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Can carrying a heavy baby around cause me to have neck pain and headaches?

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Perhaps: Maybe. Try stretching your neck (move your head in all directions, side to side, forward backward, turning left & right). Strengthen the muscles by isometric exercise. Push your head right, resisting with the hand, holding 30-60 seconds. To the same to the left, forward, and backward.

Dr Dowling agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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Yes: Especially if you carry the baby in front of you. I suggest getting a backpack to carry the baby in as the weight will be more evenly distributed.

Dr Rosenfeld and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/5/2016

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