Feel like a wimp

[Badgerina]

I'm 17 weeks pregnant, and since becoming pregnant I've had a week off work for flu, 3 days off for a diarreah and vomiting virus, a couple of days off when DS was ill, and today off for a horrible headache.

I work in a school as part of the inclusion team. I feel very guilty for taking these sick days, despite knowing that there was no way I could have gone to work during these times of illness. I just feel like I've been very unlucky, have managed to pick up everything going, and have just gone from one sickness to another.

I felt awful this morning about having to call in again, and it's made worse by the extra time off I need to ask for, for my 20 week scan, my next antenatal appointment, plus appointments for DS (who has just been dx with Asperger's)

I'm not normally ill!!! What else can I do apart from letting work know that I feel bad about the time off?

Don't worry about it, I have had to take loads of time off due to morning sickness and I felt awful but I've realised since that the most important thing is to make sure you and baby are okay, nothing else matters as much as your health and baby's health. It is hard, but you have to trust that if you are normally a good worker they will know that and they won't mind

Sounds like you needed the time off ... It's not like you've been skiving and going to th pub or anything!

Hope you are feeling better from everything and getting some rest xx

I know exactly how you feel. I'm a teacher and guilt seems to go hand in hand with the job but especially when you call in sick. I've had about a week (days here and there) off since finding out but I feel so bad calling in sick. Think the problem is a low immune system around children results in lots of bugs!

I'm working hard on starting to put me and baby first rather than school and kids, feels like a horrid thing to say but you have to x

Don't worry about it. I had 8 weeks off in both pg.