working with young children while TTC

[callmedan]

Hi, im going to be moving over here from a long wait in WTTC this week

just wanted to see if anyone has any advice they can offer, i work in a primary school as a one to one worker with a little boy, im going to be in year one this year (age 5-6) but i have a few worries
- when i am early pregnant children running in to/sitting on my stomach
- im a bit of a germophobe and kids arent exactly the cleanest creatures! we also have quite a bad cat poo problem at my school kids constantly walking in it, bringing it in to the classroom i know this can be quite dangerous

thats all i can think of for now but has anyone been in a similar position and can offer any advice?
thanks

 

[AngelofTroy]

Hi there, when I was pregnant with my son I worked in early years with children with special needs, some of whom needed physical support and others who displayed violent behaviours. I looked a lot into it and early on the risks to baby from minor injury to the stomach are minimal, but I did tell my superiors early on (8 weeks) and they were fab about making sure I was safe and comfortable with everything. I 'tagged' another member of staff if I felt uncomfortable with the physical demands at any time but TBH once they knew I was pregnant someone usually took over before I had to ask.

As for the cat poo, it's true that toxoplasmosis is a risk to unborn babies, but if you have had cats yourself it's likely that you're immune. Just try to avoid touching it, use gloves and wash your hands well.

 

[callmedan]

thank you AngelOfTroy that is a very helpful response