To not want to work anymore ?

[workshy08]

I'm 6 months pregnant and lost all interest in work. How do I get my mojo back? Help!

Four and a half months pregnant. I've lost all interest. Counting down to maternity leave! 🤣

I’ve not been pregnant in over ten years, I CBA either. Wondering if I’ll ever get it back 😂

Maternity leave during a pandemic was lonely, tedious and extremely boring, walking around the same parks- on my own- for months on end, counting down the hours still my other half got home. Be careful what you wish for! It’s normal to be focused on your pregnancy, I found preparing hand over notes and general admin/ tiding up my work files kept me busy and meant I had a fairly painless return to work.

@HPD76 snap

And after the last year and a bit it's pushed me to change my work plans and hours to enable me to eventually work for myself so I can be much more flexible and have more money so win win

I'm far more surprised that anyone wants to work, unless it's for yourself and you're doing really well. Otherwise work is just something you have to do to survive and pay the bills.

It's weird that we seem to have been conditioned to believe that work is in anyway 'good' or 'valuable' just in and of itself. Life is what you do when you're not working.

I think most people who are close to Mat leave feel like that. Wouldn’t worry about getting your mojo back to the sake of a couple of months …! Just make sure you do a good handover.

@Thevoiceofreason2021 I already have a 2 year old so don't think I will be bored .. I just find work so boring at the moment and dread anyone phoning me ! Which of course they do as that's part of my job but I have just lost all interest. Sorry to hear about your mat leave tbh my maternity was similar even pre covid I did go to groups etc but I was lonely a lot of the time walking round the same area ( baby didn't nap unless I pushed the pram) it got easier from aged 10 months , he does nap in the cot now yay.

When do you think you will finish @Wrotten ? I have around 4 weeks annual leave to take so thinking to go 6 weeks before using the leave and then mat leave 2 weeks before due date . Although with my first he was nearly 2 weeks late .

This is currently what I'm wondering, @workshy08. I'm due on November 10th but I found out today that I can have a caesarean, which is usually around 39 weeks. But my consultant said they will do it earlier if I have really bad SPD again. I won't know until 36 weeks!

My plan before was to take the last week of October off as annual leave and then start maternity but that's gone to shite 🤣

I don't know what to do. Someone decide for me!

@Wrotten oh yes that's difficult not knowing until 36 weeks , ideally would be good to go around 34 weeks then maybe ? Have one week annual leave then start maternity leave at 35 weeks .

I only work 25 hours per week now 12.5 hour shifts x2 per week I really need to get a grip 🤣. I just think it's 730 am and I am here until 8 tonight and literally wanna 😢. I don't think it helps that I'm still vomiting !