Monday Morning Vents

cecilyandgautam · June 2014

Ah, I thought I had 4 weeks left of work, because it's a month til my EDD but I actually have 5 weeks. Oy.

Amelia4 · June 2014

Oy indeed. Is one of them a short week due to the 4th of July at least?

No vent here yet. I meet with the high-risk OB today where they should be doing an NT scan. Then hopefully I can tell work. I'm really looking forward to not having to keep it a secret anymore. (and because I can't get my signature to update, I'm 12 weeks, 5 days right now so it's a couple days longer than we waited with K).

mlee116 · June 2014

Amelia4 said:

Oy indeed. Is one of them a short week due to the 4th of July at least?

No vent here yet. I meet with the high-risk OB today where they should be doing an NT scan. Then hopefully I can tell work. I'm really looking forward to not having to keep it a secret anymore. (and because I can't get my signature to update, I'm 12 weeks, 5 days right now so it's a couple days longer than we waited with K).

I am planning to tell my boss this week too. And I am so freaking nervous. I think they'll be supportive, but I started in January so I still feel new here.

And last week I started having anxiety about this pregnancy after my doctor's appt. My BP was a little high and since I had BP issues with DS, I'm terrified that its going to happen again. I think a lot of it is anxiety related (and was last time too) and worrying is not helping, but my mind is going wild thinking about all the things that could go wrong. This weekend I tried to relax and meditate and change my thinking, so maybe that will help.

jlaOK · June 2014

DD cried for the first time this morning drop off. Her weekend was all messed up because she and DS stayed over at my parents house while we moved and last night was our first night in our apartment so I'm hoping she's just adjusting to the change. Even with baby #2 it still breaks your heart.

welly01 · June 2014

jlaOK said:

DD cried for the first time this morning drop off. Her weekend was all messed up because she and DS stayed over at my parents house while we moved and last night was our first night in our apartment so I'm hoping she's just adjusting to the change. Even with baby #2 it still breaks your heart.

Those days are never easy.

Amelia4 · June 2014

mlee116 said:

Amelia4 said:

Oy indeed. Is one of them a short week due to the 4th of July at least?

No vent here yet. I meet with the high-risk OB today where they should be doing an NT scan. Then hopefully I can tell work. I'm really looking forward to not having to keep it a secret anymore. (and because I can't get my signature to update, I'm 12 weeks, 5 days right now so it's a couple days longer than we waited with K).

I am planning to tell my boss this week too. And I am so freaking nervous. I think they'll be supportive, but I started in January so I still feel new here.

And last week I started having anxiety about this pregnancy after my doctor's appt. My BP was a little high and since I had BP issues with DS, I'm terrified that its going to happen again. I think a lot of it is anxiety related (and was last time too) and worrying is not helping, but my mind is going wild thinking about all the things that could go wrong. This weekend I tried to relax and meditate and change my thinking, so maybe that will help.

I'm at the same firm that I was with when I was pregnant with K, so I'm not worried about my bosses reactions this time around, thankfully.

I'm with you on the high BP, though. My BP spiked at 36 weeks or so the first time around. I was put on bedrest at 37 weeks and had a c-section (breech) at 38 weeks. I've never had BP issues before, but it's been higher than normal at my OB so far. I hope it's just nerves, but combined with my recent thyroid issues, I've been anxious this time around.

Good luck telling your work this week; I hope they are very supportive!

cecilyandgautam · June 2014

@Amelia4, yes, thankfully 4th of July gives me a shortened week. And that final 5th week is actually the week of my EDD, but I figured I'd at least plan to finish the week out so as to not waste leave on sitting around waiting. Maybe I won't have to go in at all though, who knows!

jesuisfatiguee · June 2014

DS has been a whining, screeching, tantruming mess lately. I'm over it.

I thought I had a date with a hot guy I've been trying to flirt with, but it fell through.

I am feeling sorry for myself. The end.

welly01 · June 2014

I think I'm officially job searching. I'm 90% sure that the company that just bought us will lay us off by the end of this year or early next year. Plus, I'm not doing well in the new role since the buyout. I'm so pissed/upset because I love all the people I work with. There are several breastfeeding moms and I will absolutely miss that camaraderie/support. Ugh, I hate job hunting!

momofcatan · June 2014

I'm on week 2 back at work after my 1 year mat leave. I just spoke to my manager about getting some of my old accounts back. He doesn't want to give them back to me because he doesn't like to change the status quo. I'm pissed because I worked my butt off when both of those accounts were thrown at me 2 years ago and I got zero help figuring them out. Three managers from other departments have already asked me if I'm getting them back because they don't like working with my replacement. I really don't like my manager, and would have been looking for a new job ages ago if it weren't for the fact that I get along very well with everyone else I work with.

mlee116 · June 2014

Amelia4 said:

mlee116 said:

Amelia4 said:

Oy indeed. Is one of them a short week due to the 4th of July at least?

