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I agree!

In my last pregnancy i worked right till 38 weeks, i still did my hobby of dancing and cleaned, cooked, walked the dog ect ect, my daughter was fine, i gained 22lbs in total and back to a size UK 8 within 1 week.

This pregnancy has been harder on me physically though, i have more pain and more discomfort, but i managed to move house twice, work, clean, decorate, walk the dog ect, i never give up even when my feet are all swollen up, but it HAS been more difficult, if i was a lazy person i may have given up but that's just not me!.

It does irritate me when i see women who are like 6 months pregnant waddling around like there 9 months, getting their husbands to tie their shoelaces and stuffing their faces.

This is why so many women put on weight with each child, my mother never did, she had 4 children, and is 54 years old now still has the tiniest waist but it's all down to her not being a lazy person.

Im glad someone else agrees. x

EDIT btw the way im not talking about women who actually have real pregnancy disabilities such as SPD.

I dont want to be treated like I am disabled but after a while I couldnt do my job anymore. I work at a daycare caring for special needs children. None of them beging potty trained meant lifting 5 or 6 year olds several times a day onto a changing table. Other than that part I would love to still be working and cannot wait to get back. Pregnancy is hard, but it doesnt mean you need to be glued to a couch eating cheetos and watching Oprah. I still get up and move around all day and go for walks to keep baby happy and healthy.

The women who complain non-stop are normally the ones who wish to seek sympathy or attention or were lazy before hand.

I have the up most respect to the ones who work the whole way through or take being put on bed rest in stride. These women should be getting noticed more.

I do agree that pregnancy is not a disability, but it's definitely more difficult to do things a non-pregnant woman could do. I had horrible pregnancy symptoms with my first child. I had extreme morning sickness that would last all day...it was like having the flu for two months straight. I lost over 20 pounds because I couldn't hold anything down. I then got toxemia and had horribly swollen feet, making it painful to walk. I was never put on bed rest but I worked until two weeks before my daughter was born.

My second pregnancy was much easier, but still difficult. I was much more cautious the second time around and exercised more (which did help). I works 45-50 hours a week until two days before my son was induced (I was actually going to work the morning he was born). I was extremely exhausted because I was unable to sleep for more than an hour or two at night do to back aches, acid-reflux and frequent urination.

So I agree and disagree with you. You've probably had very easy pregnancies compaired to other women so don't be so quick to judge.

It's really not at all about pregnancies, but it is about things like appropriate comprehensive sex education, a woman's right to control her own body, teaching personal responsibility to your children. Had young Ms Palin and her lover taken responsibility for having sex this whole business about pregnancies would never have happened. Perhaps there was something lacking in their education or in the moral teachings of their parents' religion. Even so, the illicit pregnancy will become nothing but a faded memory over time. The issues about comprehensive sex education and women's reproductive rights will not go away, however. Gov Palin is against both of them, yet I believe she claims to be a feminist. What? Feminists are not against a woman's right in this matter. This is not to say that feminists are pro-abortion. No responsible person would be pro-abortion since it is a well-established fact that abortion is never an appropriate method of birth control except in the most extreme cases. Planned Parenthood and similar organizations stand firm about this. But now I digress .....

I understand what you're saying, but unfortunately you've not put your point across very eloquently. I was jealous of the women who went through a relatively complication-free pregnancy. But at the same time, they're still going through a lot, so I wouldn't grudge them a complaint or 10 when pregnant. It can be a tough time for a lot of women, hormones going crazy, being poked and prodded and generally feeling unlike yourself and sore.

I also think that it must be so hard for someone who's pregnant and running around after a toddler, I can totally sympathise with complaints about tiredness etc in their circumstances!

I tried to keep my moaning to a minimum so as to not annoy people, but to be honest I did have SPD and pre eclampsia, so I really did feel ill, lol.

Some women do use it as an excuse to be lazy and get extra attention, yes. However, I feel genuinely sorry for any woman who has to work on her feet all day towards the end of her pregnancy...I would've been complaining constantly about that for sure. I work on my bum all day and in the last few weeks of my pregnancy, my legs would swell and hurt just from standing in the kitchen making dinner! lol It was pretty awful.

Honestly, it irks me more when women use the whole "pregnancy hormone" excuse when they behave like total b-words to everyone for no reason. It's like, yeah, I know your hormones are out of control but PULL IT TOGETHER and stop being such an emotional trainwreck. Please!

I don't know, I worked up until a week before I was induced and that last month or so was ROUGH. Screaming pains in my hip & pelvis every time I took a step, feet so swollen I had to always wear Crocs, burning acid reflux every time I ate...some people are not quite as lucky as yourself. Although, I tried not to complain about it because after all, it was something I got myself into.

I know it is annoying but try to have a sympathetic heart towards the working preggies.

LOL, I work with a bunch of men (I am the ONLY female at my work) I try and do my job and they say sit down, you are pregnant, let me do it. I just say I am not an invalid and can walk up the stairs just fine. I was carrying a case of water up the stairs last week and you would have thought it was 500lbs all of them started yelling "I can do that." Grrrr! The only thing I do is have my SO clean the bathroom so I don't have to breath in the chemicals.

People deal with things differently, I had severe morning sickness the entire pregnancy & would vomit every day for most of the day but I never complained & just got on with life, I had other problems & complications along the way but again just dealt with it. Whereas my best friend has had morning sickness & she cries every time she vomits & expects her fiance to do EVERYTHING for her (cook, clean etc etc etc). It's annoying but everyone's different. It's the same with most medical things, most women (generalising here) deal with colds & flus really well but men are (usually) the biggest sooks in the world! I know my husband is :)

It is pretty judgemental of you to bash other women like this. When I had morning sickness I was throwing up every 1-2 hours all da and night, I could keep down watered down apple juice perhaps %50 of the time... I lost 15 lbs in less than two weeks. I started at 130lbs and 5'7''... I did not have that 15 pounds to lose before they got me on the proper diclectin and B6 amounts.

My job is very strenuous, I was one of few female employees, I worked on a boat and floating aquaculture system, feeding 1.5 million fish, maintaining generators, boats etc. I was too lightheaded and weak after losing all of that weight to safely work while that remote(5 hours by boat then vehicle to get to a hospital without calling the coastguard, camp work week on week off). I was off of work and on short term disability from week 14. It was not my choice. I became depressed because I could not work, I felt like a failure because so many women continue working.

I think your attitude is horrible, to assume because someone is off of work because they are lazy is rude and self righteous.

Congratulations for having a pregnancy that was easy though that were capable of working. Lucky you. I sure hope your children are not taught your self righteous attitude.