Not sure if this is hormones talking and me being uber sensitive. But, I'm 4 months pregnant with DC2 and really dislike being pregnant due to the way I'm treated as a pregnant woman, or at least feel I'm treated.
I found with DC1, that I suddenly changed from a strong, effective, influential person at work to someone who just felt totally weak and vulnerable. People treated me differently, I was ill a lot and felt I was no longer taken seriously or treated as a person of value in the workplace. I blamed my place of work and found a new job once mat leave ended.
Pregnancy with DC2 has been much the same, been ill a lot so far and again I feel as though I'm being treated like some kind of dainty flower, who can't handle things. I've had my workload reduced, told not to work on anything too intense. My emails arent being replied to as much and I feel unheard in meetings etc. I've no idea if it's me and that I just change when I'm pregnant and 'become' more sensitive and vulnerable or whether people treat me differently 'because' I'm pregnant. What are other people's thoughts? Has anyone noticed the same or similar?