This is my last week of work. Here’s the thing: I work in a public PreK class. I love my work and I adore my students. My class consists of 20 children aged 4-5 with a very diverse range of needs and abilities.

The school is small and we share 4 toilets for 100 students in an annex off of a 600 student middle school. There are multiple confirmed cases of FluA and FluB, Norovirus, and now a colleague’s husband has tested positive for coronavirus.

I understand how to prevent getting sick, but considering I’ve picked up some pretty bad bugs in the last couple of weeks including a pretty rotten stomach bug (I’m even on amoxicillin for a sinus infection). I’m also at the point in pregnancy when I’m just not sleeping well. Other than the seasonal stuff that hit me harder and longer (immune system is not fighting for me) I’ve had a great pregnancy. My blood pressure is low and I mostly feel good- I’m just exhausted.

So, would you go back to work this week and risk getting sick? My c-section is scheduled in 9 days...I want to be healthy when baby gets here!