Missing work

Shelly • Mama to 👦🏼 Jesse 6/4/19 & 👶🏻 Jameson 3/11/22

17 weeks now and missed 3 days of work. Called out twice in the first trimester now I just called out for tomorrow. I’m feeling really guilty cause I see all these posts with women who pride themselves on never missing a day. I don’t get paid sick leave where I work so I’d maybe suck it up a little more if I knew I could save that time. When I’m feeling bad though I’m scared to push myself and do too much. Anyone else in the same boat?

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I think everyone is different. I’m an ER nurse and I have had so many days I wanted to call off for hyperemesis but I just can’t let myself do it because the rest of the team counts on me being there. I know how much it sucks working short in a busy emergency room. So I go to work and I throw up at work if I need to.🤷🏼‍♀️ not too long ago I was running a code on my patient and when it was all over and we had saved the patients life, the doctor looked at me and I was seconds away from throwing up and he could tell and said just go....we got it from here 😂😂😂. I gotta say if my coworkers weren’t so understanding and helpful, I wouldn’t be able to do it. 😊 Other pregnancies I have missed work but they were situations where I did not feel as guilty taking a day off.

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Heather • Dec 23, 2018
I mean all the patients are throwing up too 🤷🏼‍♀️ hahaha

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Alyssa • Dec 23, 2018
I work er too! I throw up all day long and go right back to whatever I was doing lol

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Honestly every pregnancy is different with my first baby I felt amazing, I loved being pregnant and now I am pregnant again 15weeks and feel horrible tired all the time, nauseated and sad. So don’t feel bad other girls have it worse

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Girl im there. I work in accounting but just could not do it some days.

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I’ve been there, my last pregnancy I called off so many times. Luckily this time around I work from home so it’s not as bad. But pregnancy sickness is like no other . It’s draining and you don’t feel yourself. Only someone who’s gone through it would understand, I try telling my husband but he doesn’t get it I don’t think

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Why are you calling out of work?

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Shelly • Dec 23, 2018
The first two times were for morning sickness. This time I’ve had bad round ligament pain all day. My body is just sore and I’m exhausted. I wake up early and go to a job that’s physical. I do get a desk and can do some desk work too. I guess in my head it’s try to tough it out (like I’m used to) or do what I think is right for me and baby and try and recuperate