Planning around your career

jmac52116 · December 2017

Is anyone in the wedding industry or have a similar job? I’m a wedding photographer and am wondering how/when you will tell your clients you are pregnant? How long do you think you’ll be able to work especially if your on your feet for 8-9hours in a day with limited breaks. This is my first, so I have no idea how I will be feeling during my last month!

lalala2004 · December 2017

It really depends on the individual person. In a healthy pregnancy, it’s possible to work right up until the day you deliver, but you just never know.

I took off work a week before DS was born, but only because I could (I had six weeks maternity leave and could start it a week before my due date. It was the end of the school year, anyway, so I took the time). I could have worked until delivery, but being on my feet all day would have been rough. I had a lot of BH and needed frequent breaks for those to chill out.

SkilledSailor · December 2017

*lurking*

Knottielotsofnumbers, have you searched this in the Rising Tide FB group? The photographers in there have a lot of good suggestions about it. Basically most of them say train up a second you can rely on, be honest with clients you'll have in the eighth and ninth month, always have a back-up photographer in mind.

proudparent2b · December 2017

Everyone is different, but my thought would be to stop taking pics a month ahead of EDD so you have time to edit prior to LO’s arrival. This would also give you lee way in case LO is early or last month symptoms get to you too much.

jmac52116 · December 2017

@SkilledSailor i will post on the rising tide and photographer groups once I announce to family and friends. I have friends in those groups that do not know yet and we are not telling until I’m 12 weeks, so I figured this was safer

I have a doctors appt Jan 9. I might talk to them about it too.

Thanks everyone!

Also ive changed my username but it’s still showing up as this knottie one. Anyone know why?

princesslockness · December 2017

Try logging out, then back in.

jmac52116 · December 2017

@princesslockness that worked. Thank you!

scottishlass1213 · December 2017

I had bad pubic symphisis with my first and stopped working 3.5 weeks before due date (desk job though and I had trained my temp replacement prior). I had DS just a few days later at 3 weeks early!

jmac52116 · December 2017

@scottishlass1213 Yikes so I’ll plan for a back up for all of my weddings in August.

lauramariiie · January 2018

One of my best friends is a super busy wedding photog - she stopped taking clients about two weeks before her due date but she also made sure she was very clear with clients booked in her third trimester that things may change and she always had a second second shooter on backup. Just make sure when you are shooting to wear comfy clothes and shoes and stay hydrated!

As far as when to go back - I think she went back about a month after, but of course, that's totally up to you and when you think you can afford to do. You could always start slow and then book more for later months. The good news is (well, I guess depending on where you live) that most of the "busy" wedding season will be behind you once you hit your due date, right?

jmac52116 · January 2018

@lauramariiie thank you for the info! Busy season is June, September and October. I live in Massachusetts where everyone loves the foliage.

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