What were your biggest pregnancy surprises and pet peeves?
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volim_puding said:I’m feeling so guilty because I’m planning to quit my job at the end of the month. I’m on this specific contract where I don't get any sick leave, maternity benefits, or anything else...
I work a customer service desk, dealing with at least 70 people every single day, and then there's the commute. I take a bus for about 40 minutes that’s always packed so tight you can barely stand up.
Honestly, I'm already getting worried. Even though I'm only 15 weeks along, I've already dealt with shingles, and my sinuses flare up every couple of days. My immune system just isn't strong enough to handle that daily commute and touching dirty cash all day long. Plus, once it starts snowing, the bus doesn't even come to our small town anymore, so we have to 1.2 miles walk through the snow just to catch one...
I don't know, these feel like totally valid reasons to me, but the guilt is still eating at me...🙂
I completely understand how you feel because I went through the exact same thing. I ended up having complications early in my pregnancy because of my working conditions, and from day one, I felt so guilty—even though I wasn't dying, I was just nauseous and vomiting constantly. I work in childcare, and I was terrified of staying on the job because I was catching strep throat all the time. We deal with scarlet fever, rotavirus, and all sorts of nasty bugs, not to mention the stress of working with kids, lifting them, carrying them, and cleaning up spills if someone has an accident. In the end, both my primary doctor and my OB-GYN agreed that it was better for me to stay home...