Reducing work hours?

Hey guys,

Has anyone reduced their working hours?

I'm 30 weeks pregnant, work in a children's nursery in the baby room so constantly on the go - lifting, cleaning, changing nappies, on and off the floor etc

I'm contracted to 40hrs a week - but am struggling with this now as it's never just 40hours. This week it's 45hrs next week is 44hrs! (Not including break times! So im in work closer to 50hrs a week). We're so short staffed I feel guilty asking to drop my hours, all my colleagues are super stressed, working the same hours- even the girls in 30hrs contracts/ apprentices are working the same!

I want to slow down, but with 12babies and 4staff there's so much to be done that's there's no time to slow down! 😩

I just don't know what to do..

Is anyone else in this situation?