Anyone else wondering how they are going to make it at work?

IBackBevo · February 2014

I am already getting so uncomfortable and finding just getting ready for work in the morning to be taxing. Plus, I am extremely distracted. I am seriously starting to wonder how I am going to make it to the end working. My goal has been to make at least until 37 weeks, but now I am wondering if that will even happen. I really can't believe how uncomfortable I am already and I don't remember being this uncomfortable before. I got pulled from work before at 34 weeks so I don't want that to happen, but working to the end just seems unfathomable to me right now. Anyone else?

Also, I am seriously questioning how I am supposed to continue to work out. I have been told/read that staying active is the best thing one can do to "prepare" for a vbac. I currently feel like walking is a major workout...how is anyone managing to continue to work out?

julesf817 · February 2014

welp, i just broke down in tears on the phone with my DH because i'm so stressed, so yeah i'm definitely wondering how i'm going to manage.

i feel like i can't do anything right this week and the stress is exhausting. my job isn't physically taxing at all, but mentally it's wearing me out. i start feeling anxious and depressed on sundays knowing i have to come back here monday. plus i also commute by train which isn't too bad now, but i know is going to get much harder as i get bigger. and driving isn't an option unless i want to pay $20-30 for parking.

i just want to be done.

MissLadyTay · February 2014

I'm distracted too. Thankfully at my firm they kind of know your billables go down the month or so before you go on mat leave. I'm expected to start redistributing cases and work to others. So by the end I have to be in the office but I can spend most of the day on CLEs and online shopping.

As far as working out, it is hard to make myself but I always feel better afterward. I am only walking on the treadmill at this point though - no weights and nothing strenuous. And yes my motivation is the chance for a VBAC. When I don't want to go to the gym I try to remember the horrible C/S recovery I had. That's enough to get me going most of the time.

chillypenguin · February 2014

Yes, I am worried about this too. Luckily I work from home now, but still spending 40 hours a week sitting in this chair and then chasing a 17 month old the rest of the time.. I am exhausted. I am also having really bad back pain that I didn't get with DD. Ugh. Other than the fact that I have literally nothing ready for this baby... I am so ready to be done already. I didn't hit this point until much later with my previous pregnancy.

IBackBevo · February 2014

chillypenguin said:

Yes, I am worried about this too. Luckily I work from home now, but still spending 40 hours a week sitting in this chair and then chasing a 17 month old the rest of the time.. I am exhausted. I am also having really bad back pain that I didn't get with DD. Ugh. Other than the fact that I have literally nothing ready for this baby... I am so ready to be done already. I didn't hit this point until much later with my previous pregnancy.

I have a 17 month old, too. Maybe that has something to do with it. Also, I am right there with you on the back pain. And I also feel like I did not hit this point until much later in my pregnancy last time, too.

whse13kittens · February 2014

I hear ya. I work two jobs and in order to pay bills/save enough money for my unpaid mat leave I have to work both literally up to the day I deliver. It's a special kind of suck, and some days (like today) I have no idea how I'm going to make it approximately 13 more weeks

chillypenguin · February 2014

IBackBevo said:

chillypenguin said:

Yes, I am worried about this too. Luckily I work from home now, but still spending 40 hours a week sitting in this chair and then chasing a 17 month old the rest of the time.. I am exhausted. I am also having really bad back pain that I didn't get with DD. Ugh. Other than the fact that I have literally nothing ready for this baby... I am so ready to be done already. I didn't hit this point until much later with my previous pregnancy.

I have a 17 month old, too. Maybe that has something to do with it. Also, I am right there with you on the back pain. And I also feel like I did not hit this point until much later in my pregnancy last time, too.

Yeah, these toddlers sure don't make it easy! Today was especially rough with the monster fit she had in the doctors office this morning because I dared to try to put on her coat/hat.. I was ready for a nap by 10 am! I am just trying to take it day by day and take it easy whenever I can. Hopefully it won't get any worse and the time goes by quickly.

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jenb_99 · February 2014

I've been doing 35-minute walk-workout videos by Leslie Sansone. They're not particularly cool, but they are a nice, effective workout and they go by quickly. I have 7 or 8 of them that I rotate. I do the 2-mile ones.

