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So my job takes a lot. I have to bend over all day and lift things. Its not a hard job but it makes my back hurt but I'm a ftm. I'm 21 weeks and just wondering when I should stop working?
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I was working 70+ hours a week with not one break during the day, and it was so hard on me my doctor told me to stop because i was going into preterm labor
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Hun i'm 32 weeks & doing more than you! I work in a hospital and i'm on my feet doing different physical activities 8-9 hrs a day that are stressful everyday , but I pull through! Only god knows what we go through.  
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Im a manager at a restaurant, so its extremely long hours on my feet, lots of dashing around and picking things up. I started taking it slow week 20 but had to stop working all together around 33 weeks because i couldnt take the pressure and pain anymore.
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