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Crossing your legs
Added: 106 days ago.
Added by: missy08509
Section: General.
Status: This question is Closed. (Questions will be closed after 10 days.)


I am 5 months pregnant and i have the habit of crossing my legs. Will this affect my baby or is it ok? Someone told me that i shouldn`t cross them but i havent heard anymore on that matter.

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brandi j. - 96 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I, too, have this habit, and it is only an old wives tale that crossing your legs will cause harm to your baby. However, it is not good for circulation, but still I do it, it is a hard habit to break!

carsynsmummy - 99 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i got told not to cross my legs as it can wrap the cord round the babys neck !! (old wifes tale i think) but it does make your feet swell up :( x x

Baby3OnWay - 102 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I learned the hard way my lady... its not bad for your baby but for the circulation of blood in your legs. My Dr warned me as I cross my legs all the time and they were always falling aleep on me. I ended up with a lot of really bad looking bericose veins but once I gave birth they went away. I was lucky though sometimes they don't go away! good luck!

mommy-of-3 - 103 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) The only thing I've heard about this is that it can make for poor circulation and increase your odds of getting varicose veins in your legs. As far as hurting your baby, no worries there it does not have any negative affects on the baby.

mzmommy2b - 104 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) It has no effect on the baby at all. The reason you should not cross your legs is due to cutting off circulation. As your pregnancy progresses, your legs and ankles will become more swollen, thus causing spider veins to come about when you cross your legs and cut off your own circulation. If you feel fine doing it, and not like your cutting off your blood flow, I wouldnt worry at all =)

mattie4 - 104 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) it can cause spider veins, that would really be the only concern, other than that it shouldnt hurt the baby at all :).

Zenzabar - 104 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) It's fine to cross your legs. I have a habbit of that too. Towards the end of my pregnancy I always tried to do it out of habbit and I couldn't. It was so frustrating.

vikki - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Crossing your legs while pregnat is at most uncomfortable once you get bigger and won't hurt your baby. However, if you have poor circulation, then it can cause spider vains and down the track ceulite. As you get bigger, you will probably stop sitting like that anywayLOL. :-)

MelissaJoanne - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I don't believe that it affects the baby, but it can cause varicose veins

Christina1984 - 105 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) ong as u dont cross them when u go into labor u will be fine lol dont worry

asutori - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I believe crossing your legs in general, pregnant or not, isn't healthy due to the blood restriction. Whether it impacts the baby more during pregnancy, I'm not sure... but as LMO stated, with the swelling in the legs you may be more prone to in this state, I'm sure it doesn't help.

LMO - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) no it wont hurt the baby but will cause veins

hhall - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Baby is fine but it reduces blood flow and encourages swelling

tamaraleigh - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) It will not harm the baby however it will cause blood restriction and also cause spider veins!

2nd1ontheway - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Crossing your legs can restrict your blood flow and also cause you to swell. It will not cause harm to your baby.

ttasha - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) When i was pregnant i was told not to cross my legs because it will get the umbilical cord tangled but it was a habit that i couldnt stop. My baby came out fine wityh no complications so its nothing to worry about

rathi - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) It does not hurt the baby, but as u get bigger it is going to get difficult for you to do so, plus it is ur back is not going to like it LOL. If it is tuff, juz cross ur legs at ankles

Madisons-Mom - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I haven't heard anything about it hurting your baby but my chiropractor said it is bad for your back, to cross them at your ankles.....

suzanne7210 - 105 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I just went to the doctors yesterday and he said just don't cross your legs on a plane. I plan to go on and he said the air pressure in the plane would cause blood clots if you cross your legs.

kaylasmommy - 106 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) crossing your legs can just cause swollen to your feet but it doesnt harm the baby.

mommy2bx3 - 106 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) This is the first time i've heard of it..i hope its not harmful though because i do it ALL the time.

jhill2811 - 106 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I've read that it doesn't hurt the baby but can cause varicose veins and can increase swelling in your feet and ankles.

Carmione - 106 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) The crossing of your legs interferes with your regular blood flow and can cause clots or vericose veins in some women/even men for that matter. The fact that our blood volume increases when we are pregnant makes it even easier for such to happen. I read that in my what to expect and my dr agrees to that as well.

Holly28 - 106 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I have never heard of this. I cross my legs all the time and things are perfectly fine with baby and me

mommabell - 106 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) hey, it won't hurt your baby to cross your legs, but you want to be able to keep good circulation throughout your legs. That is why you should not cross them too often. Could cause unnecessary swelling. But don't worry, soon your belly will be too big to cross your legs anyways =)

michaela - 106 days ago Rating: 5 (1 votes) It doesn't affect the baby, the reason you are told not to cross them is because it slows down the circulation in your legs putting you at risk of a DVT (deep vein thrombosis) ie clot in your leg. Pregnancy puts you at higher risk to start with so try to avoid crossing them and make sure you flex your feet and ankles regular to encourage the circulation. It may also cause more swelling in your feet because it slows the movement of fluid to and from your feet.

Laura Ward - 106 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I have never heard that it will harm you or the baby. It might cause some extra swelling. If you notice that you are swelling after sitting with your legs crossed, try to avoid it. You might also notice that your feet and legs dont get as good of circulation with your legs crossed. Otherwise, I think crossing your legs is perfectly safe!!