How to cope with a stressful job?

Question

Is anybody a teacher / in a very stressful and busy job? I'm 12 weeks 2 days and I'm finding it so hard to juggle all my marking and planning on top of my morning sickness (which I mainly get in the evening!) and fatigue - I get home from work and just want to sleep, not start marking exercise books :( I am also a head of year so I have extra responsibilities on top of normal teaching stuff.  I LOVE my job but I feel like I can't do it properly at the moment due to being so tired all the time! My colleagues are now aware that I'm pregnant, which helps, but I don't know how long I can carry on working myself to the bone without something giving. Has anybody got any advice?

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I’m a deputy headteacher and had to tell my head, slt and TA at 7 weeks coz my morning & afternoon sickness was in full force and had severe fatigue!!!! I’ve managed to hide bump so far from the other staff (which I’m finding really difficult!) but am 11wks 5 days and have my 12 week scan on Friday so waiting to tell them till Monday! Snacking and drinking lots of water seems to ease the sickness! As soon as I get home I have a nap and do an hours work before going to bed 🙈 try to get as much marking done during the lessons and work through lunch/breaks whilst eating. Hoping this next term will be morning sickness free and it’s such a lovely term to be in school that I don’t want to be spending most of it with my head down the toilet!!! Kinda think the jobs will get done eventually but at the moment I have a more important job- helping my baby grow. Hoping your slt/head will be sympathetic and understand if you leave earlier than usual (4pm?!) Don’t have the answers sorry so if you find any then please share!!!! In the meantime, breathe! Make sure you switch off from school at some point in the evening too and enjoy rubbing your growing bump x

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Just checking in to see how you’re doing? x

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I taught full time when I was pregnant with my first. Being pregnant for an entire school year is a terrible idea. And here I am, doing it again 😅 Rely on your team for help and prioritize tasks as much as you can. Extra work on the weekend when you feel more rested may have to be a compromise until you’re feeling better.

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Hopefully you will catch a second wind in a few weeks. That would be an awful job to have being pregnant sorry it’s been rough for you.

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I’m having a hard time as well. I’m not a teacher but my job is demanding and I often work long hours and deadlines are stressful when I often really don’t have time to meet them with all my other obligations. It’s getting a little better now that I’m starting to not feel as sick, but I do feel overwhelmed often. I’m just doing my best to take everything one task at time.

How to cope with a stressful job?

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