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Reaching above head

Are you allowed to reach above your head? Or is it only dangerous if you stand on your tippy toes?
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It's an old wives tale. You're not going to hurt baby by stretching, but it can aggravate round ligament pain which is uncomfortable for mama.
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I reach to put things up in my classroom but I just make sure I don't stretch right out etc
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Yeah i got told not to do it. Cord can wrap around the baby and stop breathing.
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i think ur not spose to over stretch. i got told its coz yr baby can get tangled with the cord. just dont over do it :)
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