Morning sickness, hormone spikes and backaches: No, this is not a study guide for health class. It’s the daily reality for pregnant teachers.

For many adults, the process of having a baby is hard enough. Pregnant teachers also have to deal with the further stresses of students and teaching. In addition to the teachers who are expecting this year, many teachers at Clarksburg High School kept working up until their due date.

"I enjoyed working while I was pregnant," said English teacher Edith Lee, "It made my pregnancy go faster [because] I felt very productive and I was getting a lot done." The only issue Lee encountered was that she moved around to four different classrooms. When she got bigger, it was harder to get by students which made her late for class.

"I think [students] were very interested in [my] pregnancy and very concerned for the safety of [the baby and me]," said Lee. "Since I had a good pregnancy and good delivery, I got to come back [to school] pretty quickly so it [was not] too hard to catch up." She also said all of her students were very welcoming.

"When we had a substitute [English teacher Christine DiMonte] she was already an English teacher so it didn’t really make a difference," said junior Melissa Anoh. "We learned everything we were supposed to and we were prepared for the final exam."

Few CHS teachers who are currently pregnant plan to work up until their due date. Science teacher Catherine Ulicny is due March 22 and after that, she probably will not come back until the new school year. A long term sub will come when she leaves who will teach her students and get them ready for the High School Assessment.

"In the beginning [of my pregnancy] I was really tired and it was hard to stay on the top of my game," said DiMonte. "[But the] kids were more supportive and understanding [when I was teaching]," she added. "I was very open and honest with them." DiMonte’s last three months of pregnancy were during the summer.