Right I'll try again!! If I can squeeze this all in before 3.30am then I'm laughing.
Firstly congratulations to addie [hsmile]
And yes crazy you were right I am on nightshift! Last one tonight for a few days though, thank goodness!
oneof8 thank you for your email I didn't think at all that you were siding with my employer, you were just giving me a realistic insight into how they work! And as suspected, it's deviously! The only thing I wasn't sure about what you meant was the sickness bit? I know to be careful about saying what is pregnancy related and what's not but didn't understand the other bit - maybe am a bit dim?!
Kurly I am sooo NOT annoyed with you about your date changes, it's bloody brilliant news for you, I'm just frustrated that my body is not towing the line as it should, haha!! As for the heart burn, I was going to say I had no idea, however I woke up this afternoon with this really weird burning sensation in my chest which I can only assume is the same thing you're describing. If you're having that all the time then you have my sympathy!
worrisome Sorry the sweep didn't go as planned for you and am keeping everything crossed that you get started before Sunday. I second the chocolate eating and christmas songs idea - instant mood lifters [hsmile]
SuperPenguin Congratulations on your little girl! I'm sure the foot issue will be nothing to worry about and easily rectified after birth. I am secretly hoping for a girl too - I know I shouldn't say that [hblush] but I can't help it! DP is torn between wanting a boy (to add to the one he already has - plans of football teams etc etc) but also thinks maybe a girl is better because then maybe I won't want anymore and he won't have to put up with the hormone monster ever again!! According to him, my darling daddy has already told him that 2 is enough!!
So come on halo I am dying to know how you got rid of the sciatica??!! Although I'm not sure if that's what it is now. It has gone on for 2 weeks with twinges at my lower back and moving down into my buttocks, varies from left to right and sometimes the ache is creeping into my hips too. However tonight it seems to have changed a bit, the twinge like pain is more severe - almost as if a nerve is being caught but I am also now starting to feel a very faint/dull ache in my pelvic area?! Really hope I'm not going to develop SPD! a) because if I'm like this at 13 weeks how am I going to be when I actually have a bloody bump and b) it will only compound the work issue more [hsad] Am going to see GP tomorrow and see if I can get a physio referral, so far have avoided unnessecary painkillers but worry how much longer I can put up with it.
Cherry It seems a bit belated now but I hope you are feeling much better and taking it easy back at work. You must have got such a scare. Also I wouldn't worry too much about your diet either, I had all good intentions of eating a brilliant diet but it hasn't totally worked out like that for me! When you're feeling crap I found it better just to eat whatever I could stomach, you can make up for the rest when you feel better.
Bunny I did have to have a little chuckle to myself when you said about not over doing it to prove a point to my manager! Ordinarily that's exactly what I would do in this situation but since there is not just me to think about anymore I will have to rethink! Also loved the knee high boots solution to swollen ankles! I'll bear it in mind for when mine start puffing up!
Ok so the work situation - so far nothing else has happened, bitch boss is on holiday this week so I don't have to see her. Haven't contacted union yet due to being on nightshift but am now considering different options. Firstly I could approach line manager myself while boss is away and see what she has to say about it all, to all intent and purposes - getting my side over prior to official meeting. Or just contact union and sit tight and wait for meeting - by which time I'm pretty sure line manager and boss will have pre-discussed where they want me to go and my fate will be sealed! I am a bit dubious of union representation though, as I don't want to appear as though I am blowing things out of proportion when the meeting could merely be an opportunity for me to say "no, it's cool, I'm happy where I am" - but if I know what my boss is like then this isn't being done for my benefit she has already made it clear she doesn't think I'll cope but as one colleague pointed out, I haven't approached her to say I'm not managing, it's her suggesting it to me so she doesn't really have a leg to stand on if I say I can manage fine. Another worry is that if I do fight my corner to stay, she may make my life a bit shit until mat leave but if that's the case then I'll have a case for harrassment I suppose.
Aaaargh - it's so difficult and I hate her for putting me in this situtaion! I should be calm and relaxed - instead I'm worrying about where I'm going to be working in 2 weeks time!