Pregnancy and working

I work in an industry where i do alot of heavy lifting all day-eg 30kg boxes.Do you think if my body has been used to this that it would be fine in early pregnancy?
Also, half my day im up a ladder moving said boxes.Its too early for me to want to tell my employer,plus its not like they could move me to another role, as this IS my role.But im worrying already that i may not be able to keep on doing my job till i give birth like i need to financially.
Anyone else had a similiar situation?

Thanks Hopes-but i dont have a midwife yet.Have to go under hosp care as high risk,and waiting on a referal,from past experience it wont be till after 12wks before i see them.So dont really have anyone to ask as such.

Yup might pay to talk to the midwives then your employer, is there someone you can talk to there confidentially?

We have had staff start their maternity leave at 5mths due to the heavy lifting that is done on our site, (Making up timber packets, breaking them down etc) but only because she chose to, and didnt want to do the alternate role we offered. You'll find employers are pretty flexable with good staff.

throughout my last pregnancy with DS2 I was rearing calves which involved lifting 10-30 25Kg bags of meal a day until the day I went into labour.

My MW often assured me that I would know if it was too much and that seen as I was used to doing it it would be fine.

Turns out she was right and all my worrying was wasted, I have a happy, intelligent, 2.5 year old running around!

Ask your employer though, and do what feels right for you.

I was working as a chef while i was prego and regularly lifted 30+ kg bags of flour etc. It also involved 13+ hours on my feet, split shifts, 45 degree kitchen heats, 5am starts and no lunch or dinner breaks. Not ideal circumstances but bubs and i were fine. My midwife signed me out at 30 weeks as i went to her sobbing about work (they wouldnt give me a break) and she wrote a certificate on the spot saying i was medically unfit to work further. I told my boss earlier then 12 weeks and would leave the kitchen when they used dangerous chemicals and i told them straight up i wouldnt do anything i considered outside safe limits, but the only time it came up is when i was expected to taste a load of chicken and brie to check if it had gone off .

Inlove and TRex, glad to hear I'm not the only one around!!