work stress

[SnowWhite26]

I am coming up 17 weeks and am work in a nursery with long hours I work in a room with 8 pre schoolers.It doesnt sound to bad but with a 40 plus hr a week and travel I am finding it very difficult to not get wound up and control my emotions.I no ppl work longet hrs than me but i was just wondering if anyone had any stress advice.
thanks x

Hi Snow white,

I have a different type of work stress - trying to keep the pregnancy under wraps while I negotiate the pay-rise they promised me. Previous employees have found their promised pay-rises evaporate when the news gets out.... Also slightly worried they won't renew my contract as it expires 1 month after I go on mat leave.... normally this wouldn't be a concern because we have lovely legislation that prevents that sort of thing, but the way my employment is structured is a bit of a weird set-up so the usual rules do not apply.

I can only say that I find that it helps not thinking about it all at the same time. Just keep your head down and do one thing at a time. One day at a time and if you don't get everything done you wanted to in a day, don't beat yourself up about it. It is only work after all.

Are you finding you are getting very tired - you mention the 40 hr week - do you just feel a bit strung out?

Yeah i feel tired and quite often eat the sleep after work.my week is just work eat sleep on repeat.Im sure that must be the same for lots of pregnant ppl.I dunno its so exciting yet so stressful especially lone working with children and not being able to have down time.you just need to be alert.I hope your pay sorts itself out. X

Thanks snow white and I know what you mean about the 'work, eat, sleep' repeat thing. Suddenly getting through the week is tedious to say the least and then at the weekend you can't be guaranteed to be full of beans so it doesn't feel like the release it once was.

9 months feels like a loooooong time eh?

maybe schedule in something once a week that is just for you and is a bit of a treat. If things are getting a bit drudgy maybe make sure that you have something to look forward to (and something a bit sooner than giving birth!).

x

This is my third preg - I found my first preg stressful and tiring like you describe - my second I started listening to a relaxation cd and doing a pregnancy exercise class. And was totally different outlook- and very relaxed baby (they get your stress hormones too).
Relaxation is handy after you have the baby too- before making myself do it I would have been one of those people bored out of my tree and fidgeting during the relaxation part of any class!!!! It really helped me stay calm - nearer the birth I switched to hypnobirthing.
Worth looking into a cd or app to help you use. There s also lots of ones you can get to use during the day.
I found too getting out and walking (around the green beside work) for 10 mins of my lunch break helped.