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harmful things while pregnant
I have heard that the first couple months is the most critical for your baby. that being said I am a bit worried about what I have been exposed to. I am 10 weeks pregnant. I smoke cigarettes, (i know, i know, i have cut down and plan to fully quit within a couple weeks). What I am mostly worried about is my job. I am a night janitor. I work anywhere from 7 to 11 hours a night and get from 3-6 hours of sleep as I have to be up with my other child in the morning. I lift heavy items all night, and I have heard furniture polish is really bad for the fetus, and I have used a TON of it in the last couple weeks. Not to mention all other cleaning supplies I use. the most of my worries though, is that I clean a large automotive garage which includes sweeping dirt and debris, including brake dust, and cleaning up oil spills, then moppping the cement with a heavy duty cleaner. there are signs posted everywhere in this auto dealership especially in the garage that say "birth defects and reproductive harm" my supervisor and even the nurse i spoke to did not seem too concerned, but why would they have all those signs then?
sorry this is getting long, but, also as I have a vaccuum strapped to my back most the night and haul A LOT of garbage during the night, and am on my feet for hours straight (my co-workers and I do not take breaks to make more money) how long do you think I will have to work before going on leave? thanks so much for your help
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Just because a pregnancy CAN go normal while you smoke, does not mean that it WILL be a normal pregnancy. I believe anyone who is willing to put their own baby in danger for their own selfish wants is just pathetic.
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing, and some women are not even lucky enough to be able to experience it, and those that can should respect their bodies and be thankful for their blessing.
Sorry for that rant. You should quit smoking, end of story. I am not talking about stopping slowly over time, I am talking about quitting right now, point blank. You should not be putting your baby at risk because you think you can't go through a day without nicotine. What is more important to you?
As for the job, I would get a second opinion about whether or not it's dangerous or not. If it is, I would just assume to get a new job. If you can't, talk to your supervisor about working with other things aside from chemicals and lifting heavy objects. Surely there is something else that could be done.
Good luck.
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I just wanted to let you know that I too am a smoker and I too smoked through BOTH my pregnancies and my children are fine. SHAME ON ME, I KNOW. However, I work at a convenience store and can kinda relate to the lifting of heavy stuff, chemicals, and all that.
When I was preg. with the last one, I talked to my doctor about lifting and being on my feet all day and cleaning chemicals, and filling propane tanks.
I've been at my current job for 9 yrs at that time I was there for 5. She told me that since my body was used to doing this stuff I was going to be fine. I was working until the day BEFORE my last one was born. Every woman's body and woman are different.
Sorry if this is long, the point is, talk to your dr about it. They will be able to help you out more than we can on here.
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Hey there.
I think you should plan to fully quit smoking RIGHT NOW. I am soo surprised that you haven't already miscarried. Usually you're in the miscarry stage up until 12 weeks, even after then you can still miscarry but the chance of it happening gets drastically lower.
Most of the things that you're around in that job are very harmful to the fetus, and you should definitely plan to talk to a doctor. I can't tell you anything because I'm only 18 years old, but anyone with any knowledge of anything would know that what you're surrounded by is not healthy. The physical aspects of your job aren't going to harm you though. The fact you're on your feet all night without stopping isn't harmful but the fact that you're lifting things, being around heavy duty cleaners and stuff like that is.
So, make an appointment and discuss this with your doctor. He will more then likely tell you that you need to find another job, (if you need one) or he'll give you a note to take to your employer. Is there anything else you can do in this company that can require less of you? Where you don't need to be around cleaners or lifting? Legally employers can't deny you a job because of being pregnant - so yeah. Good luck to you & your baby! I hope that everything works out for you.
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