How are all the working moms doing?

StephenW4 · May 2012

I'm 8 days from my due date and planning to work up until the last day, but man am I struggling. I work in an office for a corporate HQ, and the end of the month is generally slow for my dept anyway, but this last week has been even slower and harder to get through. I'm so ready for this baby to be here, it's driving me crazy! I feel like it's the last week of school with nothing much to do and everyone's just waiting for the bell to ring so we can all go home for the summer.

I wish I could just go home and hang out while I wait for LO to get here. How's everyone else holding up?

katmacwv · May 2012

I still have 13 days left, but my repeat c/s is scheduled for June 7, so in exactly 1 week, I SHOULD have my baby girl in my arms. I decided to start paying out the wazoo for parking right across the street from my building instead of using the parking garage about 2 blocks away that is already paid for through work because I felt like I was going to pee myself by the time I would get to my desk in the mornings. My feet are huge by the end of the day, but there is no good way to have my computer on the docking station and put my feet up. I will probably work shorter days next week, but I'm just playing it by ear for now.

luvtodanz · May 2012

I have 15 days until my due date and it can't come soon enough. I work a very physical job with a lot of standing, walking, and carrying/lifting of heavy things (though I'm not doing that part anymore). Thankfully the last month or so work has been slow, so I get to sit at my desk most of the day. But, I'm exhausted by the time I get home, my feet are like sausages stuffed into my shoes and hurt. I am working until I go into labor since we only get 6 weeks off and that starts whenever you leave.

Everyone is predicting that I'm going to have him sometime next week...which would be fine with me. Really, I just want him to come when he wants, but hopefully not past his due date.

lauren1204 · May 2012

I'm only 36 weeks but I am miserable. My chair is killing my back and shoulders and I'm just so stressed thinking about all the stuff I need to do when I get home. Meanwhile I get home and I'm exhausted. I don't know how I'll keep this up if she goes to her DD. (God forbid I go past it! Don't even wanna think about that!)

jc0n15 · May 2012

I am due on Sunday and was going to work until I popped but I told them this week is my last week. The commute is killing me and I feel like an 80 yr old woman when I get up from my desk. I might be working from home next week if they ok it but I refuse to come in and fight with RUDE people on the train.

kjem182 · May 2012

It's been a rollercoaster. Tuesday was super productive-I felt like I could take over the world. Tuesday night I got NO sleep, so yesterday I was hanging on by my fingernails. I took two 15 minute naps in the library upstairs, but it wasn't enough. Today I feel balanced again, but who knows about tomorrow? Everyone is stopping by my desk to ask how I'm feeling, and I feel like I'm bi-polar about it-one day I'm great, the next day I'm worthless.

I got a jury summons for Monday, and when I got it, I panicked. I couldn't imagine loosing time at work when everything wasn't in order. Now? I'm REALLY looking forward to possibly having a day or two off. We'll see if they put a preggo lady 3 weeks out from her due date on a jury.

rissa_n · May 2012

I'm miserable...next Friday is my last day but I secretly hope I deliver before that lol. It's so hard to motivate myself & find work clothes that still fit & are comfortable. I'm exhausted & crabby & ready to be at home! Hang in there mamas!

mattnrachel · May 2012

I was fine until my bp started running high a couple of weeks ago. Now I feel like I'm going 1000mph 8 hours a day, and I just don't know how long I can do it. I still have 3 weeks left until my due date and I'm starting to think I won't make it.

mylittlesunshine · May 2012

Still at work and doing good. Hoping I can work up until I deliver!

sproutmd · May 2012

lauren1204:
I'm only 36 weeks but I am miserable. My chair is killing my back and shoulders and I'm just so stressed thinking about all the stuff I need to do when I get home. Meanwhile I get home and I'm exhausted. I don't know how I'll keep this up if she goes to her DD. (God forbid I go past it! Don't even wanna think about that!)

This, almost exactly.

acbfreire · May 2012

I am feeling fine because I had already reduced my load. Next week I am stopping.

mymonkeykeys · May 2012

In one word....DYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm outta here on 6/14 and cannot wait for the day. These next 2 weeks are going to be torture. Crying

sheilatakesabow · May 2012

I'm throwing in the towel. Tomorrow's my last day, then I start my leave baby or not. I was going to keep going until I went into labor, but I'm just DONE. I'm at the point that merely existing is uncomfortable. Hauling my ass into work in work clothes and attempting to get my brain to function is just getting to be too much. Hopefully I won't have to "waste" too much of my leave and the baby will make her appearance shortly after I go out!

tcu_2003 · May 2012

So far, still okay. Tuesday was horrendous as my back was killing me and I could not get comfortable in my chair at my desk, but otherwise, it's been good. I'm busy enough not to sit here and stress out about baby, but not too busy that I'm stressed about being too busy, if that makes any sense at all.

And after yesterday's appointment, it looks like I'll be right and this baby is going to arrive late. My next appointment is next Friday, and I think I'll be done working after that as my doc will only let me go to 41 weeks, which would be the Tuesday after that - if that's the case, I might as well take Monday off as well. Stick out tongue

cchill01 · May 2012

kjem182:

It's been a rollercoaster.

