Job & Pregnancy?

Question

Okay so I'm not pregnant yet but my SO has started pushing for us to put 110% into trying so I want to know before it happens. I work in a physically demanding job position. I work in below 41 degrees all day for 9 hour shifts and am constantly lifting weights between 25-100 pounds by myself... When should I stop lifting so much weight after conceiving?  Can the cold temperatures hurt the baby? If so when should I stop being in the colder temperature?

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cold is not a problem so much as extreme heat is. you're not going to want to lift anything over about 25 lb beginning around the end of the first trimester. usually you are able to maintain your current exercise level but you have no idea how your body is going to react to pregnancy so you should definitely have a back-up plan in case you are simply unable to maintain your current position

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That’s something you’ll have to talk to your doctor about...

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I'd personally look for a new job. Even if your doc okays it, can I just tell you - pregnancy is hard. It's different kinds of hard at different stages and for different women, but it's hard. Your heart enlarges by 12% to pump extra blood to support both you and the baby. The nutrients you eat go to the baby first. Your organs get squished and your lungs can't expand fully with the uterus in the way (later in pregnancy) so it's harder to get oxygen. Your muscles stretch and ache. Your ligaments have to loosen so you are way more prone to injury. Your immune system is less effective. Not saying all this to scare you, as for most women pregnancy is just fine and complication-free, and many keep up awesome exercise routines, but keep in mind that pregnancy demands so much of your body. I really underestimated how tough it would be. If you can find a less physically strenuous job now, I think it would make things easier. Plus, you often need to be at a job for a while in order to qualify for any sort of maternity leave, paid or unpaid, so if you think that you might not be able to do this job all the way through the pregnancy, I think it would be a good idea to get a new job now so that you can build up time at the new place.

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