Can someone please tell me?

Question

Is it true if I jump on a chair to put something in a high cupboard or if I'm stretching my arm to reach something high it's not safe? I just jumped on a chair to put my waffle maker back into my high kitchen cupboard and my mil almost died saying it's not safe that's how the cord gets around the babies neck becos of stretching and stuff??

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The only thing I would be concerned about is keeping your balance- you don't want to fall. It has nothing to do with the cord. That's an old wives tale. If you can, let someone else get up on the step stool. Sure, you're perfectly capable of doing it, as well as many other things, they just may not be the best idea balance-wise. Again, it has absolutely nothing to do with the cord.

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There's an old wives tale that lifting up your arms will cause the umbilical cord to get rapped around the baby.. is this what you're talking about? And no, if you're stretching around you're perfectly safe (ask all the mommy's that do yoga). Your baby is safely floating in fluid.  It's simply just an old wives tale.

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I had a coworker freak out because I was sitting "criss cross applesauce" on the floor. Apparently that's another old wives tale.

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Ummm never heard of that. I still jump
rope for exercise... I think you're fine!

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Ive been jumping in my gym for months now (28 weeks). Thats a wives tale with no merit. And actually altered steps like that with one leg stepping higher than another can help a labor/baby positioning move along. Check out the miles circuit.

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There are plenty of mamas that do yoga their whole pregnancies...pretty sure if that was true it wouldn't be a recommended form of exercise during pregnancy! :)

Can someone please tell me?

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