Rough Time at Work

julielovesandrew · April 2015

So, between keeping this secret, being excited about the baby and feeling like total crap most of the time I am finding it increasingly more difficult to stay focused and effective at work. I keep getting distracted or just sitting for like 10 mins trying not to puke. Literally beyond exhausted by like mid day, enough to cry by the end of the day. How are you girls handling a full time job during your first trimesters? Is this just a "suck it up susie" situation?

beccabeeee · April 2015

Was wondering how everyone else was feeling about this as well. I'm constantly on my feet with only 2 breaks and a lunch, and I feel like that isn't enough. I haven't told my work yet either and had to call out today from feeling so sick, and of course I was made to feel bad even though I know I shouldn't, I can't help it. I've been trying to tell myself to just suck it up. I already hated my job to begin with lol so now those feelings have intensified

julielovesandrew · April 2015

Ugh I'm so sorry to hear that. I love my job but I'm the director of sales for a new hotel that is opening in July so I am so terrified to let my team and staff down or do something that will effect the opening and our numbers... stress...coffee used to be my magic weapon to keep focus but that's out now lol... I also feel guilty to feel anything but thrilled bc I know how lucky I am but ugh...

VesperLove · April 2015

Is this a "suck it up, Susie" situation? Yes. Does that make it any easier? No.

Unfortunately, we don't get passes for being pregnant. Just because we are struggling doesn't mean that our job has to be okay with it. Yes, doctor's appointments and sick days can be taken within your job's structure and you shouldn't feel bad for those, but if you're going to be in the office then you have to work up to par and the actual work that needs to be done still needs to be done (and at the same quality) even though it seems impossible.

I feel for you though. I don't have too many symptoms aside from exhaustion (no nausea yet) and work is TOUGH. I force myself to get up and walk around every once and awhile to wake myself up, take a short nap in my car during lunch, half a half a cup of coffee after lunch to get me through the afternoon, and take a two hour nap EVERY evening after work because I'm so tired. I can't imagine doing it with nausea too (I'm sure I'll have the opportunity to experience it in the next couple weeks). I'll keep my fingers crossed it starts to get easier for you

powellgirl · April 2015

I'm right with you! It is really a struggle to make it a full day at work. There isn't really a private place I can go throw up, so I just try to hold it in all day. By the end of the day I'm so miserable, I just go home and lay down. I just keep telling myself that at least I know I'm pregnant! It'll get better someday!

CathieJ8 · April 2015

I too have had trouble focusing. I tend to work a lot of overtime and get stuck at the office into the evening even though I get there before 7am. This week I have tried to keep strict 8am to 5pm schedule and even though baby is still a secret I just keep reminding myself that I am growing a human and it is critical development time and that is the most important job of all. Hang in there!

mrshollybaker · April 2015

I hear you! I work full time and I try to get a nap in at lunch but that didn't work today, can home utterly exhausted, sick and all. I had to cal off a volunteer engagement because I just can't do it, plus I was afraid I'd go preggo crazy on some preteen boys If I went. They need maternity leave that starts as soon as you get a positive test! Haha... Maybe I'm a wimp but I could sleep 16 hrs a day right now and barf the other 8 hrs.

powellgirl · April 2015

mrshollybaker said:
...Maybe I'm a wimp but I could sleep 16 hrs a day right now and barf the other 8 hrs.

Hahaha that is totally me too!

Bubblezims · April 2015

I'm in the same position! I'm 6 weeks now and the next 6+ weeks seems like an eternity until symptoms hopefully improve and you can start telling people!

karafasulo · April 2015

I feel your pain! I am so tired at work and have no energy. I find myself not caring as much and that is SO not me.
My coworkers will order in food for lunch which usually makes me sick to even smell it, and I'm absolutely miserable.
I'm 7 weeks this week and hoping I only feel this way a few more weeks.
Hang in there, I know how frustrating it is. Especially when you can't really tell anyone at work yet!

acwright86 · April 2015

I'm sorry some of you ladies are having such a hard time! No fun:( So far I've only been a little tired and kind of flakey! Lol. Feel like my IQ has dropped 50 points... No nausea or anything fortunately! At least for now! I teach grade 3 full time so I'm nervous about how the rest of the school year will go. I'll be telling my admin tomorrow the news as they need to start planning for job assignments next year and it's something they'll need to know to do that well. My colleagues know we'd been trying for over a year so I think they'll all be very supportive. Best of luck to you all!

lalg28 · April 2015

O man I understand. I just crash every day after work. I plan on being a stay at home mom and quitting my job at about 8 months so just keep telling myself I can make it until then! Lol.

brittneyricecakes · April 2015

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one struggling with this.
I haven't told my work either.
I'm dreading it actually because like they will make me feel guilty about it.
I'm just hoping my husband and I will be in a financially stable place to where I don't have to go right back to work. I would cry all day if we did that.

