working while pregnant

im pregnant and i want a job but because im tryin to get one while im pregnant its hard because the mannagers know i would have to take leve and so no one wants me right now. If i could work from home that would be great i love to work and it would keep my mind of the pregnancy and the father being in the army so he wont be here for the birth its all so hard. Any ideas what i could do from home?

I actually find it quite tiring and difficult to go to work while I'm pregnant, especially during the first trimester. I still went to work at first, but I always took medical leave as I was not feeling well. When I was 2 month pregnant, I was bleeding perhaps caused by walking too much. I got scared and requested if I could work from home. My boss is really kind, he understands my situation and lets me work from home, as I have Internet connection at home, and I can always connect to the office network. I am a programmer, I only need a computer to work on. I am 6 month pregnant now, and I still haven't go back to work yet, though I'm feeling much better now. I just find it more comfortable to stay at home, it's quite tiring to go to office sometimes. I just don't dare to take any risk and make myself suffer.

It's easy to feel tired when you are pregnant. I think it's pretty normal. I worked when I was pregnant and I worked before my baby was born. In my opinion, it's better to work even if you are pregnant. As the cost will be larger when there is a baby in the future. Having more money is always better. And perhaps later you can not work because you have to take care of your baby after he/she was born. And when you are working, meanwhile you will forget your pregnancy and you won't feel uncomfortable any more. Working is a good exercises for pregnant women. I love China

I am one month preg now and I think I will continue working till the end. I have an office work and no major physical activity so it is OK. If there is any risk to the baby at your work place then by all means do quit. Nothing is worth that risk. But if there are no risk then continue working as you will be engaged all the time and some old wives tale do tell that people who work will have easy labour too.If at home, all you do is worry about other things or sleep and eat all the time.

I work the whole time with both of my children and I feel like it made the labor better. I had a no my feet job as a cook, so i was always eating and moving. I loved working.

To be honest, I don't recommend pregnant women to work. Too much risk of a miscarriage. But if it's a light job, then it shouldn't harm the child.

With our first child I continued to work while I was pregnant. I actually worked up until the day I had her. I went into the hospital early in the morning and had to call off work that day. Then with our second one I worked some and then towards the end of my pregnancy I quit working and started to watch a friends kids at home. Then I just continued to babysit from home because till I would have paid for daycare it wouldn't have been worth it.

I got married in and moved into my husband's home so the first year i was just getting used to my new environment, and marriage itself. I got pregnant and miscarried. Then i applied for a teaching job and happyily accepted an offer as a English teacher. 1 week in i found out i was pregnant. I told myself that i'll tough it out. But then i started vomiting in school, and a bunch of retarded 10th graders fighting shoved.. no SLAMMED me into a wall that the force of the hit bounced me onto a radiator and on my side on the floor (i manage to twist my side to them when i saw shoulders coming but not to get out of the way). Close to a month into the job my doctor told me she recommended that i quit because if i don't i'd have to accept it if something were to happen. So it wasn't that i was worried i would miscarry, i was told i would due to rough transportation and even rougher kids. I quit. I gave my two week notice and the principle was very understanding. I get bored and do miss working but i don't regret it because i know that i did right by me and by my baby boy (i found out it is a boy last week!) God willing after i give birth and spend a few months with my baby i plan on working again but how soon i don't know.

i just envy pregnant women who dont need to work---i envy any woman or man who does not need to work, period. i had to work for obvious reasons, and even when i had a delicate pregnancy, i still was not able to quit my job...taking myself to work everyday was simply torture for me...but i had 2 other kids to raise and had to help my husband save up for giving birth...i only took a leave when my pregnancy was threatened, i know it sounds awful but there are just times when you dont have a choice...

I did work while I was pregnant. My husband wasn't too thrilled about the idea as I'm in law enforcement, but for the last 2 months of my pregnancy, I was confined to a desk (my choice). I did do the court cases and go to court for other officers to help make their lives easier, but I did work. I stayed off work about 9 weeks after my DD was born. I wanted to get out of the house and get back to work. I was going stir crazy at home watching TV all day long. My DH had hoped I would have stayed off work a bit longer as not to put our DD in daycare so young, but when I suggested he take off for vacation and stay at home all day with a newborn, he didn't like that idea much at all and he let the matter drop and I went back to work.

When i m doing my job i feel very sick and its a tough job to do all the time u have to stand and work no more sitting and have to carry lots of loads.one day i feel very sick and i got miscarrage i dont evn knew that i m pregnent...it sucks ..and later after 2 months again i became pregnent i quit the job when it is my first trimester...later on it was so gud for me to go to job..its another sitting job.

I think at the time of pregnancy the would be mother should not involve herself into any kind of work for her and her child's health.