For me too, some days (like today) I'm super productive and wishing that I wasn't going out. On other days, I'm ready to just walk out and not come back. And on other days, I want to curl up and cry/sleep under my desk. I'm starting to feel neurotic.

I'm working until the end, so "not knowing" is driving me nuts. I don't know when I should be dumping my stuff and cleaning my desk vs continuing to work as if nothing is going to happen. It's going to be a long 1-2 weeks?

GeekFantasy · May 2012

Ask me after work tonight. I'm battling what I think is sciatica on my left side, though I don't know if it qualifies since it's really just in my hip but I wanted to cry trying to grocery shop yesterday. I was hobbling out to the car by the time I was done. I plan on working right up until delivery but if I go past my due date, I think I'll just start my leave then. 12 hour shifts which a good portion of it on your feet probably isn't great for me :P

angelrue522 · May 2012

Barely hanging on. Every day I contemplate going home due to pelvic pain, but I keep coming in and working! I am not sure how I am going to hang on another 2 weeks. This pelvic pressure is crazy.

monef · May 2012

Gosh I'm working right up until my due date, so 2 more weeks to go. It is tough, but I'm just trying to think of getting through one day at a time.

masonmom12 · May 2012

I'm right there with all of you ladies. My back is killing from sitting at my desk and sitting in my car on the long commute. I have a ton to do and at times get motivated and start flying through my to do list, and then I get side-tracked (on TB or in my own thoughts). I cracked up at the one who said she's paying out the wazoo for parking because her paid-for lot is far away. I feel the exact same way. Unfortunately, there is nowhere closer for me to park. I always feel like I'm gonna pee myself on the way to/from my car. LOL. I was thinking this morning that if the men I work with were 'real' men that they'd trade me parking places (some park in the bldg) for the next few weeks! :-)

YaMrWhite · May 2012

2 weeks left of work for me. I am actually okay working but I have a desk job so I really can't complain. I have it easier when I am at work than when I am at home because my OCD kicks in!

StephenW4 · May 2012

Glad to know I'm not the only one struggling. (And also happy for those who are still feeling good!)

I've seriously considered lying about having contractions just so I can go home. Too bad DH and I carpool most days, so that would require calling him and convincing him to come get me. And I don't want to be mean and get him all worked up for nothing. Embarrassed

Samiantha101 · May 2012

My last day was Tuesday. The working part was no sweat, however my actual job is miserable, pregnant or not. My doc gave me a note stating I could start my leave at 38 weeks. Now, Im at home getting things together and enjoying NOT being at work.

jamiah18 · May 2012

Well, I have four days left of school and then im done but it's been rough. The kids are mentally done so I basically feel like I'm babysitting. I'm also trying to clean up my classroom in a way that I don't have to spend much time there before next school year. It's mentally and physically exhausting....oh and hot too!

AshleyR711 · May 2012

I agree with the PP who said she feels bi-polar. Ha, I feel like one day it's really rough and the next I'm in a good mood despite the pelvic pressure and pain.

My work load is seriously decreasing next week which is a relief, and as of my appt today my doctor told me he doesn't think she will be on her due date and will def be early by a few weeks, but NOT this weekend. I'd like her to bake in there for a few more days. At this point a few days could be the difference of any need for the NICU.

I literally am just excited I mean I know that being 60% effaced and 1cm dialated is nothing since it could mean next week or another two weeks or even 3... But all i want to do is go home and clean excessively!!

I am uncomfortable but it keeps my mind off things... being at work you know? So I'm not sitting around thinking about when I am going to go into labor driving myself crazy!

Natalie&Mark · May 2012

Dolly gets it, man.

peachmuffins · May 2012

Cranky and exhausted!

I've only been working half days the past week because there's been no business (thanks tropical storm beryl) so my days are kind of full tedium.

I can leave whenever I want but then I feel like i'll just be sitting at home doing nothing and waiting for a baby to come out as opposed to being at work, making money and waiting for a baby to come out.

LoveBug0516 · May 2012

I am still working and I am due tomorrow, June 1. I think if baby is still not here next week, I will make Tuesday my last day.....I can't seem to stay home. Still feel good and continue to take three flights of stairs everyday to my office. I feel like if I stay home bored, that I may stall the process even more.

AndromedaEclipse · May 2012

I have two and a half more days (Monday through Wednesday) and I cannot wait to be done. Since I teach, it's a normal ending to the year, and not a big deal that I'll be able to stay home. But boy am I looking forward to it.

laurennkeith · May 2012

I am working right up until LO arrives as well. I am so "checked out" so in that respect really was this baby to come so I can be done with work, other than work, I want him to stay inside because I don't feel ready

smc008 · May 2012

I have a very difficult, outdoor job that requires a lot of manual labor. I have slowed down and am now being moved in to do more office work until I go into labor.

I don't think I can sit at home, or else I may go crazy... just ready for my little girl to be here!

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