first pregnancy and i need help

[lirpa171]

hi my 18 yrs old and this is my first pregnancy.Im 9 and a half weeks preg almost 10. i havent had any complications yet in this pregnancy but i do have a big quesiton. I work on a horse farm but havent been there since i found out i was preg. i really need the money but dont wanna do anything that will hurt the unborn baby. i called my doctor but they didnt realy say much except horses r big and dont want me to work with them. I really need to go back. i wouldnt be around the horses they will be put out. i will be cleanig the stalls and lifting only 25 pounds or less. please help me. i really need it. How muchcan i lift and is it ok to be around the horse poop and stuff?? plz help me. I dont wanna do anything that will make me lose it.

[AnnieBrooke]

You can lift up to 30 lbs. throughout your pregnancy, just check with your doctor later on and later when you are bigger, be careful of your balance.  Just don't be around a horse who might be in a position to kick, the same as when you're not pregnant. :)  Also, there is nothing dangerous to you about horse poop.  The only kind of poop to be careful about is cat poop, and even with that, you would need to get the cat poop in your mouth and swallow it, the cat would have to be infected with a certain illness first, and the poop would have to be two days old or more, so the chances of that are pretty slight!  But horse poop is just recycled grass, so don't worry!   You will be in great shape for labor if you do physical stuff during pregnancy -- my hairdresser was on her feet at work until the day she went into labor, all 9 months!!! and she had a TWO HOUR labor with not a lot of pain.  

[Tracy87]

your welcome i hope your pregnancy goes well and hope you see your mum soon keep use posted on your pregnancy and again good luck

tracy1987

[lirpa171]

thank you for ur comment. hearing u say that really helps me make up my mind bout going back to work. i wanna go back becasue i need the money so i can go to fl to c my mom i havent seen in 3 yrs. soo i realy need this but hearing that u did all that stuff helps me. thank u

[Tracy87]

aslong as your not riding  or around the horses i dont see why you cant go back to work and as for lifting only 25 pounds it wont hurt your baby but take it easy later on in the pregnancy when i was pregnant i was lifting wardrobes and large boxes all the way through my prgnancy even when i was 8mths gone. if you feel you can go back to work i would but later if you feel you cant do it anymore i would really tell you not to go back and anyway your only 9 and a half weks pregnant you should be fine but i will say really take it easy dont push yourself to far.

good luck

tracy1987