Should I request bed rest?

Madison

Hi everyone, this is probably going to be a long post. However, my name is Maddy and I’m currently 18 weeks and 6 days with my first. I work in the US Navy and I also have a severe back and hip injury I got in January of this year. I have an avulsion fracture in my femur that they don’t want to fix and my job has been making me so stressed and anxious to where I’m having panic attacks. They are also making me do a lot of heavy lifting and making my back and hips much worse. My OB talks very fast and it gives me anxiety but I need to get this across to her because I have already tried once. I don’t really know what to do and a lot of moms I have talked to all day I need to go on bed rest because I’m the navy that’s the only way they can’t make you do things. I wanted to get everyone else’s opinion because I’m just in a lot of pain and I feel like I’m falling into a depression and just need advice.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and respond to this! It means a lot.

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