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If you worked full time and had Tuesdays off, but was pregnant and your midwife appointments are always on a wed, and your boss wanted to swap your day off to wed because of this, would you ?

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Getmystuffsorted · 10/06/2026 01:25

Or is that illegal to even ask

thats the only day the midwife is at that drs surgery so all routine check ups would be on wed

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caringcarer · Yesterday 12:50

babytum · 10/06/2026 01:38

No because you are legally entitled to attend prenatal appointments and your workplace must facilitate them. Laws like these were hard fought for and are there to protect women during pregnancy.

This. Tell your employer no you are busy on a Tuesday.

SapphireSeptember · Yesterday 13:03

MotherofPufflings · 10/06/2026 17:04

This thread is a great example of how we're socialised to expect women to be cooperative, flexible, don't inconvenience anyone, don't rock the boat, don't take what you're legally entitled to because it's "piss-taking" etc etc.

Clearly it went wrong for me because I took everything I could get! I'm of the opinion pregnancy is hard work (it was for me) and I'm jealous of the women who skip along merrily while I could barely walk some days. I went on maternity leave early and saved up my annual leave so I could have two months off before DS arrived, and I'm glad I did. My managers were really good though.

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