Is it safe for me to stand 8 hours straight each day?

Question

I'm 9 weeks pregnant. I work the front desk at a hotel and my GM has informed the front desk staff that we cannot sit down on our shifts. That's 8 straight of standing with a half hour lunch close to the end of my shift. We aren't a very busy hotel so I'm pretty much just standing in one place for a long period of time.

I'm honestly not a very active person to begin with and a little overweight so the constant standing kills my feet and stresses me out. I'm looking into better shoes since my feet have always given me trouble with standing long periods of time, even when I was working 12 to 14 hour days when I was 18 and in pretty good shape.

I might just be being a baby but I would appreciate some opinions.

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I worked at a hotel as well and worked up until the day I had my baby. I got a doctors note saying I needed to sit so if we were slow I would sit for 10-15 min every once in a while but most days that did not happen. I would encourage you to work as long as you can through your pregnancy and try to get your bosses to work with you on some things. Sometimes I would pave back and forth or try to walk around a little while we were slow because walking is better than just standing there and it's encouraged throughout the pregnancy.

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That's fine I work in an operating room and up until two weeks ago I worked on my feet 12 hrs a day but my back and hips were really killing me plus I was getting Braxton hicks contractions so now I'm light duty and only allowed to work 8 hr days

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I stand for 10 5 days a week and have since i was pregnant with my first. Unless you have any risks I'd say you're fine

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I went to the back office and sat down while we were slow. I brought in a doctors note and he was understanding. No one sits out front where the guests are where I work either. If you can't sit it's not the end of the world. Don't let that stop you from working. The 30 min break you get should be good enough. I didn't even always get that long of a break, only when were slow was I allowed to sit and it didn't happen much

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I'm pregnant and I work 8-12 hours at a hospital.
I wear memory foam shoes and wear compression socks for my long days to avoid varicose veins. I can only wear them for about six hours then they get sweaty and sticky so I switch to diabetic socks. I'm not diabetic but they have elastic that doesn't cut into you when your feet/ankles swell.

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I am overweight and work retail. I have always stood my whole 8 hour shift. This will be my 4th baby. It's not easy but very doable.Good shoes are necessary.  I wear Nike shocks.

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I worked in a deli in a grocery store for 8+ hours 40 hours a week. When we first opened the store I was working 70+ hours 10+ hours a day and I was pregnant. I was working 40 hours a week until I was 34 weeks and 36 hours the last few weeks I worked there

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Perfectly safe unless you are told otherwise by your doctor. I stand on concrete floors for 8-9 hours with a 20 min break. My doctor said it was fine because that's what I did prior to pregnancy anyway.

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As long as you're having a normal pregnancy it should be fine. It's really up to you and your doctor if your body can handle it. It might be super painful, but I doubt it would cause any harm to baby

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It's safe as long as you're feeling fine and can do it! It's probably better than sitting for eight hours like I do😫

Is it safe for me to stand 8 hours straight each day?

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