Hmmm - well I would say your body is pretty used to it all, so in my eyes you would be able to do it for a few more weeks. I kept umpiring netball til 20w this pregnancy, and last pregnancy I played netball to 19w.
Also last pregnancy we renovated a house, and I was up there on the ladder with the orbital sander, so I'm no stranger to fumes, machinery and that kinda jazz.
I guess at the end of the day though - if you are asking these questions then maybe its too much for you? How would you feel if god forbid something did happen as a result of it all? Could you ever forgive yourself?
I get heaps of BH's too - like loads and loads, and always when I have been doing too much - well not too much, but some rigourous exercise of sorts. So I get where you are coming from re irritable uterus. But if you think its over, then really its over. Start settling down and give yourself a bit of a break.
The business will cope one way or another, but how about your emotional state?
BTW - I hate vacuuming too, I'd rather mow our lawn or wash our car then vacuum as it really sets me off!!
Fi, thanks for your reply...that's exactly as I have been saying to many 'concerned' family members that my body is used to it and that it should be okay. If I started it just now it would be a problem.
The reason I'm asking is because of DP freaking out on my today. He started ranting at me that how would I feel if I caused the baby to come early because of this. He has never been comfortable with me doing this, it is his first baby, but I spent the whole time this pg telling him it's okay for me to do as i was doing so much before. But today I needed to rest a lot more because I hit a large rock with the mower today which stopped the whole thing and my belly went plowing into the handle of it, I just sat down for 20 minutes. It just seemed to set off a lot of BH's and moreso I guess shook me up a bit. DP saw me holding my tummy, he asked what was wrong, I said I just had a few cramps which set him in a rant for the next 2 hours about me working. When he does that it gives me big doubts, most of all if something did happen to bubba that he and I would blame myself. He would never say it to me, but I know that's why he would think as he's already said as much crypticaly.
I don't want to be precious about this, I am pregnant not sick. I spent the first trimester on bed rest and I got unfit and depressed. i dont' want to go back there unless I have to, not working all over again, also DP is not handling it on his own.
You're right Fi, it's more of an emotional thing at the moment, and more between DP and I than about the baby I think.
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