the end of your pregnancy as the twisting motion along with your swelling pulls funny on muscles. Other than that, no problem.
2007-09-03 19:03:22 · answer #2 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an old wives tale. Vacuuming while you are pregnant is perfectly safe and will not harm you or the baby. You could try and see if you can get out of it, though, like many pregnant women before you have! LOL
2007-09-03 19:02:09 · answer #3 · answered by Veritas 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
vaccuum, run , walk, play, have a ball just dont over do it, when you get tired rest. a pregnant woman can do almost everything a non pregnant woman can. Just dont do what my mom did and get mad at the hubby and take off on a motercycle when your 8 months pregnant :-)
2007-09-03 19:07:18 · answer #4 · answered by Jewls 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard of this one before but im sure its ok to vacuum. I vaccuum all the time during pregnancy
2007-09-03 19:06:02 · answer #5 · answered by bride2be 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is an excuse not to clean your house. Using a vacuum cleaner won't harm your child or cause any complications with the umbilical cord.
2007-09-03 19:02:29 · answer #6 · answered by Sugarcookie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well that depends- do you want to get out of vacuuming? :) It's safe. Purchase What to Expect When You're Expecting for the skinny on all the advice you'll undoubtedly get from well-intentioned yet misinformed friends.
2007-09-03 21:01:08 · answer #7 · answered by elizabeth_ashley44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i vaccumed when i was pregnant. i don't think the person who told you that knew what they were talking about. i think that any pregnant women who has a vacuum does. i vaccuumed every fday when iwas pregnant because we had to at my job when we were closing
2007-09-03 19:02:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just another old wives tale....nothing will hurt the baby when vacuuming. However it doesn't hurt to tell your husband that if it means he'll help with the housework!
2007-09-03 19:02:22 · answer #9 · answered by starfire978 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
if pregnant women didn't vaccum they would filthy houses. I have never ever heard of not being able to vaccum while pregnant, in fact i just vaccumed my sons room 2hrs ago.
2007-09-03 19:02:03 · answer #10 · answered by Wishmaster 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