Hi, I am pregnant with my first child and am getting advice left right and centre from all my friends who have children. Yesterday I was told that I shouldn't be lifting anything heavy, and by that they meant bags of groceries, and buckets of soil, etc. I work on a 5000 ha reserve in the sticks - I simply can't imagine what its going to be like the next 8 months if I'm unable to lift anything!!

I've not heard anything about restrictions on lifting in the first trimester before. Does anyone know about this, what exactly are the risks, what weights might be safe etc???