Is heavy lifting bad for getting pregnant?

Question

I work at FedEx which is very physical. I do a lot of moving and heavy lifting for about 4-5 straight hours. It doesn't seem to affect my period at all, maybe by a day or so, so I believe I have a regular cycle. I'm just wonderIng if I were to conceive, would the heavy lifting affect implantation? When do I need to start worrying about lifting if I get pregnant? Thanks!

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Your doctor would be able to give you the best answer once you've conceived, but generally if you're used to carrying that much, you're okay. There are women who lift heavy weights their entire pregnancies because they're used to doing that. Or women with kids over that 25 pound limit most people tell you about. My daughter is 30 pounds and I can't just stop picking her up, but I'm used to carrying her so I'll be fine. Of course once your belly is bigger, safely carrying larger packages would be an issue due to how you could hold them, the way they press on your belly, or how you'd have to bend to pick them up.

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Doctors say you can continue doing the things you did before pregnancy as long as you aren't increasing in weight.

So, like if you typically lift between 3-10 pounds, you should be just fine as long as you don't start constantly lifting over 10 pounds.

But my whole pregnancy I've been carrying kids, pets, moving boxes and furniture. You just don't wanna strain too hard

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I was able to lift things up until 21 weeks then at that point I was limited to nothing more than 25 pounds. Check with your doctor on what is best for you and your situation.

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My doctor told me not to lift over 25 pounds. I work lifting all day so I'm limited now. It can cause a miscarriage

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My moms friend worked at FedEx lifting the boxes and she had found out she was pregnant didn't tell anyone at the job and end up miscarrying. I'm not saying you will just take it easy ❤️️ good luck

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Yes. At 18 weeks I was put on disability because I was lifting up to 50lbs for 3-7 hours of my shift. Drs suggest a lifting limit of 20-30lbs during pregnancy. I was told at my 10wk appt that if I could have restrictions I would need them by 18, she was extremely low, so low dr couldn't find her heartbeat, went to do a quick ultrasound and she was still in my pelvis so she still couldn't find her heartbeat but baby girl was moving.

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Nope it's just bad once you are pregnant

Is heavy lifting bad for getting pregnant?

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