Stressssssseeeeddd :(

[gillian1986]

Afternoon ladies

AF due today. I caved and POAS... BFN :-(

Been crying and stressing all morning. My manager has advised me that my shift will be changing in 12 weeks time and we will be expected to do 2 day shifts (7am-7pm) and 2 nightshifts (7pm-7am) every week.

At the moment I do pretty much all day shifts... A few nights here and there but no more than about 3 nights every 6-8 weeks so really minimal and not an issue.

I'm absolutely gutted and nothing I can do. They are giving me and my small team 12 weeks notice so if we aren't happy we can find another job.

Thing is, my company take you off shifts completely if you're pregnant and let you do Monday-Friday 9-5pm or 10-6pm for the whole pregnancy....

So I basically have 12 weeks to find a new job... Or 12 weeks to get pregnant!

Arggggh.. Can't stop crying... Probably PMT.

I love my job but refuse to this new shift they are forcing on us.

Don't cry Gillian - I'm sure you'll manage to work it out. Don't put so much pressure on yourself to get pregnant because you don't like your work situation. Try to treat them as separate things if you can. Keep on TTC, but maybe also look for another job at the same time. If you get pg, then you can stay in your job and move over to the better shifts. If you don't, then another job might have come up or you will at least have a better understanding of what is out there at the mo and whether you feel you want to change.

Make yourself a , have a sit down and maybe do something to take your mind off it for a while. Then when you're feeling better later on, sit and have a think about it or ring someone who you can trust to give you good advice. There's always a way, so don't feel trapped.

Here - have some and a with some choccy on top.

Ahhh thanks

I am keeping them seperate and not even really linking the 2 at all.. It was only when an ex colleague said to me on the phone this morning about not even having to worry about the shift because I will be on 9-5 once I'm pregnant ....

It made me think OMG YES!

Not that I want a baby to avoid doing my shift work! We decided a long time ago that we would TTC this year... But now my manager has sprung this on me... I feel I have another reason! Which is great but also annoying because its a bit of extra pressure.

I'm trying to keep work issues separate and currently looking at jobs online... And eating chocolate

That's good. Pleased you are feeling a bit better.