I'm starting to get nervous about how long I'm going to be able to work this pregnancy! I work part time as a waitress, but next Friday I'll be going back to work as a para (special ed aide) at the elementary school in town. So far I've done okay just waitressing. I've seen a chiropractor for back pain that I think is related to pregnancy and exacerbated by long shifts on my feet, and that has helped tremendously. However, today while I was working I was SO CLOSE to throwing up! I am 15 weeks exactly and throughout my 1st trimester I had nausea, but nothing close to actually vomiting. Today I had to go into the bathroom for a while and take deep breaths... I'm also nervous about my level of energy when I return as a para... the job is definitely demanding. At times I have to run after students to keep them in the building or on school property, but at other times I'm simply on my feet a lot. It's mostly socially and emotionally draining. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE that job! But I don't know if I can handle all of it while pregnant, if I'm honest with myself. I only worked til about 6 months with my 1st, and at that time I was a home health aide for elderly people, and they were super easy on me. My clients even refused to have me carry laundry baskets! Special needs students and restaurant customers are not so forgiving, though I don't fault them for that.

Any advice from mommas who made it through demanding jobs? I want to work as long as I can because after the birth, I'll only work as a waitress because the hours fit so we don't have to put 2 kids in daycare. And, like I said, I love being a para. I'm terrified of overdoing it and being too stressed. I had zero worries about complications with my 1st, but I've been plagued with anxiety and nightmares about this one. SOS. Someone chill me the f out 😂