I can cry at anytime of the day right day! It's ridiculous.

Getting up and ready for work is miserable when I feel like barfing.
Not to mention picking out work clothes with a bloated tummy is miserable.

Can't wait till the second trimester.

Taylovesbrad · April 2015

With you sister! It has gotten better for me. Not totally nauseated all day long anymore. I can take a nap in a medidation room at work if I am really dying. When I get home at night I CRASH! Between my 3 hour commute and work, my body is done at the end of the day. Second trimester is only a few weeks away! We will make it.

lrprevost · April 2015

Right there with you, girls. To put it simply, work is miserable. Now that my morning/all day sickness has kicked in, it's making it really hard to function at work every day. My exhaustion usually hits around 1:00 pm and it's a nightmare. To honest, I've been crying in the bathroom at work because I just want to go home so badly ... and then I'll cry some more when I realize if I left, I'd have to drive home. I can admit I'm a big wimp anyway, so I'm really struggling right now.

I know it will get better, but right now, it just sucks. And like others have said, right now I just don't care about anything at work, which sounds bad, but it's true.

babytuck15 · April 2015

Agreed. Teaching all day and daycare after work are really taking it out of me. Plus we are trying to buy a house which is exhausting because sometimes we are out til 9 looking which is way past my crash time!

csk0830 · April 2015

I'm having trouble focusing as well. All I want to do is look at baby websites all day long and every day DRAGS!

CMDD · April 2015

I'm super lucky to work part time so I can rest if I need to- but I teach yoga so having energy to be inspirational and demo things like handstands at 8:30 at night are def a struggle

sarahdanielleg · April 2015

Reading this has made me feel so much better! Quite frankly I have no care for work right now. I am in a constant day dream. I have to try as hard as poss not to be sick as I only have one toilet break and sometimes I don't know when that is. Tired is an understatement ! My employer doesn't offer to help me in any way at all. I felt I had to tell them because I've had so much time off with sickness. I've literally cry rivers every time I think of work.

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rmortinsen · April 2015

This took a million pounds off my shoulders! I totally thought I was losing my mind as much as I hate work right now. I dread it every day and I'm so exhausted and sick all the time. I have the careless thing going on too. It's a relief that other mommas feel this way too. It can't last forever just a few more weeks....

MrsVDH48 · May 2015

Reading this thread has made me feel a million times better too. I'm just going into week 7 and everyday is a struggle and a countdown until I can go home and nap. Since this is my first pregnancy I wasn't sure if I was just being a wimp or if it was typical to feel so awful.

funnygrl19 · May 2015

Reading this makes me feel so much better that I'm not alone! I work in the wedding industry and since this is peak time, we are crazy busy! Unfortunately I am so exhausted all the time and I have no interest in a job I love. All day I just think of sleeping. I don't have any nausea yet, it's pretty much just the extreme exhaustion, mood swings and my breasts hurt really bad. I'm only 5 weeks and ready for the second trimester!!!

indigoskies · May 2015

Same here! God knows how grateful I am to be employed and that the company I work for has really been understanding about my doctors appts. I go in every two weeks to see my RE and I have to take the day off because it's so far away. Well unfortunately it's a small company so we are not supported by FMLA so that has been heavy on my mind, we do not get any type of compensation during maternity leave either. So that sucks. Anyways I dread coming into work! My day DRAGS and all I want to do is stay on the Internet; totally have lost all interest for my job. I do the bare minimum when I used to stay after 5pm everyday! Now as soon as 4:59pm comes along; I'm out the door.

SnK2015 · May 2015

OMG yes! Work is so so rough. I am 8 weeks and dying. Unisom helps at night though.

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