Any nurses here??

Question

I’m an ER nurse who works 12hr shifts. I’m 32 weeks currently with my first and this past week have been struggling. I’ve been getting serious abdominal pain and back pain that will start about 5hrs into my shift and is like that until I lay down. I actually called in sick on the weekend and went to OB to be checked out. It’s just growing pain basically but I’m not sure how I’m supposed to do this for another month. I bought a belly support band but it’s not doing much. I’m not sure what to do.

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Go off early on sick leave! I did community nursing and it was so hard in people’s homes on my back and body I just told my doctor exactly that and he whipped me up a note like it was nothing.. after sick leave you can start maternity leave when you have baby. Here in Nova Scotia anyways.

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I'm a nurse. I had my last day today. I'm 36 weeks on Sunday and the past 3 weeks I was almost to the point I couldn't walk. I tried to hang on as long as I could but I want to relax before this baby comes. I'm tired of being in pain. My back pain and sciatic nerve pain is so bad. I'm relieved to be done now. I'm tired of being strong all the time. No regrets here.

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Fellow ED nurse! I’m 30w4d and have been working crazy overtime for the past 2.5months. My issue tends to be ￼swelling from thighs down(I wear compression socks religiously) and depending on how active and lack of sitting I tend to feel a great deal of pressure in my perineum. Also not drinking water during my shifts and not taking any sort of break until 5-6hrs into the shift has not helped. I stupidly ran the other day because I’d left the patient chart in catscan that I was taking up to icu and not much later was cramping and having sharp pains. I think being that we are stretched so thin, on our feet, it’s very hard on the body, especially when pregnant. My only thought is sit for a minute or two here or there when you can to chart, put your feet up on you breaks, wear compression socks, accept any offers for help if you get them and hydrate when you can. Hopefully you’re close to term and then you can take it easy with your babe. Good luck!❤️

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I’m a nurse and had significant rib/abd and back pain during third trimester. KT tape helped me significantly, as advised from my OB, I just watched YouTube videos for taping in pregnancy. I was not willing to go on leave early for any of my pregnancies so I wouldn’t loose time off when baby was actually here. Give the tape a try! You can buy from Walmart, Amazon…

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I’m nurse as well and my last day is Tuesday. I’ll be 38+4. It’s been really rough the last few weeks. My back and feet kill after a shift and the last week I’ve had some prodromal labor on and off. My doctor will write notes for healthcare workers to go out up to two weeks before their due date and use covid pay for it. Reasoning being they don’t want an exposure risk so close to delivery. So maybe that’s something you could ask about? Then your short term disability would kick in after that.

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Totally off topic but since you are a nurse did you get the vaccine? I want to get it but my family is pushing their views on me and making me feel bad 2 family members told me I was going to kill my unborn child by taken it and I think it’s the best thing for myself and my child not only for us but for my mother who is going through cancer treatments I’m 19 weeks btw

Any nurses here??

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