I still lift DS2 a reasonable amount at times. We have a 4WD so he has to be lifted in and out of the car then if i don't lift him into his seat he jumps over the other side of the car and thinks it's a game LOL At times he get whingy and just wants to be picked up, lifting him into his cot which i could possibly get around.
I still lift DS2 quite a bit, but could avoid it if I needed to.
I would just start encouraging your youngest to climb and do things for herself from as early as possible if you see lifting being a problem while you are pregnant. Generally they can do things for themselves, they just don't because we help them.
I am in this situation right now! I'm coming up to 30 weeks pregnant and have a 22 month old DS. And I have just developed SPD
I do lift him a fair bit, my main prob is he's at that age where if he doesn't want to do something he will do the stop drop and roll, and I have to pick him up. Especially if we're at the shops etc. Pretty soon I think I'll start changing him on the floor (he's not TT) although the getting up and down off the floor is just as hard at the moment. And also, DH is working 7 days a week at the moment and sees DS for about 10 mins a day so I can't defer any of the heavy stuff to him.
So yeah, in my case lift him a fair bit. I'm wondering the same thing now - could I even handle a third pregnancy if this happens again...
Can't answer your question, but have you tried acupuncture? My acupuncturist told me to come back after the baby was born and she'd be able to prevent it for next time. I didnt go back for various reasons and am now seeing a new guy who's said the same thing. It's easier to prevent it before pregnancy. I think you need to start treatment at least 3 months before conception, but you'd need to talk to someone about your own case.
my DS is 22 months & i still lift him fairly often. he's just getting to the stage that he can climb in & out of the car seat but if i want him to hurry then i'll lift him. he also loves cuddles & will ask to be picked up (which you don't have to do, of course). i think some of it might be personality - i.e. my DS is fairly affectionate & wary of new situations so he seems the sort who will want to be picked up maybe a bit more often than some others? i notice at playgroup it's kind of half & half - some of the kids never seem to want to be picked up really.
I still lift 2 and a half yr old DD into the car, into the trolley when shopping and in/out of the bath. she can climb into the car but I don't have that sort of patience
My DS1 I still used to lift and carry a lot. DS2 is 22 months and I hardly lify him - I think as Sloane said itis more personality driven.. (and maybe you can condition to want to be lifted less)
28 months, 16kg and severe rheumatoid arthritis and I'm STILL lifting him several times per day. He's only just started to climb into the car on his own (subaru forester, so it's a bit higher up than most, but not as much as a 4WD). I also still use a change table for him, because it's easier than getting myself to the floor and up again... and because it's what we've always done, he knows to stay still when he's up there. Baths, DH does... Or I just bring him into the shower with me - that way I don't have to lift him in or out. Still need to lift him in/out of shopping trolleys and the pram when we go out... if he's on foot, he'll do the flop and drop passive resistance thing, so it's just easier to avoid it. I suspect there will still be quite some lifting for quite some time, even though he's usually pretty good. He seems to know when I'm having a bad day and will often be super helpful and pick things up for me and all that, too.
I still carry my 2yo much of the time, but that's my choice most of the time. When DD was this old I was pregnant and was conditioning her not to be lifted so much. I had to sit on the lounge and her climb up if she wanted a cuddle, stuff like that. She had to transition to showers or if she wanted a bath I had to wait for DH to be home.
I will have to do that same should I be graced with another due to a rupture last time.
I still carry DD2 a lot! She loves to be carried and be on me a lot. I lift her into the car seat, the trolley, swings, monkey bars etc. She is going through a clingy phase at the moment too so she likes Mummy lifting her.
My DS is 2 I still carry him heaps, in the car, out of the bath, when he wants a cuddle, if hes walking but has had enough, in to the trolley etc pretty much the same as Nai
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