August 2012 Moms
LeanneOfHonour
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Anyone in a physical job struggling yet?
LeanneOfHonour
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I work in physical rehab/health care and I'm struggling with work. I was fine up until about 2 weeks ago... worried about how the next 10 weeks will go (and I get to leave a month before my due date!!) How are all you ladies doing it?
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Re: Anyone in a physical job struggling yet?
Yes! I work 6-8 hr shifts in my feet and even with comfortable shoes my back is feeling the strain. Glad I'm not the only one!
Married 7/24/10
T TTC 8/10, DX PCOS 9/10
Miracle BFP during meds break 12/11/11
Henry Robert born 8/26/12!
I'm mostly a lurker here, but YES!!!
I'm 24w5d & I'm a FT small animal veterinarian... I work 10-12 hour days on my feet, which is becoming increasingly difficult. Because we're understaffed in my hospital, though, I also spend a lot of time doing awkward bending & crawling around on the ground - down on all fours doing nail trims on large dogs, squatting for extending periods of time while examining large breed dogs (we don't have lift tables and I don't always have an assistant who can lift patients for me), etc. THAT is the hardest par! I get lightheaded when having to squat on the floor for extended periods of time, and I'm pretty sure that I'm going to get stuck down there one of these days!
Currently working with my doctor & HR to see what we can do in order to keep me working up to my due date without any injuries to me or my little one!!
I'm a hairstylist too and work 8-11 hour shifts that are getting to be hard on my feet, legs and back (in that order). My first job adjustment was to quit wearing heels (sad day), but flats seem to hurt me in a different way (grr). I will be cutting down my hours to 6-7 hour shifts starting in June (29 weeks) and hopefully that will help me continue to work until my maternity leave, which starts a week before I'm due!
The one other struggle of my job that is getting pretty trying is hearing every client's baby name ideas, parenting advice, and critique of my body. I just keep telling myself, "15 more weeks to not punch anybody, 15 more weeks to not punch anybody..."
I work with students in wheelchairs. I load and unload them on the bus (easy except for the 8 or so trips up and down the steep stairs:() The thing that kills me, is that I have to sit in the very back of the bus for close to four hours a day. And the bouncing KILLS my back. By Wednesday I am in serious pain. I am counting down the days until the end of June when school lets out and Im hoping that I can keep working until then.
I work with students in wheelchairs. I load and unload them on the bus (easy except for the 8 or so trips up and down the steep stairs:() The thing that kills me, is that I have to sit in the very back of the bus for close to four hours a day. And the bouncing KILLS my back. By Wednesday I am in serious pain. I am counting down the days until the end of June when school lets out and Im hoping that I can keep working until then.