True or Old Wives Tale

[~Saram~]

I was told this heaps as well - again another teacher so my hands are always over my head, writing on the board, hanging pictures etc! No hassles here but I have to admit I did think about it everytime I did it and often got a chair so as not to strains so much

[Nelle]

I'd be pretty surprised if that was true. There are definitely other reasons to take it easy and be sensible with what you do while pregnant.

Why not ask your doctor/midwife next time you see them to give you peace of mind? Then if it's not true, you can tell those people that your doctor said it's not true, and then they won't go about worrying people unnecessarily if it's not true.

Unless, of course, you don't want to hang the washing out, and then it's definitely true and you should be very careful.

[Catastrophic]

Hehe - In my case that one was true becuase i didn't want to hang out the washing~! lol! Someone told me that one - so i ran with it hehe

But Honestly i don't think it is true...

[deni]

My mum was warning me against it as well, it must be an old wives' tale from her generation, from books I've read it's definately not true.

[Salad]

I thought it sounded more like an old wives tale. I am very careful with things I do though, this might sound strange but I kind of like hanging out the washing

[Snacks]

LOL Salad! I'm with you I like clothes washing... It's dishes I HATE!
I have heard it too. FIL told me in my first pg that his mum lost a baby and she'd always thought it was because she'd hung the washing out He's not always tactful, but he was trying to be helpful I think. I too believe it's not true, just something people used to say to try to explain tragedies that occurred prior to the medical testing that's done these days KWIM?

[WestChick]

ive heard this too, but only from one person, and she was 65 or something, no1 else i know has heard of it.