Hi guys,
I really need some advice. I'm 18 weeks 3 days with my first baby and I have been ill almost from the time I found out I was pregnant. Firstly with morning sickness and when that finally subsided I developed a cold/cough 3 weeks before Christmas. With work being so busy I didn't let myself take anytime off sick (plus work can be funny about it), until finally 2 weeks ago I had to go home from work because I was so run down.
The doctor gave me some amoxicillin, only the lowest dose for 5 days, but I developed a throat and ear infection and she signed me off for a week. This week is now up and I'm still not feeling 100% better, and I'm not sure about going back to work. I have a doctors appointment booked for Monday but I'm worried about what to do. I feel bad for taking time off of work but I worried that if I don't go back feeling 100% I will run myself into the ground as I did before. Do I ask the doctor to be signed off for another week to get myself fully better? What are my rights whilst being ill whilst pregnant?
I knew my immune system would be hit hard whilst pregnant but I had no idea it would be like this. My boss isn't overly inderstanding and the situation is starting to stress me out.
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Is being ill all the time normal?
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Chasabeth · 08/02/2014 15:05
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