Pregnant and working with horses-questions!

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Soooo I am coming up 21 weeks pregnant on Wednesday and I am a groom on a pretty busy private hunting yard. I have told my employer and she is more than happy for me to continue until I feel it necessary to stop working. I have continued to ride up until now and feel ok- other than than the obvious tiredness! :confused: This is my second child and I am hoping to take only 6 weeks maternity (obviously if I have to have a C-section I shall have to rethink this) but I was just wondering if anyone else has taken such a short amount of maternity leave? My yard is a minutes car journey from my house and when I am not riding my employer is happy for me to have baby at work in our incredibly warm and lovely tack room. If anyone else has decided to do something similar I'd love to hear from you!
 
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Soooo I am coming up 21 weeks pregnant on Wednesday and I am a groom on a pretty busy private hunting yard. I have told my employer and she is more than happy for me to continue until I feel it necessary to stop working. I have continued to ride up until now and feel ok- other than than the obvious tiredness! :confused: This is my second child and I am hoping to take only 6 weeks maternity (obviously if I have to have a C-section I shall have to rethink this) but I was just wondering if anyone else has taken such a short amount of maternity leave? My yard is a minutes car journey from my house and when I am not riding my employer is happy for me to have baby at work in our incredibly warm and lovely tack room. If anyone else has decided to do something similar I'd love to hear from you!
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I think 6 weeks maternity leave is far too short for a normal delivery let alone section.

You will be knackered. I understand that the hunting season is upon use (massive smiles here) but your no good to your family if your absolutly shattered and you dont want to make your self poorly because you are constantly knackered.

I dont know how old your other baby is but you will have to balance two kiddies which can be a challenge in its self. Just remember to look after yourself what ever you decide.
 
wow, sounds like a lovely job! I'm currently 40+3 and was working with horses. I worked up to 18 weeks before i stopped, but the pregnancy wasn't the reason. I'm still mucking out my 3 and riding etc, albeit a tad slower with not as much bending down! I did start getting bad ligament pains when exercising (oddly enough, just in walk. canter was fine!) but bought a good pregnancy support belt and it is fab and has stopped it.
 
Well my daughter is due to start school in September and luckily my husband is farming and over the winter we are pretty quiet (other than hunting) so he will be on hand most days. I agree the tiredness is my biggest concern but I am hoping that with the help of a very supportive family we can resume normal service pretty quickly!
 
Ah congratulations! It'll go so quickly now for you! How exciting! I just love my job so much, having worked in some pretty god awful hunt yards I really don't want to mess this oppurtunity up. You are right, I have a very lovely boss! I am so impressed you are still mucking out! You must have kept so fit!
 
COngratulations on the pregnancy! Each pregnancy and birth is different so I think you will have to see how it goes. 6 weeks sounds very short to me, but I was extremely tired when pregnant, had a c-section and I am breast feeding so realistically needed a lot longer. Why don't you take each day as it comes and make sure you don't overtire yourself? I appreciate this is not the definite answer your employer might want but this is a time for you and your family, not for work.
 
Whatever you decide to do, really look after yourself. Do not ignore any warning signs. I was a groom when pregnant then breastfeeding and ended up being severely anaemic. The doctor said I should not have been able to stand up! I too only took six weeks off but found out I was not actually superwoman the hard way. Have regular check ups and do not ignore feeling overtired because you are not going to have any time or spare energy to recover if it gets bad.
 
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