My Pregnancy is Making Me Clumsy – Am I Normal?




The Scope Radio show

Summary: Some women describe feeling extremely unbalanced and more prone to dropping things while pregnant, especially in the last trimester. Most women gain 30 pounds in front throughout the pregnancy, and <a href="http://medicine.utah.edu/faculty/mddetail.php?facultyID=u0031449">Dr. Kirtly Parker Jones</a> compares the weight gain to wearing a backpack on your waist. It’s going to be hard to balance. Dr. Jones talks about how weight gain, as well as other changes in the body, can make you a little clumsier during pregnancy.