This would be so much easier if I didn't have to keep showing up at work
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I am 38 weeks and really want this LO to stay in a little longer (DS was born at 37.5 weeks). But work is driving me so insane I was almost wishing I would go into labor yesterday so I didn't have to come in today and deal with the dreaded comments.
Between everyone pushing me to get things done immediately so they don't have to do any work for me while I am out, people saying "haven't you had that baby yet?" and CW's I barely know telling me terrifying birth stories, I really don't want to come back here until after I've had this kid. One C/W (who is overweight) said to me this morning "you're getting to be bigger than I am". What an awesome way to start my day when I already feel like crap to begin with.
I refuse to start my ML until I absolutely have to so I have as much post-baby leave as possible so I am just grinning and bearing it, but it is so hard not to TP someone at this point.
Re: This would be so much easier if I didn't have to keep showing up at work
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@BeesEverywhere - yeah, me too. I mean, why do I need the graphic birth story of the woman whose last name I don't even know - we just say good morning at the coffee maker every day?
@PandaMom416 - yeah, I know what you mean. My DH had a cold last week and you would have thought he was on his death bed. Meanwhile I am carrying a pumpkin around in my uterus doing everything around the house and going to work every day. There is no way he would survive a pregnancy.
Today I was chastised at my desk mid- lunch by a c/w who wanted to know why I was putting my child into daycare "so early" (at 4 months) and why I don't have any family here and will anyone be helping me? First, can I finish my lunch and second, if you want to donate a week of YOUR vacation time so I can stay home longer, then be my guest and third why do you give such a crap?!? So far no takers on the vacation time donations, but lots of unsolicited opinions.
Hang in there. I'm due April 16th so I have another 2 weeks to go if she doesn't decide to get here earlier!!
I work in a small department that used to be relegated to a small, dark, quiet corner of the building. We recently got moved to a newly remodeled floor with an open floor plan and I have to ride the elevator up 10 floors. Every morning on the elevator I get the comments "still haven't dropped that baby yet?" and "shouldn't you be out of the office by now?". People I don't know come by my desk to tell me how uncomfortable I look. Gee thanks. I'm right there with you but it will be worth it with the extra outside baby time. At least that's what I keep telling myself.
Hope things get better at work and baby bakes a little longer!
Some coworkers are hounding me about when I will be taking ML. I am with a lot of you MTBs.....I want time POST pregnancy.....so I'll be there until I pop! Deal with it!
On then plus side, a few.of the coworkers in my dept say that I still work faster and more efficiently than others in the bldg. That makes me feel good!