During your pregnancy your body is going through a lot of physical changes. Many of those changes can affect your susceptibility to injury and you should be careful about carrying heavy things. This episode answers a listener question about lifting heavy objects during your pregnancy. Why you need to be extra cautious when lifting or carrying things during your pregnancy, and how to protect yourself from getting injured when lifting heavy objects.

Show notes: http://pregnancypodcast.com/lifting/

Thank you to Aeroflow for sponsoring this episode. Aeroflow is a company that helps you get a breast pump through your health insurance. There can be some hoops to jump through to get a breast pump through your insurance but Aeroflow does all of this for you and makes it so easy. All you need to do is fill out a form that takes just a minute and they will contact your health insurance company and work out all the details, then they will get in touch with you to help you choose the right breast pump. To get started on ordering your pump go to http://pregnancypodcast.com/breastpump/