The last month of pregnancy can be the toughest one of all for an expecting mother (perhaps for the significant other too). With three kids of my own, I can certainly attest that you reach a point of feeling, โyep, Iโm ready!โ
At 39 weeks pregnant, one mom decided to try and speed things up by dancing with her husband to Blanco Brownโs โThe Git Up.โ But did it actually work?
People from across the nation have been taking part in the latest craze โ โThe Git Upโ challenge. From police officers to construction workers, the internet is flooded with participants getting down to the dance tune.
โThe Git Upโ is considered a country rap track that even has its own set of line dancing steps to go along with it. After Blanco Brownโs music video was posted on YouTube in June of 2019, it went viral. Right now it has more than 19 million views!
The pregnant mom in the video below was hoping to โdance her baby outโ โ and what better way than to take on โThe Git Upโ challenge. She grabbed her husband, daughter, and of course, a camera to record it all.
Itโs not uncommon for pregnant women to try inducing labor at home with natural methods. From castor oil, spicy foods, and exercise โ there are many popular options.
However, experts donโt necessarily believe that all these techniques work. New York midwife Elizabeth Stein, CNM told WebMD: โThere are no proven non-medical ways for inducing labor naturally.โ
WebMD also points out that:
โThe only safe and reliable methods for starting labor involve medications given at the hospital. Most other techniques are rumors, unlikely to help at best and potentially harmful. Only a couple show any promise, and the jury is still out on those.โ
That wasnโt gonna stop this pregnant mama from at least trying! With how new โThe Git Upโ challenge is โ I mean, you never know?
Facing the camera, the husband and wife duo start dancing to the country rap tune. They do a little two-step, some cowboy boogie, and a little spinning action. Itโs a catchy song where Blanco calls for everyone to โhave some fun.โ
Looking at their faces theyโre having the time of their lives!
Whatโs most incredible is that even with a giant 39-week belly, it doesnโt hold the mom back. Sheโs a great dancer โ and her husbandโs not too bad himself.
One of the best parts is their tiny daughter, whoโs in the scene as well. She steals the spotlight at times with her own dance moves โ but then gets distracted by the tv too (I totally get it).
The couple rolls their shoulders, does some slip and slide, and the butterfly. If you havenโt seen or tried โThe Git Upโ challenge for yourself, everything about it is entertaining, to say the least!
At one point though, the pregnant woman pushes herself possibly too far. She squats down dancing as Blanco sings, โTake it down now, take it, take it down now.โ Her expression says it all.
While the family was successful in rocking โThe Git Upโ challenge, did it help bring on baby? They gave their answer in the description of the video.
โDoing the GitUpChallenge to wiggle the baby out!! This dance was done on July 9, 2019 and we had our baby July 10, 2019!โ
Itโs uncertain whether all the dancing really was her key to labor (or just a fun way to spend the last day as a family of three). However, surely their baby was born with their dancing shoes on!
Press play to see this expecting mama get down to โThe Git Up.โ
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