I'm feeling a bit down with the way my family and friends are treating my morning sickness. I'm 10 weeks pregnant and ever since week 5 I've been constantly nauseous and have the appetite of a sparrow. I'm always retching and find it hard to concentrate due to lack of energy from not eating.
I've been signed off work by the doctor for 5 weeks for this. There's no way I'm going in when I feel like this - I work in a call centre and I know I'd be cutting customers off to run to the toilet (the chances of me being physically sick are small as it doesn't happen often but I'm so terrified of throwing up in public I've barely left the house) or start retching.
I was slightly overweight 6 weeks ago and I've lost a stone since - everyone can see this straight away and they comment on how much slimmer I look.
But I'm getting a really hard time off my mum for taking time off work. She is constantly asking me when I'm going back and I just have to tell her when I feel better. Some of the things my sister and my female cousins have said to me are: 'you just need to get on with it', 'it's called being a woman', 'pregnancy is a condition not an illness.'
I'm sick fed up of people judging my ability to work when my doctor has attested that I'm not fit for work. On top of all this I get no sympathy from my husband who thinks I'm being a drama queen and that I should get up off my arse and do more housework since I'm off work.
I'm just sick and tired of being sick and tired!! Need some advice from you lovely ladies here on how to handle this
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Feeling unsupported through my morning sickness
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nanceweir · 28/12/2014 02:55
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