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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am in training to be in the medical field (think doctor, PA, NP type job) and I have the option of either being pregnant while studying for a major exam I need to take (so I will be off my feet) but then I'd have a newborn + pumping while working long hours after completing this exam OR waiting to get pregnant (so not pregnant during this exam) and being on my feet for 12 or so hours a day (working 80+ hours) while pregnant (but no newborn to take care of). I can see the pros and cons of both but I haven't been pregnant or had a newborn so I'm not sure which would be a better bet.  We can afford daycare and husband has a very flexible job. [/quote]

Everyone's experiences of pregnancy and birth are so different. However, if that were me I might choose to do the pregnancy during the exam prep. 1st & 3rd trimester can be pretty tiring in their own ways, and I wouldn't want to risk something from not drinking, eating, resting, etc. enough.

Regardless, it sounds like you'll be working with the newborn in either case, right? so this is also about your health. Pregnancy can do a number on your body. I had two healthy textbook pregnancies and I can't say I would have been able to work 80+ hours on my feet doing physical stuff. [/quote]

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