Does Working While Pregnant Harm Your Baby?

I have been getting a few requests to write about women who choose to work when they are pregnant because apparently there are people that don't agree with women working while they are pregnant. I found this subject to be interesting because I believe people are making false judgements.

As an example, I have a long time friend, we will call her LC. She has always been a hard worker and believes in working to support her children and her family. She works in the healthcare field and is currently pregnant with her second child. She is a believer that even though she lifts and does other hard work, that it is OK for her to work while she is pregnant.

She has been treated unfairly because of her condition where people are judging her for working. They tell her things like her baby is going to be harmed, she is putting too much strain on her body and she has even had patients refuse her care.

Now the first issue I have with this is the fact that people are telling her to stop working. She is a believer that you should work as long as you can to support your child. She has a child at home and one on the way, her working to prepare herself financially is nothing short if inspirational when we live in a world of women who get pregnant only to collect welfare. She should not be made to feel like a bad mother because she is supporting her family the noble way.

Second, it is a proven fact and I can attach some resources if you like that being active while you are pregnant is better than sitting on your butt. I have heard so many women that complain about gaining weight after their pregnancy, but the truth is, they weren't active during their pregnancy. So instead of hurting her baby, which since she is used to doing the work, it is doing no harm to her baby, she is actually doing herself a favor to help lose weight after the baby comes.

Now before writing this I did a small interview with LC and she was kind enough to share her story because people make her feel like a bad mother. She is far from a bad mother for her choices but merely a good mother for wanting to work as much as she can to give her children a good life.

This shows me what is wrong with being a mother, when you are a mother, you are subject to unwanted advice from people who don't know what they are talking about. There are people who think they know the medical world by claiming that they know from experience, but her doctor has told her working is ok. Instead of questioning a hard working mom for working, lets ask why people believe they are more qualified than an MD to make life choices for other people. Instead of supporting lazy moms, lets support the working moms.

Keep On Workin LC, Your A Great Mom

-Miss Information