hey im in medical field. i work 40+ hrs a week im 26 weeks. they say u cant do lifts or transfers. not entirely true. long as your body is used to it before you got pregnsnt you can still do it while pregnant. have to be a but cautious...u cant fully lift a person on ur own but u can assist and do transfers and such. your body will tell u then it's has enough.

one myth that drives me nuts is when stay at home mom's say we'll you work only to get away from your children well I don't get away from children in fact I work with children who are far more demanding than my son I work with special needs children

I'm a freelance translator (in Russia) and I worked till the delivery and got back to work when my LO was just two months old. I only work when my baby's asleep or when they're spending time together with his dad. The pros of my work is that I don't need to get away from the baby or pump and that I can choose my workload (being a workaholic, I usually choose heavy😄). And yes, I get quite a good wage for those hours I do work. As for the cons, I work at nights (till 1 am most often), don't get to spend much time with BOTH the baby and my husband, and my house is quite often a mess (my husband helps me keep it in order but he works full day and I prefer him spending time with the baby to cleaning the house). Well, anyway I don't do it just for money but because I love my work and self-improvement. And I still find time to play with the baby and do some activities for his development. And btw I'm trying to raise a bilingual child (we speak Russian one day and English the next), so my work helps with this, too. Sorry if my English is not perfect. :)

When I was pregnant I was a corrections officer at the county jail and I honestly worked up until my son was born. And little did I know he came 2 weeks early. At first my future in-laws weren't as excited about me working in a dangerous environment and being pregnant. But they always supported me and so did my fiancé.

I understood completely from where they were coming from. W but I needed to work and pay my bills. And believe me it was hard since I was 4'11 and having a belly was a lot harder to frisk search the inmates and serve meals but I did it.. I was on my feet all the time for 8 hours straight. I guess a myth is you can work anywhere and anytime however long you want. As long as you feel comfortable and safe! I had my co-workers help me a lot and had my back. We are trained to do a good job and keep each other safe(: I am now a stay at home and love being with my son even he is a challenge at times but I'm also glad I have the opportunity to take care of him and build a beautiful bond with him.😍💙

I see a lot of shaming between mom's, especially about breastfeeding and formula feeding. Feeding in public for the breastfeeding mom's and breastfeeding being better for three formula feeding mom's. Honestly, at the end of the day we are all Mommy's. We know our babies and we should all just support each other and judge less.

Myth: That working moms don't have time to spend with their child(ren). I work 8-12 hour shifts and I STILL find the time to play and snuggle with my son.

It's really multitasking at its finest and I'm proud to be a working mother

I personally think everyone should work only because it's something for YOU. I do hair and I absolutely love it and it is a way for me to worry about just me and focus on my goals for the three days out of the week. Every mom should have their own thing for sure

thank you @mommagotbump16

i believe it's harder than being at home with my children

that we didn't have a choice to work or stay home... I'm excited to be a mom but I've always put a big emphasis on being successful in my career. It is very important for my daughter to know that she can be successful beyond just an identity of being a wife and mother and I love to be able to lead by example.

When we are at work, we constantly Worry!!! My child is in day care, he was crying when I left him telling me that he "misses me"! I hold on to my tears till I get in the car! Later: How long was he crying for? Did he eat at lunch? Is he getting enough attention? Etc...In the meantime I have to focus at work and be there for 8-9 hours! Staying at home is not easy either, but your child is always under your watch! Staying at home it's definitely a full time job (unpaid and unappreciated) but as working mom I have 2 full time jobs and I have to make it work because none are optional!

@wiccanmommy, damn, I couldn't have said it better! Having to fit so many things into each day can drive you insane. I think the only reason I haven't cracked is because I have incredible support. With my first son, my husband was deployed, so my mom stayed home with him while I worked, until he got home. Now with son #2, hubby is home, so even with us both working, I still get extra hands to help prep for the next day. Or at least cook dinner while I prep ha ha.

im currently a stay at home mom but i worked 40+ hours when i first jad my son and its hard waking up early make sure you have everything packed you and the baby ready drop them off at the sitters. then i worked 12 hour shifts of hard hospital work on my feet all day just to get off work pick the baby up if my husband hasnt gotten off work yet. then its fixing dinner and trying to enjoy the little bit of time i had with my baby boy before he went to bed and i would have to stay up late to do house work just to wake up the next morning and do it all over. yes i am very lucky to have a man that helped me with cooking and cleaning since we both worked long days but now its so much easier on us both because i can do all the house work and take care of our son while he works to support us.

people think it's a break from being around 24/7 but really all I want is to be home with her

@woccanmommy, amen! Im up like you constantly worried about my milk supply and if i left enough for her. I cry almost daily right now. Going back to work is new I pray it gets easier. I also spend half my day pumping which i hate! The struggle is real:)

thank you @mum2logi

@wiccanmommy, I love your post. I'm a sahm and I'm really fortunate to have the chance to be one. my hat goes off to not only you, but all working moms.

myth.. we don't want to be home with our babies.

fact.. we work to give our babies what they need.

myth.. it's easy to drop baby off for the day and let someone else do the work

fact: I start planing my day the night before, I get up by 4 am every morning so I can get an extra pumping in, and still feed the baby, get ready and packed so I can get to work on time at 8. I also drive to daycare every day to bf my daughter so it's one less bottle and bag of milk stash she goes through, but more importantly so I can see her beautiful face and smile every day and remember why I have to work.

I cried the day I went back to work, I worried she would refuse her bottle (filled with liquid gold) and scream until I got there on my lunch, I worry about running out of my milk stash even though I have about a month saved. I worry every day about her and I pump at work so I know I can give her the best I can.

life isn't easy for any parent, and just like shaming mom's who bf/formula feed, I believe mom's should stop shaming for working/staying home.

@shellbell0391, 👏. I just went back to work last week and im truly struggling juggling a demanding career, ebf, the house, husband, baby. I feel like I don't have enough time to give my best at any of these tasks. Not to mention my daughter doesn't sleep. I think as moms we all feel pulled in a thousand directions. I just wish the pressures of career wasnt so hard as balancing the mommy guilt for not being able to be there all day. We need to unite as moms! Its hard no matter what you do!

that being at work is a like a break bc we get away from the baby/kids for a while. I am working 24/7. I work 9 hours Monday thru Thursday and when I'm not at work I'm at home doing laundry, dishes, cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, paying bills, and taking care of the baby. I don't get much sleep bc my baby is always hungry and or needs changed and attention. working moms never get a break ! especially EBF moms bc not just anyone can feed the baby. if I don't have milk pumped and ready its all on me to stop what I'm doing and nurse him. moms are super heroes !

I don't like to hear that working moms don't understand the struggle that stay at home moms face everyday. We do understand because we have to fit in what you have all day to do in just a few hours before/after work. I will still have to feed my baby breakfast and get him/her dressed in the am but I can't take my time doing it cause I have a job to go to. I still have to get the house clean and cook meals because if I left that up to my bf we'd be eating fast food every day and the house would be dusty and dirty as all heck. I still will be spending time with my baby but I have to fit all the enjoyment of watching him/her grow in a few short hours and hope I don't miss anything. Also, we don't get to nap when our baby naps because we're at work. A girl once told me that my man must not be reliable because he can't provide enough for us that I could stay home. That's not true, he could. But we want to know we can always be able to financially provide for our baby and that's just not possible with us if only one person has a job. I just don't ever want to hear that working and having a nanny watch your baby is an easy way out, cause it's definitely not.

@shellbell0391