Subj : Re: Question for Doc Sharon (and any other doctors out there) To : alt.tv.er From : Sharon Three Date : Tue Sep 13 2005 09:22:13 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.er "DawnK" wrote in message news:dQOUe.184$6Z3.134@fe06.lga... > > "Gabby" wrote in message > news:11i73bgcuk1mib0@corp.supernews.com... >> >> "Sharon" wrote in message >> news:11i72mp2bjbb151@corp.supernews.com... >>> >I was astonished at posts on some ER boards about how irresponsible Kem >>>> was to be sliding down Carter's hallway and skating whilst pregnant; I >>>> think those posters must have watched the very shows to which you >>>> refer. >>> >>> I remember that slew of misunderstandings too! And heaven forbid, he >>> took her ice skating. >> >> They'd all have been horrified to see me biking to my prenatal >> appointments. If I hadn't had to carry a suitcase I'd have biked to the >> hospital to deliver. ;o) The receptionist used to have a cow each time >> I came with my backpack on. "Mrs. M., you're going to fall off that bike >> and hurt that baby!" "Hey, I don't know how to drive and I don't feel >> like walking, so get off my back!" >> >> Gabby >> > > I remember being warned about lifting my arms above my head, when I was > pregnant, because that could cause the cord to wrap around the baby's > neck. Now, how was I supposed to change IV bags, if I couldn't reach above > my head? LOL! > > Now, Emily did have the cord around her neck, but I'm sure it's not > because I was lifting my arms way up in the air! > > Dawn That old wives' tale was pretty popular back when I was a resident. I also talked to a lot of women who were told that if they always lay on one side while sleeping that the baby would 'stick to their side' and they would have a difficult labor. You can't make this stuff up. Doc Sharon .