We had our annual awards ceremony last night which means everyone who showed up is hungover and everyone who hasn't shown up yet is still sleeping. This is going to be an easy day for me.
@heatherdubrow I'm just becoming aware of all the gross stuff at work. I'm used to contact precaution rooms but today in ICU I got a call saying the patient had MRSA (nbd) but the pregnant speech therapist and I had been with him for the past several hours with no isolation gear. Ick. Could be worsr, could be the flu or I could be an ED nurse who gets no warning.
I'm pretty much assuming at this point that I'm colonized with it. Gross but probably accurate...
@MaximumEffort we all have MRSA in our nares at this point. My favorite right now is our flu a/flu b/rsv swab takes over an hour to run. I'm in contact with more flu patients than I can count at this point. I throw a mask on if I'm suspicious.
I just love that a room full of old white men are debating whether maternity benefits should be included in health coverage. Men are definitely the ones who should be making this decision.
@DuchessOfCambridge amen. It's F'ing ridiculous and makes my BP go up. I can't even.
I think you'll appreciate this, the other day at work I saw a bunch of old white dudes in suits go into a meeting together and I commented to my coworker, "That can't be good." She didn't get it or appreciate my snark.
One of the faculty I work with just sent me a super nice email and at the end asked if I could clone myself bc they need more of me...and all I can think is that will be so true come November!
@DuchessOfCambridge@jess0211 I tweeted earlier about that picture/meeting how these men hate women, and you can't convince me otherwise. Our bodies are not shameful or deserving of lesser care. I typically keep all my political ranting to twitter, but dang that got me all worked up.
@ArtificialRed it just doesn't even make sense. Like you're welcome for us carrying the next generation. How is this something you want to take away? I thought they cared sooo much about babies and are SO against abortions. What do they think will happen when moms (and dads!) can't afford proper prenatal care because they have to pay out of pocket? Spoiler: NOT HEALTHY BABIES. They don't care about anything except their own wallets. They're pretty evil and will one day have to answer for their actions.
This is also why my pregnant self is crying today. I get so worked up at how absolutely ridiculous and contradictory this world can be. So you're a rich old white male and don't care about others. Ok. But what about your daughters and granddaughters? Why are you making it harder for them to give you grandchildren and keep your bloodline going? Because without them, it would stop. You'd be extinct. How does this make any kind of sense. I so wish I had the personality for policy work. I have all the feelings but none of the composure.
There is a woman at work on maternity leave and I was talking with some of the guys that I work with in the spring at the fertilizer plant... they were saying that women shouldn't take 12 weeks of maternity leave because they should care about their jobs. One guy said that his mom had 6 kids and a week after giving birth she was out milking cows... well if your job is at the farm that's something different.... All of her kids were with her 24/7.. Guess they'll be happy to know I won't be on maternity leave during busy season..
On another note.. in a couple weeks I'll be working 90hr/week if not more for 3-4 weeks straight... I'm not going to be a happy camper.
I just ended up telling our facility manager bc we are moving offices and I've been sort of crazy about having access to water, fridge, and not lifting boxes etc. I think he thought I was being an insane person. I am pretty sure he will keep the news to himself though. But I didn't want to end up in the position of carrying heavy boxes etc
@Furmommy wow. I would have let those guys have it. Women should care more about their jobs than their families and healing their bodies? Will my job care about me when I'm on my deathbed more than my family? I think not. Don't get me wrong, I take pride in my career and advancing in my field, but I don't live to work. I work to live. Just because women in the past have had to deal with crappy maternity situations doesn't mean the women of today should have to. We're supposed to make things better and easier, not harder.
@jess0211 that was smart. Keeping baby safe > lifting boxes.
His mom did that because she had to. We're fortunate we get FMLA to take up to 12 weeks unpaid, but for so many they can't even take that long or even qualify for FMLA. I could not imagine going to work within 2 weeks of my c-section. I had to go back at 11 weeks and that was hard. Care for people. Is it that difficult?
@bklynchica I agree. Most of those women are of the mindset that "I sucked it up and dealt with it, you should have to do the same" when their attitude should really be "I did it because I had to, it was really difficult, and I want to change that for the next generation". Or they see a lot of propaganda about feminists that isn't what feminism is about, so they don't think it pertains to them.
Hi everyone! Last night I told my parents and siblings about the surprise, and they were all ecstatic! It was so awesome. Today I feel so much better about everything and am getting excited! Reminder: I have an almost 1yo and 2.5yo and this was a surprise! But I'm happy to be here!!
I'm annoyed that I had to tell my boss this week but I felt obligated as they're assigning me a new client because that client's project manager is going out on maternity leave. I felt like they needed to know they'd be doing this to the client twice in one year.
I feel like telling was the right thing but i'm annoyed. I am not close with my supervisor and I hate that she knows and our families don't.
~Mom to an amazing Jan 2011 boy~ ~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
@DuchessOfCambridge@jess0211@ElizabethSchuyler I got out of a meeting and a coworker immediately told me the news. I am totally shocked but also completely relieved. I wonder if it'll really be over now!
A bought a swing dress for SILs bridal shower today before I knew I was pregnant. Fast forward to today, the dumb dress clings when I walk. DH is still set on not telling family until Easter. I totally look pregnant. Ugh.
Re: Weekly Randoms 3/20
Effing disgusting.
I think you'll appreciate this, the other day at work I saw a bunch of old white dudes in suits go into a meeting together and I commented to my coworker, "That can't be good." She didn't get it or appreciate my snark.
Eta the bump ate it!
Started Dating: 2003 Married: 2013
Started TTC August 2016
BFP: 2/1/17 MC: 2/8/17
BFP: 3/8/17 MMC: 5/1/17
BFP: 7/23/17 EDD: 4/5/18
BFP: 2/27/20
Edit because spelling
On another note.. in a couple weeks I'll be working 90hr/week if not more for 3-4 weeks straight... I'm not going to be a happy camper.
@jess0211 that was smart. Keeping baby safe > lifting boxes.
/hamilton
I feel like telling was the right thing but i'm annoyed. I am not close with my supervisor and I hate that she knows and our families don't.
~EDD Nov 18, 2017 with my IUI success story~
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ETA i just love a good Obama/Biden meme
I just smiled and said "mostly water retention and poop, but thanks for noticing!"