Can lifting 14.5kg / 32lb cause damage at 8-9 weeks?

[annabelfr]

I’m 8.5 weeks pregnant, had a scan yesterday showing a healthy heartbeat (169 bpm) and a visible developing placenta. Today I lifted my 14.5kg (32lb) toddler a few times, including lifting her into a trolley and her tugging on me / grabbing onto my hand and me pulling her up when she was falling off a bike (so I was supporting her whole weight and pulling her up with both my hands, plus the bike, as she was falling). I then felt a tense, crampy sensation in my upper abdomen that has lasted for 20 mins plus and is still continuing — no bleeding or lower uterine cramps. I’ve been worrying I might have caused harm, especially with a unicornate uterus. No pain in my uterus area now, just some anxiety!

Your uterus won't be reaching your upper abdomen at eight weeks, so this is probably just bad posture when lifting, especially if you were turning too.

Nope absolutely no issues there.

It won't have impacted the pregnancy. Don't worry.