No vent here yet. I meet with the high-risk OB today where they should be doing an NT scan. Then hopefully I can tell work. I'm really looking forward to not having to keep it a secret anymore. (and because I can't get my signature to update, I'm 12 weeks, 5 days right now so it's a couple days longer than we waited with K).

I am planning to tell my boss this week too. And I am so freaking nervous. I think they'll be supportive, but I started in January so I still feel new here.

And last week I started having anxiety about this pregnancy after my doctor's appt. My BP was a little high and since I had BP issues with DS, I'm terrified that its going to happen again. I think a lot of it is anxiety related (and was last time too) and worrying is not helping, but my mind is going wild thinking about all the things that could go wrong. This weekend I tried to relax and meditate and change my thinking, so maybe that will help.

I'm at the same firm that I was with when I was pregnant with K, so I'm not worried about my bosses reactions this time around, thankfully.

I'm with you on the high BP, though. My BP spiked at 36 weeks or so the first time around. I was put on bedrest at 37 weeks and had a c-section (breech) at 38 weeks. I've never had BP issues before, but it's been higher than normal at my OB so far. I hope it's just nerves, but combined with my recent thyroid issues, I've been anxious this time around.

Good luck telling your work this week; I hope they are very supportive!

I hope its just nerves. I think its one of those things that the more you worry about it, the worse it gets!

I told my supervisor and it went very, very well. She gave me a hug and said, "Why are you so nervous? Everyone around here loves babies!" So I feel A LOT better!

Amelia4 · June 2014

mlee116 said:

Amelia4 said:

mlee116 said:

Amelia4 said:

Oy indeed. Is one of them a short week due to the 4th of July at least?

No vent here yet. I meet with the high-risk OB today where they should be doing an NT scan. Then hopefully I can tell work. I'm really looking forward to not having to keep it a secret anymore. (and because I can't get my signature to update, I'm 12 weeks, 5 days right now so it's a couple days longer than we waited with K).

I am planning to tell my boss this week too. And I am so freaking nervous. I think they'll be supportive, but I started in January so I still feel new here.

And last week I started having anxiety about this pregnancy after my doctor's appt. My BP was a little high and since I had BP issues with DS, I'm terrified that its going to happen again. I think a lot of it is anxiety related (and was last time too) and worrying is not helping, but my mind is going wild thinking about all the things that could go wrong. This weekend I tried to relax and meditate and change my thinking, so maybe that will help.

I'm at the same firm that I was with when I was pregnant with K, so I'm not worried about my bosses reactions this time around, thankfully.

I'm with you on the high BP, though. My BP spiked at 36 weeks or so the first time around. I was put on bedrest at 37 weeks and had a c-section (breech) at 38 weeks. I've never had BP issues before, but it's been higher than normal at my OB so far. I hope it's just nerves, but combined with my recent thyroid issues, I've been anxious this time around.

Good luck telling your work this week; I hope they are very supportive!

I hope its just nerves. I think its one of those things that the more you worry about it, the worse it gets!

I told my supervisor and it went very, very well. She gave me a hug and said, "Why are you so nervous? Everyone around here loves babies!" So I feel A LOT better!

Yeah!!! Great news! So glad they are supportive. I dislike working at places that don't love babies.

welly01 · June 2014

SweetSouthernMomma08 said:

Today isn't Monday...But I just want to whine. I wondered if DS was getting pink eye again. So, I started giving him drops again, JIC. I was careful and washed my hands etc. Well, apparently not careful enough. I woke up at 1 this morning with my eye gloopy and burning!! I get DS back to sleep...Stumble into the bathroom. bad words bad words bad words. My eye is green gloopy and bright red! ( And I couldn't fall back asleep either. Thanks to stressing/burning/dh snoring...I'm just a miserable mess. My throat hurts. My eyes hurt. Can today be over? (

That sucks! Pink eye is seriously the worst!! Its so freakin' contagious.

cecilyandgautam · June 2014

Tuesday morning vent - just found out that coworker's most recent (and big) mistake has spilled over onto me again. This is the same guy I was cleaning up after a year ago and I thought I had sorted it out so that people would stop looking to me to account for his performance (I'm not his supervisor), but I guess it's not 100% resolved. I'm now wondering whether they'll ever really think of him as entirely responsible for himself and if they'll ever be able to distinguish our performance. Sucks if not, because I actually really like the substance of what I do. Whatever, I just need to ride this out for a few more weeks and if it sucks when I come back, then I can look for something else.

cecilyandgautam · June 2014

Good point @K3am ! I hope that will help, but I just completed a short term assignment - people seemed to notice something was off, but for some reason haven't fully pieced it all together yet. It's really not that hard to figure out, hopefully 3 months of me fully out of pocket will clarify any lingering ambiguities.

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