Hiding morning sickness from work?

Question

Just curious what everyone else is doing since I’ve been getting morning sickness really badly lately its been making it difficult to get work done. Luckily I’m working remotely right now but even still I can’t sit at my computer for more than a couple hours without getting nauseous. I’m nervous about falling behind in my work. Should I tell my boss what’s going on or does anyone have any tips for what they’re doing to balance this?

Answer

I had a similar situation. I was laid off due to covid 4 days after finding out I was pregnant. I loved my job so it sucks but the bright side was that I got so sick I don’t think I would’ve been able to work anyway so it was good that I had 6 weeks off to rest. I started applying for jobs last week thinking I’d like to start working late July-august. Well of course I get an interview last Wednesday, job offer Thursday and started training today! I debated whether or not to disclose my pregnancy but once I had my contract I let her know I wanted to be transparent with her and told her I would be taking maternity leave in December. That way I was being honest and knowing it would be illegal for them to retract my offer. Luckily they seemed genuinely happy for me and said it wouldn’t be an issue. If you don’t want everyone knowing maybe just tell your immediate supervisor or HR confidentially?

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I told my co-workers that my old ulcer had started to open again.. I've had an on and off ulcer for years and when it gets agitated i get really exhausted and constantly nauseated. So until I was ready to say anything to friend and work, I just told everyone that it was acting up again, and I was throwing up constantly from really bad morning sickness, so no one could tell the difference...

Hiding morning sickness from work?

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