These two are great:
https://www.amazon.com/Leslie-Sansone-Walk-Home-Morning/dp/B001AYWY5O
https://www.amazon.com/Leslie-Sansone-Pounds-Ultimate-Collection/dp/B00265T7O2

This inspirational one is my favorite, though.
https://www.amazon.com/Leslie-Sansone-Walk-Faith-Closer/dp/B001NG6A0Y

mrspopsicle · February 2014

I was almost in tears by the time I left work yesterday. My job is physically demanding (pediatric ICU nurse) and I was in so much pain by the end of the day. My pelvis felt like it was breaking in half and my tailbone was throbbing. I have no clue how I made it working full time until 35 weeks when I was pregnant with DD. Right now I work one 12 hour shift/week. I'm going to try to stick it out a few more weeks then ask to work two half shifts instead. My body just cannot keep up for 12 hours.

Jennyinheaven · February 2014

I decided I am only working until April 15th, I know I should try and hold out till end of April , Im due May 5, but I can't even make it through a entire 10 hour shift now without wet panties and a weird pressured filled feeling down below, I am a restaurant manager and I work hard at work , so I also stopped exercising beyond a 15 minute pre natel yoga tape I do every other day or so

ns1 · February 2014

Yep. I count it a good work day if I showed up. I wasn't like this with DD but I just feel so...heavy, like this little guy is just weighing me down and it takes way too much effort to move. That and my brain does not function anymore.

spinsoffresonance · February 2014

I believe that at this point walking totally count as exercise. Also taking the stairs instead of the elevator, getting up from your desk throughout the day to walk to lunch or the coffee shop. That's pretty much all the exercise I get! I'm impressed by how much you're able to do with a toddler around. With DD I worked until I gave birth but this time around I'm unemployed and I still haven't managed to get a real workout in since she was born.

SweetTea420 · February 2014

I was just thinking this today. I am so tired now, I can't imagine how bad it will be as my due date nears. Luckily I work with an awesome group of people who encourage me to take it easy if I'm feeling tired or uncomfortable.

Lizmullen · February 2014

I manage a restaurant so I'm always on my feet.. 5 10 hour shifts a week and it's never the same shifts. Sometimes I work til 2am and sometimes I'm there at 8am!

The vericose veins I've developed are so painful even with wearing medical support hose and socks.

philandclaire · February 2014

I am a teacher and in constant pain since I walk around all day on concrete floors. I feel you. I asked my doc for advice yesterday and he gave me some stretching ideas but I seriously don't see how that's going to touch the level of pain I am having. To think just 20 weeks ago I was running 30-40 miles a week... ;-( I've lost my stamina and core strength.

skyrockets · February 2014

Right here. Had a cry with my OB on Tuesday. I hate coming to work and not loving it, because I have always had a lot of job satisfaction.

Sarac2288 · February 2014

I work full time and my job has been extra stressful with all the changes lately and lifting and turning residents makes my back sore at the end of the day and Monday I was having braxto hicks. But I really want to work up till I deliver this time

EmilyGolden1 · February 2014

Yes! All of this- I may be physically at work towards the end but I know I will be mentally checked out

kramja01 · February 2014

I am already totally checked out at work--I talk to clients when they call, make my requisite court appearances, and generally keep up with stuff, but I have no drive to do anything additional. I see lots of CLEs and online shopping in my future.

Bootsie327 · February 2014

Absolutely. I've had a few stressful projects lately. Luckily they are weening me off of projects like that (because I can't start complex, large commitments that someone else will need to take over), but it has still been hard. And yeah, getting ready in the morning takes longer bc shoes are a struggle, shaving is a struggle, putting on just-washed pants are a struggle, etc. Pretty psyched for late April when I'm out of there!

softservecity · February 2014

Jules51814 said:

welp, i just broke down in tears on the phone with my DH because i'm so stressed, so yeah i'm definitely wondering how i'm going to manage.

i feel like i can't do anything right this week and the stress is exhausting. my job isn't physically taxing at all, but mentally it's wearing me out. i start feeling anxious and depressed on sundays knowing i have to come back here monday. plus i also commute by train which isn't too bad now, but i know is going to get much harder as i get bigger. and driving isn't an option unless i want to pay $20-30 for parking.

i just want to be done.

