anyone else work a lot while pregnant?

Question

I work 16 hour shifts sometimes one night a week of lately..atleast one 16 hour shift a week and all 8 hour shifts other nights not always able to get sleep during the day,is my baby gonna be okay?

Answer

I worked 14+ hours a day, not including the late night hours of doing book keeping and material making, marketing, etc. 6 days a week on my feet chasing other kids, running and jumping around (I run my own child based business - I hit the recommended 10,000 steps a day before lunch time 🤪😂) my entire pregnancy - literally up until the day before my water broke (at 39w 5d my water broke, didn’t give birth until 39w 6d). I ended up having a 100% natural birth (not my choice, but the anesthesiologist was “on call”, but wouldn’t make it to the hospital in time to give me my epidural.). But I had a very easy birth. 3 pushes and he was out. My OBGYN thinks it’s because I was so active during my pregnancy.
BUT! That level of activity was my “normal” before my pregnancy. My OBGYN suggested I stopped doing anything body shaping (like crunches, planks, sit-ups, etc.) because they were something new I recently introduced into my nightly routine, but my normal daily activities were fine because I had been doing them for months (if not years).
Discuss with your OBGYN, but I think you’ll be just fine!

Answer

I think it depend what kind of work you’re doing and how stressful it is. If it’s a lot of physical work then yes, 16 hours (or even 8) is a lot. But it depends on how you feel. Do you feel exhausted? If so, try to slow down.

anyone else work a lot while pregnant?

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