Called in sick with a cold

[overagain]

I feel so pathetic. I've called in sick because I have a bad cough and cold. Normally it dose up on meds and drag myself in but as I'm pregnant I can't and I just feel horrendous! I'm on the lemon and ginger tea but I'm really trying not to take paracetamol.

Just feeling sorry for myself really.

Thankfully my boss is lovely and very understanding.

Ah have lots of rest and catch up on some programmes or books :)

Just take paracetamol, it's one of the few drugs considered safe. Why suffer just because!

Definitely get some paracetamol down you, don't suffer unnecessarily!!
Hope you feel better

Don't beat yourself up. I'm not working and have said many times how much I take my hat off to pregnant women who have work at the same time. I would have probably been fired in the first trimester for falling asleep at my desk. I think it's the one time we are allowed to feel a bit sorry for ourselves, our bodies are pushed to the limit!

Rest and don’t be afraid to take the recommended amount of paracetamol. I remember how horrendous I felt working in my first pregnancy, especially when I had a cold or other ailments as well. I’m glad your boss is understanding, that makes a huge difference. Hope you feel better soon!

I also called in sick with a cold today. Couldn't bring myself to sit on a bus full of people for over an hour! I'm just dosing up on honey and lemon. Rest and watch some tvx

Take some paracetamol! It's quite different when you're ill and pg, being a pill popper myself, isn't it? Get well soon

Agree with other posters, don’t bear yourself up op. I’m usually very much a ‘dose up on lemsip’ and get on with it’ person but I caught a bad cold back in June when I was 16weeks and it absolutely floored me.

I felt so unwell and didn’t know what to do with myself😩. Tuck yourself up in bed with paracetamol (you are fine to take it and it will help keep
your temp down) and hot honey/lemon/ginger and try to sleep xx