Have you worked a physically demanding job while pregnant?

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(Poll question)Have you worked a very physically demanding (lifting heavy object, climbing stairs,constantly on your feet etc...)job while pregnant?
If you have did you stay your entire pregnancy or stop?

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Dog Groomer for Hard To Handle dogs 😍

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Yep.   I stayed my entire pregnancy into I went in to get checked.   I texted my charge nurse saying I'd be in when they let me go and ended up being admitted at 38 weeks.

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With both pregnancies I worked up until I was around 36 weeks as a cleaner at a hospital. It's a very physically demanding job, heavy lifting, on my feet all day, pushing and pulling big ovens on wheels. After a risk assessment I wasnt allowed to do certain things but I still did most of my duties

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ER nurse! Some days are brutal!

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I worked in a tanning while I was pregnant with my first (to get out of the house). I was running back & forth, on my feet all day, carrying things like lotions (restocking) up & down stairs, bending over a ton to clean the beds/spray booths. I left at 30 weeks because I had no intent to stay past having the baby (SAHM) & I had a lot to get done before baby was born. 
Honestly, it kept me in shape & this pregnancy I’ve gained weight much easier. 😫

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I did. But then I got a back injury that out me on medical leave at 20ish weeks. I would've loved to keep working (I was a house cleaner so very physically demanding, carrying heavy supplies, up& down stairs constantly, always on my feet, bending over, etc) but it was either take medical leave and let my spine heal, or be completely bed bound before my baby was even born. 😔

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I am on my feet all day, but no lifting or anything like that.

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I'm a nurse. Dont sit down for 13 hours. Lifting and turning patients. As I got bigger I remember one time in particular a patient held my hand and I helped them stand up from the bed to go to the bathroom. My back hurt so bad the rest if the day and I had to cut back after that. I never assisted anyone alone after that. I'm only 5 ft and I got huge with a 7lb 5 oz baby so I could barely walk towards the end. She came early at 37+3 but i worked all the way through. I actually called out the morning she came. My water broke as I got up to get ready for work. Lol its doable but it's hard on your body. I had a coworker who went to 41 weeks. She worked up til her due date.

Have you worked a physically demanding job while pregnant?

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