Pregnant and sick – I shouldn’t have to shovel snow, right?
From Friday til today, we have gotten 8-10" of snow, half of which is slush now. I am 5 weeks pregnant and have this cold (sinus congestion, sore throat, fatigued, and small headache, no fever) and my husband is mad because I haven't done any shoveling while he was at work. I do work part-time as an ER receptionist. Even though it is 35-40 degrees out, I don't feel I should have to shovel. If I wasn't sick, yes I would be out there doing my share, pregnancy or no pregnancy. I even tried to use the snow blower, but it won't work with slush and it was 10-15 degrees yesterday (sorry, not catching me out there). Neighbors are all older people, we normally blow out there driveways, too. And its not as if I'm lazy - I keep a very clean house while babysitting my 2 nephews (2 1/2 and 5 mo) and my parents 2 dogs (they are on vacation, lucky b....... 
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Do you think I should be out there shoveling snow while sick and pregnant?
Tell your lazy husband that he needs to get out there and do it you are pregnaut and sick you shouldn’t take any chances with your health so no you should not be doing it at all that is a mans job anyways and i am not lazy either and if it was snowing here like it is there and i was sick my husband would be shoveling because he wouldn’t want me getting sick, so tell your husband to go do it seeing how he wants it done.
i don’t think u should be shoveling snow!!!!
Under no circumstances should you have to be out there working in the cold! 5 weeks or 5 months, you are pregnant!!!!
you totally shouldnt you ahould be resting much of the time actually. studies show that prolonged standing can be bad for you both
no, you shouldn’t have to do that.
I think you should claim nausea, and go lay down!!Ü
no, make him do it.
Yes u should get off ur butt and get out there and shovle!! I am sick and I did!
If your husband honestly thinks you should be out shoveling snow while you are pregnant and sick hes nuts! First off you are not far enough in your pregnacy to even know if it is a 100% healthy one. Second hello you are pregnant and Sick! So no I don’t think you should be out there shoveling snow!
my ex was working as a housekeeper in a hotel up until the day she gave birth. Yes, you have to shovel snow if your husband tells you to.
NO OF COURSE NOT…..especially if you are Sick AND babysitting AND dogsitting AND pregnant.
Tell your husband to shove it up his a** if he asks you again
well i think he should be more understanding…i am a stay at home mom and every morning before leaving for work my hubby goes and shovels a path to the car just in case i need to go anywhere. Even my next door neighbor wouldnt let me shovel snow the day he saw me out there. try and explain your situation to your hubby, most men dont get it.
I don’t think so, because what if you slipped and fell. That would be really bad especially if your pregnant. And I don’t think it’s good to get sick while your pregnant, but I don’t know becuase I have never been pregnant. Plus if you get even more sick you may have to go to the doctor and that’s no fun.
Well, I think that you being pregnant has nothing to do with your question because like you said you are only 5 weeks pregnant. The fact that you are sick is something your husband needs to understand. Unless he doesn’t love you and wants you to get sicker and die then he should man up and shovel the snow himself. If he is too tired from working full time, then you both should consider hiring the kid next door or locating a service to assist you. You are sick and need time to get better before heading outdoors for manual labor…(no pun intended!!) I hope you feel better soon.
It sounds to me like your man needs a swift kick in the a@#!!! You should be in bed resting, and even if you were not sick, you should not be out there shoveling snow.
I understand… I had really bad morning sickness too along with my pregnancies and unless a person (let alone your husband) has had the same experience, he will NOT understand. Maybe he is going through his own weird version of adjusting to the changes coming up and is showing it, unfortunately, in not a very nice way.
You have to take care of yourself and your baby. If you took a fall while out there, it could be dangerous so take all precautions too. Maybe you can have someone else explain it to him (maybe your doctor) and I’m sure that as you start showing, your husband will understand more and realize that being pregnant doesn’t mean you can do all the things you did before.
no way! hes the man, he should be out there if he was considerate of your health and well-being! you need to take care you yourself first.
You should not be shoveling snow while pregnant, PERIOD. Your husband needs a smack.
Being pregnant has nothing to do with it. The fact that you are sick does. Tell you husband when you are no longer sick you will. And when you are pregnant you can still do all the things you did before you were pregnant. I hate when women say i cant because im pregnant. winer. I am not talking about you. Because you have a cold im talking about healthy pregnant women.
first all if youre pregnant and not feeling well so then you shouldnt go out side and do the snow work cause its not healthy for the baby cause if you caught a cold or even get sick with the flu thn you can spread to the baby also . i just stay inside the house and take care of youre nephews instead beingin out there in the heavy snow. just leave the snow alone wait til the sun comes out and melt some snow off the drive way and just take care of youre self til everybody else come back from their vacation .
i dont think you should have to shovel becouse you could get worse and hurt the baby
Sorry, but your husband is an a**!You should be home in bed taking care of yourself. It’s not like you can take any meds to feel better so your gonna have to suffer thru it. I live in upstate NY and I never shovel snow. My bf always does it. But then again ,I’m from Ga. and can’t handle the snow. But come on….your’e preggo!
NO you dont have to shovel snow when your sick. Tell him if he dosnt like it he can leave.
I don’t think you should be shoveling snow. Tell your lazy ass husband to get off his butt and shovel the snow himself. The nerve of him…Some men..I tell ya