So tomorrow is my monthly appointment with my Doc and I’ll be 27 weeks. I was recently taken off work by him because I have a low lying placenta which caused spotting and that’s not a good thing. So he took me off work about 2 weeks ago. Now everyone has me worried because my family keeps saying “well he’ll probably put you back on work tomorrow especially if your placenta moved up” and “I hope he puts you back tomorrow” and as much as I love their enthusiasm I really don’t want to go back. I don’t feel like I’m okay enough to go back. If I stand for more than an hour and a half (which my job requires I stand for 5+ hours at a time) I get all swollen and I hurt bad like to the point of tears bad. I have this horrible grinding feeling in my hips, and the pressure and pain on my groin is horrible as well, I’m honestly scared to go back to work and be on my feet a lot all day. Some people tell me that once a doctor takes you off for complications in pregnancy they usually don’t put you back on, but I’m just nervous I don’t feel okay enough to go back because I can’t even do normal household chores without some sort of pain. And no I’m not getting paid while I’m off of work so it’s not like I’m collecting pay while doing nothing. Plus this last week I’ve noticed horrible hot flashes, my hands and feet and swollen out of nowhere and last for hours at a time, and my daughter hasn’t been giving me as strong of kicks. Are these things I should tell my OB? Am I worked up over nothing when it comes to going back? Or do I even have a good enough reason to not feel comfortable going back to work? I feel like a hot mess. *also I haven’t had any spotting since he took me off work (his whole reason for taking me off was the spotting) so I’m not sure if that’s reason to keep me off or put me back on*