{"id":6013,"date":"2022-07-20T17:16:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T11:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/?p=6013"},"modified":"2022-07-21T11:54:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T06:24:40","slug":"climbing-stairs-during-pregnancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/climbing-stairs-during-pregnancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing Stairs During Pregnancy: Should You Be Worried?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 5em; .table_of_contents {margin: 25px 0; padding: 10px; background: #F2F5F7;} .table_of_contents a { text-decoration: none; }}<\/style><div class='table_of_contents'><h3>Table of Contents<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"#is-it-safe-to-climb-up-and-down-the-stairs-during-your-pregnancy\">Is It Safe To Climb Up and Down The Stairs During Your Pregnancy?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><ul><li><a href=\"#reasons-you-should-avoid-climbing-stairs-in-the-first-trimester\">Reasons You Should Avoid Climbing Stairs In The First Trimester<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#reasons-to-avoid-climbing-stairs-during-the-second-and-third-trimester\">Reasons To Avoid Climbing Stairs During The Second and Third Trimester<\/a><\/li><\/ul><li><a href=\"#precautions-you-might-have-to-take-in-the-second-and-third-trimester\">Precautions You Might Have To Take In The Second and Third Trimester<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Bearing your baby in your womb is not easy.\u00a0You need to be a little careful about what to eat, and what physical activity you perform throughout the day. You may be sitting, standing, sleeping, walking during pregnancy, or climbing the stairs. Many of you, out of all the things you\u2019ve been doing, while you\u2019re expecting, you may have been advised against using the stairs for your and your baby\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, find out whether climbing stairs during pregnancy is safe<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"is-it-safe-to-climb-up-and-down-the-stairs-during-your-pregnancy\">Is It Safe To Climb Up and Down The Stairs During Your Pregnancy?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be in the first (1<sup>st<\/sup>) trimester, or in the second or third (3<sup>rd<\/sup>) trimester of your pregnancy, you might have to use the stairs during your pregnancy for many reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>maybe to get the dry clothes from the rooftop<\/li><li>just to take a walk on the terrace<\/li><li>maybe to get an online delivery downstairs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, climbing up and down the stairs at any time during your pregnancy is quite common for you. But before you use the stairs during your pregnancy, understand why is it not safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reasons-you-should-avoid-climbing-stairs-in-the-first-trimester\">Reasons You Should Avoid Climbing Stairs In The First Trimester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few instances during early pregnancy due to which it is not medically advisable for you to take the stairs for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/symptoms-early-pregnancy\">anything during the early stage of your pregnancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/rainbow-baby-story-series-part\/\">If you are pregnant after one or two miscarriages<\/a><\/li><li>If you are experiencing bleeding or cramping during the first trimester of your pregnancy<\/li><li>If by chance you\u2019re feeling dizzy and have a history of fainting<\/li><li>If you\u2019re carrying twins<\/li><li>If you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/hypertension-during-pregnancy\/\">blood pressure (high or low)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reasons-to-avoid-climbing-stairs-during-the-second-and-third-trimester\">Reasons To Avoid Climbing Stairs During The Second and Third Trimester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the progression of your pregnancy \u2013 in the second and third trimester, your baby bump is also growing, thus shifting your center of gravity. As a result of your growing baby, there\u2019s a lot of pressure on your uterus, which also makes it difficult for you to walk. Let alone climbing up the stairs.<strong> <\/strong>If you even try to walk up the stairs, you might have to be careful of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Losing your balance and tumbling down the staircase (The majority of the <a href=\"https:\/\/obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/j.1471-0528.2008.01905.x\">fall and hospitalisations<\/a> occurred in the third trimester (79.3%), with 11.3% in the second trimester and 9.4% in the first trimester)<\/li><li>Feeling of breathlessness as you climb up and down<\/li><li>Increasing pressure on your back<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you climb the stairs during the second and third trimesters you might have to take some precautions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"precautions-you-might-have-to-take-in-the-second-and-third-trimester\">Precautions You Might Have To Take In The Second and Third Trimester<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are in second, or third ensure that you take these precautions, while you\u2019re climbing the stairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Ensure that you walk slowly<\/li><li>Ensure that you use the handrail while climbing<\/li><li>Ensure that you don\u2019t miss a step while climbing<\/li><li>Ensure that you don\u2019t walk on slippery stairs<\/li><li>Ensure that you do not wear flowy dresses. There are chances that you might fall down the stairs if you\u2019re wearing flowy dresses or sarees while climbing stairs<\/li><li>Ensure that you\u2019re careful on carpeted stairs. The carpet on the floor should not be loose<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow your doctor\u2019s advice before you take the stairs during your pregnancy. If you have your bedroom on the second floor and the doctor has advised you not to even walk up to the next floor due to some of your pregnancy complications, try to make arrangements in your house so that you can stay downstairs and save yourself from injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can go for a walk during pregnancy and do practice your breathing techniques to stay physically active during pregnancy. Along with this, don\u2019t forget to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/blog\/\">our blog page<\/a> to get more knowledge on pregnancy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cordlifeindia.com\/cord-blood\">cord blood banking<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is It Safe To Climb Up and Down The Stairs During Your Pregnancy?&nbsp; Reasons You Should Avoid Climbing Stairs In The First Trimester Reasons To Avoid Climbing Stairs During The Second and Third Trimester Precautions You Might Have To Take In The Second and Third Trimester Bearing your baby in your womb [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Climbing Stairs During Pregnancy: Should you Be Worried?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You can be physically active in pregnancy, walking, sleeping. 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