The Sunday depression is definitely a problem for me too! And then I feel bad about being sad on a day off but I just can't help it... This has been a tough week for me as well. Seems like every day something goes wrong or stresses me out. Hopefully it's just a bad week and all of us will get some more energy/motivation soon!

carissa32581 · February 2014

Another teacher here. I teach music and singing and dancing all day is gettin rough! No way am I going to be playing games all day for very long! My back and hips hurt so bad...

Nikkipal82 · February 2014

I'm on my feet a lot at work, so I've been wearing a support belt which helps a lot at work. I got it at Destination Maternity (The Ultimate Maternity Support Belt). I wasn't sure it was really helping, but I forgot it on Tuesday, and I was hurting so much more.

Arinias · February 2014

I am definitely in this boat. My job is very physically demanding and it is getting harder and harder for me to do things. I am hugely impressed with my co-workers who have been pregnant before becuase I don't know how I will manage in a couple months. I am planning on working up until I go into labor since we are still trying to save up for mat leave and afford all the bigger items we still need. I also work part time at a coffee shop so between the two I work 46-52 hours per week. I am constantly exhausted and useless at home for housework. And back pain is kicking in which makes it even more difficult to work in a job where I am raking, shoveling, and carrying heavier things all day! To those of you chasing around toddlers while pregnant, I am impressed and give you major props!!

knash87 · February 2014

I am having the same thoughts. Mainly I just find it stressful and cannot wait for the few weeks I'll have off before the baby comes! I can barley get up on time each morning, then I have to rush my 20 month old to get ready, and I feel so bad about that!

Dellaramsey · February 2014

I teach kindergarten. I have 11 boys in my class and only 4 girls. 6 of my boys are very rambunctious! I'm tired.... Really really tired. I'm secretly hoping my OB takes me out of work early because otherwise, I'm going to feel obligated to work until this baby is born. I didn't feel like this with DD's pregnancy. Stress is also causing some serious BH's. They're not painful but they're no joke!

laurblum · February 2014

I have no idea how I'm going to make it. I am up on my feet everyday at my salon. I'm doing my best to try to accommodate my clients but, I am so tired. Some days I feel like I'm going to collapse. I'm trying to make it to my due date.. What was I thinking?!

mileswithmyles · February 2014

I'm trying to keep it up as best I can. I know how you feel.

I do find on days I exercise I feel a lot better, even though it is really tough to get out the door.

I'm also a teacher and I find myself sitting more and more. My students are being very sweet and walking over to where I am instead of making me shuffle up and down their rows.

My feet are the biggest issue. So swollen everyday!

Cupcakes89 · February 2014

Well hey you ladies are a lot more tougher then I am! I could only make it to week 20 and had to go on unpaid medical leave.. which ended up being more like quitting the job (they told me to reapply when im done with my "maternity leave")

My hips got to the point where they would lock up after standing for more then two hours. I cashiered and did markdowns/clearance at my store so I was always on my feet. Sitting down at a desk would've been wonderful for me since I do that everyday anyways cause I game so much. ^.^

MrsT2008 · February 2014

Yes. Mostly because I have zero patience for anything and anyone.

awc1986 · February 2014

Don't let letayloreo see this! She'd have about 50 roll-eyes gifs for it, because we're not all doing cross fit and we're using pregnancy like an illness, or as an excuse to get out of working. Excuse me while I give no shits.

I'm yawning my head off at my desk today and I'm wondering how I'm gonna do another 9 weeks of this.

christieep · February 2014

I'm good so far at work, but last pregnancy I finished school for the summer when I was only 32 weeks. I can't imagine having to work at the end. I was so tired and swollen and had carpal tunnel so bad I couldn't feel anything. I'm going to see how early my doctor will write me off (within reason). I have an hour commute each way too, which is going to be impossible toward the end.