Re: Nesting
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:13 pm
I have been humming and hawing on whether to comment here, but what the heck- I'm going to say something.
As someone with a house full of children, I have "nested" a few times. Sashguy, I feel like if you were one of the contractors that I contacted during one of my pregnancies, we would have had a not so nice exchange on both our parts.
Yes, I have had work done on my home during pregnancy. Yes, I have taken certain safety precautions (on my own initiative, without anyone telling me to or checking that I did, because I am an adult who is accountable to myself and myself alone). A few examples of work I have had done during pregnancy:
-Have a rotting wall taken down and replaced in our dining room. Wall was mouldy from an old water leak, and the (assumed) lead pain was peeling off in chunks. Should I have left that alone for the duration of my pregnancy? Even as my (then) two year old kept sneaking up to it and stuffing paint chips in his mouth? Yummy snack!
-Had windows (diamond shaped pieces with lead in between) removed and restored. Yes, I'm sure that created some lead dust. But another hazard was keeping windows that had broken glass and missing panes (because they were so severely bowed out, and the glass could be dislodged by even a gentle touch). What if someone touched it and sliced a finger open? Then what?
Those are just two examples, but I'm sure if I thought hard I could come up with more. My point is that "nesting" isn't always some flippant whim- sometimes there are legitimate reasons for commencing work during a pregnancy. Sometimes it's the least hazardous option, all things considered. As someone on the opposite side of the fence, it is up to me to decide what is in my (and my baby's) best interest. As a contractor, sometimes you don't have the whole picture, nor should you- it's not up to the pregnant woman to give you a full picture of what is going on in her life to justify her needs.
As someone with a house full of children, I have "nested" a few times. Sashguy, I feel like if you were one of the contractors that I contacted during one of my pregnancies, we would have had a not so nice exchange on both our parts.
Yes, I have had work done on my home during pregnancy. Yes, I have taken certain safety precautions (on my own initiative, without anyone telling me to or checking that I did, because I am an adult who is accountable to myself and myself alone). A few examples of work I have had done during pregnancy:
-Have a rotting wall taken down and replaced in our dining room. Wall was mouldy from an old water leak, and the (assumed) lead pain was peeling off in chunks. Should I have left that alone for the duration of my pregnancy? Even as my (then) two year old kept sneaking up to it and stuffing paint chips in his mouth? Yummy snack!
-Had windows (diamond shaped pieces with lead in between) removed and restored. Yes, I'm sure that created some lead dust. But another hazard was keeping windows that had broken glass and missing panes (because they were so severely bowed out, and the glass could be dislodged by even a gentle touch). What if someone touched it and sliced a finger open? Then what?
Those are just two examples, but I'm sure if I thought hard I could come up with more. My point is that "nesting" isn't always some flippant whim- sometimes there are legitimate reasons for commencing work during a pregnancy. Sometimes it's the least hazardous option, all things considered. As someone on the opposite side of the fence, it is up to me to decide what is in my (and my baby's) best interest. As a contractor, sometimes you don't have the whole picture, nor should you- it's not up to the pregnant woman to give you a full picture of what is going on in her life to justify her needs.