Do you think pregnancy is a temp. disability?

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Think about it, when women are pregnant they have to go on a diet by eating healthy and they can't eat certain foods and they have to cut back on junk food. They also can't do things like go on rides, go in hot tubs or take hot baths, go down water slides, can't play sports or lift up heavy items. They even need to be accommodated at work and they need to stay away from certain fumes and they can't even clean the litter box. They even have to sit down on the bus, can't stand, they can get a sore back and get tired easily and have a hard time moving around because of their huge stomach and the baby in there. My husband even asked me if pregnant women qualify for a handicapped parking permit and I said they should because it's like a disability and sometimes they have troubles moving, then he said he was joking. I even read that some preggers go on disability. I think I can see why because maybe their pregnancy keeps them from working so they take leave until the baby comes. I think it's a temporary disability because of all this.

Link from front page did not specify tht this was under women's discussion, so here's a guy.
A guy who did nursing school and who has a wife who had 5 miscarriages.

To answer the question of do I think pregnancy is a temporary disability:

Disabilities are things which have gone wrong and are not normal for the body.
The prefix "dis-" means a removal or reversal of what word it is attached to, therefore a dis-ability is the removal or reversal of an ability.
Pregnancy is a normal built-in body function and ability of the female body, so, no, pregnancy is not a "disability".

That being said, I see it as good to be extra considerate of and courteous to pregnant women, it is a rather stressful time for a woman's body.

Going by the actual dictionary definition of "disability" it is women who are unable to conceive who are actually dis-abled - that ability of theirs is dysfunctional.

isn't it ironic, that women with this 'disability' are not helped and women with the 'ability' are given financial and medical support. It doesn't fool me, though, it is all for the child, not the woman.

If pregancy is a "disability," then how do you explain the "Octomom"...and now, the media has announced that there is a woman claiming to be pregnant with 12 babies.

I think it depends on the woman and the pregnance, If it's a normal I just feel like crap kind it's not a disabilty. If it comes along with other unforseen things like heart or joint isuses then give the lady a parking pass better then her colasping in a parking lot.
My mother had heart isuses with my youngest < for that reson> brother and my father was out to sea at the time so I at 13 was the grown-up in the house for the 8 months she was pregent not easy on any of us. It would have been nice to have gotten extra help at that time, I was 13 my sister was the next oldest at 8 and my brother was baby the back to back pregences took a huge toll on my mother body and I have to do all the cooking, cleaning, yard work and baby care when I was home from school my mother manage the basics when I at school with the help of the lady next door and other family friends.
With my last child I had my hips give out under the weight. I had trouble walk, standing and even sitting. I spend the last 3 months flat on my back. I had to give-up working and my house was a freeking mess. A parking pass and a income to make-up what I had lost would have been a huge help.
Octmom and and one that follows her path is a freeking idot.

I agree with CRD. Every woman and pregnancy is different. It is very important that each woman listens to her own body. If a woman is tired and in pain (back, hips, feet, etc.) then that is her body telling her she must slow down for the sake of the baby's health and her own. Some docs might go ahead and sign a temporary disability form, and some might not. My husband is disabled (MD) and I was easily in way worse shape than him in my third trimesters. On days when it hurt to move, I went ahead and used his handicapped tag and I didn't feel the least bit guilty .

And to southwestforests, I don't mean to sound insensitive as I have had 5 miscarriages myself, but if guys had the babies, you can bet your a** pregnancy would be a temporary disability .

Aw, sorry, that is one hell of a rough thing on a gal.


Oh come on, you know how us manly studly dudes are so tough we can take anything, I mean, who else deals with injection needles, dentist drills and the common cold as well as we do.

I think it depends upon the woman and the pregnancy. I felt great when I was pregnant; I had no morning sickness and I had more energy than usual. However, I think the postpartum period for six months or so should be called a disability. I was sick ten days of every month for six months after a couple of births. I rarely hear women complain about how ill they are postpartum.

They are also saying that postpartum depression is very common, and my assumption is it is underreported.

The last time I was pregnant, I could barely stand up for more than five minutes. I simply could not function. Once the baby was out I felt great. So I would have classified myself as disabled at the time. There is no way I could have worked during that pregnancy.