I doubt this is the first thread on this subject, but I'm at my wits end.
I'm 30 weeks and pretty much everything about this pregnancy has been straightforward. No major symptoms of anything, I've been really lucky and not needed a single day off sick. However! For the past few weeks I've struggled to get any more than a few hours sleep each night and I'm not sure how much longer I can cope for.
I can't blame the insomnia on anything in particular. It only takes something minor to trigger it off... Bit of hip pain perhaps, heart burn, worried about the baby etc.... But usually its nothing in particular, I'm just awake.
The main problem with this is that I'm in a highly stressful job in the NHS, I see a diary of about 12 patients a day. Not poorly or critically ill patients (thank god) but they are very (very!!) demanding and I need to be 'switched on' at all times. Bizarrely, due to the constant waiting list pressures on our service and several staff leaving recently, my work load is steadily increasing rather than winding down. I have 6 weeks to go.
I haven't slept at all tonight and I'm lying here crying knowing that the whole day is going to be hell. Calling in sick just simply isn't an option. My manager won't accept 'feeling tired' as a reason not to work.
I can't even start my mat leave early because my diary is fully booked for the the next month already.
I'm not really sure why I'm posting this. It's just been one long moan, sorry!
Am I the only one??
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Bellyrub1980 · 18/08/2014 03:56
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