Will Bending And Stretching Legs Harm He Baby?

Posted on Sat, 3 Sep 2016

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Question : I sleep on my side and keep my legs bent but i do tend to stretch legs straight . Will this harm baby

Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (5 hours later)

Hello. No this won't harm your baby at all

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ralph Chambers (45 minutes later)

So no real twisting or stretchingg and turning wont harm baby?

Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (46 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hello again--no this won't harm your baby

Detailed Answer:
There is absolutely nothing harmful to your baby when you sleep on your side and either bend or flex your legs. And it also doesn't matter whether you sleep on your left side or on your right side.

Please let me know if you need me to discuss this further

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D