Re: Stressful Work and Third Trimester

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I am not a doctor, so this is purely an opinion that you are encouraged to take with a grain of salt.

Babies are tough little survivors, so working hard while pregnant (as long as no heavy lifting is involved is OK. You need to make sure you eat sensibly - if things get too crazy, order take-out salads from Wendy's, but make sure your diet is great. Our ancestors had to put up with incredible amount of stress during pregnancy, and we're all here and able to function in society.

Once the baby is born, though, you cannot work for 60-75 hours a week... or rather you can, but then you REALLY TRULY need to have excellent day care arragement that you trust. Not trivial. So, instead of worrying too much about harming the unborn, start saving like crazy so you can quit this job and look for another one after the maternity leave.

If quitting and being on welfare for 6-8 months (CS market is tough right now, it may take this long to land something) is not an option, spend every free minute you have looking for daycare solutions.

Just my cynical $0.02,

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Katya

>
>I am currently 30 weeks into my pregnancy.  I work as a database
>adminstrator who is on call 24x7 for mission critical applications.  I
>am currently working anywhere from 55 - 75 hours a week, including
>weekends.  I am frequently called into work at all hours of the night to
>fix problems.  When I get one of these calls either during day or night,
>I must respond quickly and fix the problem.
>
>Now to my question.  I am trying to leave the job for short term
>disability at the end of this month (november).  I am in Washington
>State and work for a corporation that requires a doctor to disable the
>pregnant worker.  If I am not disabled prior to the birth, I only get 6
>weeks off after the time of delivery.  I would be seeking disability pay
>during the pre-delivery time so I would like to be able to refer to a
>study done for women in my situation.  Could you please point me in the
>right direction.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Lydia

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