I am a mother of four, and every pregnancy is different. I am a high-risk pregnancy because I am diabetic and anemic. Because I was only 18 when I had my first child (and because of the diabetes and anemia) I was restricted to mostly bed rest and not allowed to work. I loathed being at home, unable to do anything for nine long months. I had preterm labor, and my doctor put me on a prescribed medication to keep me from going into actual labor until it was safe for me to have my baby girl. The day he took me off the the meds is the day she was born. My second pregnancy was also resticted to no working and bed rest, but during my third and fourth pregnancies I was able to work up until the day I delivered. My youngest two sons were both born in less than one hour (from first contraction until the umbillical cords were cut), and both pregnancies were relatively easy for me. The first two pregnancies were frustrating and a little scary. I think it all depends on your lifestyle and your health (the health and safety of the baby, as well) whether you choose to work or stay home. Some of us cannot afford to quit just because we're pregnant, and some of us can. Some are forced to stay home and stay off our feet, and some can work until their water breaks. Whatever the situation, ensuring your baby's health and safe arrival into this world is all you need to be concerned with. It is a blessing and a wonderful, miraculous experience. I have done it four times, and I would have four more if I could! There is nothing like seeing your child for the first time. No matter if you work while pregnant or not, doing what's right for you and your precious cargo is all that is important.

yeah i never quit when i was preg when i was 4 months i had to go on disability because she was very small and the doctors didnt want me to put anymore stress.

i do not think a pregnancy can hinder you from not working,unless ofcorse if there are are medical problems.i was working till a day prior to my date when i was pregnant.it did not cause me or the baby any harm.

I worked right thru my pregnancy, no problems thank God. I had no choice really, money was hard and between hubby and me, we were just earning enough to feed five mouths. In any case, it was an unplanned pregnancy as we wanted to start a family much later. But when the stork did decide to visit, we just went ahead and it was of course first pregnancy for me. My child was due around 10th or 12th July and I worked till 2nd July. After that I went on leave as the baby could come any moment and I did not want to embarrass my office.

[i]Hi spoiled, I'm not in that stage yet..lOl, have office mates who were pregnant and most of the time, they will take a leave when they are about to deliver the child...They enjoy working and it's a great exercise also but I have a friend now who told me that she loves to quit since she wants to take all her time resting, sleeping and just be home but she cannot do that, she has to wait until Feb because she also needs to earn![/i]

I didn't work when I was pregnant because I had a rough pregnancy, my husband didn't mind me not working, but he worked extra hours to make sure we had everything we needed for our son when he was born and I had a great baby shower so all of our baby supply needs were met before my son was born. But I had a friend that worked up until she was 6 months pregnant because she wanted to have extra money to buy baby things she needed for her baby. Her husband told her she didn't have to work but she insisted and she was happy with her decision and she had a healthy baby girl. I think it's really difficult for a woman to keep working up until she's 6-9 months pregnant not unless she has a sitting job and works part-time because sitting too long when your pregnant can hurt a woman's back if she sits too long in a chair.

It depends how your work are. If you have a very stressful job, it will be better to resign or ask if they can place you in a more relaxed environment for those months. But if you have a relaxed job environment, you can work until you have to go on maternity leave. It also depends on your pregnancy. If you have difficult pregnancy or there are complications, you can ask your doctor to book you off for a while until you feel better. My pregnancy was a breeze and I liked working, rather than sitting at home being bored. I didn't have any problems, but the last trimester was the hardest for me.

I worked through-out my entire pregnancy. When I first found out I was pregnant I was working three part time jobs and going to college part time and I kept up that CRAZY schedule at first. But about 5 months into my pregnancy I started spotting and my doctor told me that I needed to slow down or I'd loose the baby. I had to give notice at two of my jobs and just took more hours at the one I had been with the longest, obviously quiting school was not an option so I kept that too. But 4 1/2 months later I had a healthy 8.5 pound 21inch long baby boy! He's five now and he is strong and healthy. I couldn't be prouder. I feel that as a woman it is very difficult to make those decisions; do I work while I'm pregnant, do I work or stay home after the baby is born, do I finish school, should I put it off, should I quit, will I be a good mother, will I suck? It is insane the things that run through a mother's mind every second of every day! But the best advice I have ever received actually came from one of my supervisors at one of the jobs I quit. He told me, "Faye, you are a smart girl and you know what is best for YOU and your child, I have no doubt that you can make this decision and it will be a good one." And you know what, he was right. When you're pregnant you always have people giving you "advice", telling what you SHOULD or SHOULDN'T do, but it's your choice, it is your life and you are the one that will have to live the decisions you make. Do what you think is right and I bet you, 9 times out of 10 it WILL be the right choice, for you!