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Is it possible to shake the baby up while pregnant ? like by exercising , having sex or dancing ? does it cause shaken baby syndrome ?

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No.: The baby is cushioned by amniotic fluid. Shaking serious enough to cause shaken baby in the fetus would necessarily do some serious damage to you first. Exercising, sex and dancing are all parts of normal pregnancy

Dr Beck and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 7/18/2015

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