Addicted to work?

Question

Is there such thing as being addicted to working? I'll be 33 weeks in 2 days and im constantly tired and uncomfortable. I push myself to do more than what my body lets me. I refuse to take breaks unless i really need to. Once im home resting i wish i wouldn't have done much since im all tired , but then continue the next day.. my partner says i should stop working already since my feet are swollen and hurt , but i refuse to do so. Part of me wants to since im tired but i feel guilty if i don t  stop until im closer tu due date.

Answer

I know how you feel. I'm working from home, but I've been pushing myself to finish each bit of my scheduled work in 50% of the time it usually takes, so I can reduce the burden on my work colleagues while I'm away. Everyone keeps telling me to slow down and not worry (especially since I've been having so much trouble with my back), but I feel guilty for taking maternity leave as it is! 😳

But, I think this guilt is stupid. We hear stories about women who 'go back to work one week after birth' and women who work up until their waters break; and that's great for them, but we are not all the same, and every pregnancy is different, and everyone's situation is different. We should not be guilting ourselves into doing more, and putting our health at risk, just because someone's 2nd cousin 3 times removed best friend managed to give birth on a treadmill and carry on running (or some other feat of unbelievebility)

I realised something when I read the comments to an article about Serena Williams winning some tennis grand slam while 12 weeks pregnant; some people were arguing that other women were 'being lazy and making excuses' for not doing similar things while pregnant. Well, at 12 weeks, I couldn't eat anything except sweet lemon water and bread, and would puke several times a day, and almost unable to get out of bed from weakness! Screw these 'wonder women', I think it was a major achievement for me to eat an apple without vomiting up my intestines!

Take it easier, do not feel guilty for it; you have deserved the right to look after yourself and put your feet up!

Answer

I'm the same, while at work I put in my full effort and often lose track of time so it's not uncommon for me to work 7 hours straight before eating, or to work 10-12 hour days constantly. My doctor (and my husband) have told me I need to slow down a bit and so I've talked to my boss about it and have been making a conscious effort to take better care of myself while at work. My boss is really supportive which helps, she'll actually even remind me to stop and take breaks. You just have to realize your own limits and listen to your body. If you feel you are doing too much and it's causing stress, you need to find a way to reduce your workload or hours. I have a hard time with it too, but this far along in your pregnancy it's so important to take care of your body and in general I find most people are pretty supportive. Hopefully you have support at work too!

Answer

To me it seems like what your doing is going to cause you to go into early labor. I would slow down a bit for babies sake.

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