Struggling at work

[bellainthemiddle]

I'm only 31 weeks and already feeling like I've totally "checked out" of work. I work in a research department and we have a really full-on project going on at the moment, and I really NEED to get my bit done before I go on mat leave. But I was in hospital over the weekend and although I thought I was feeling totally fine today, I was wiped out after about 2 hours at work. I was ready to go home and crawl into bed by lunchtime and barely managed to get anything done. Worst of all, I got frustrated about some minor issue in the afternoon and ended up in floods of tears. I'm not usually a very tearful person, so I was mega embarrassed!

I've basically got home and lain in a heap for the whole evening ... and now trying to psyche myself up for tomorrow. Is anyone finding / has anyone found it tough at this point? Or am I just a bit of a wimp?

Please speak to your midwife or doctor. If you need to take time off work, just do it. I mean this in the nicest, possible way, but no-one is irreplaceable. Put your baby's health and your health first.

I’m 24 weeks and have been struggling at work for weeks, so you are not alone. Defo agree with the above poster, you need to look after yourself and your little baby above worrying about work, I’m starting to get my head around that fact myself and taking time off when I need to! Take a few days to recover then see how you feel, you’ll only make yourself feel worse if you try to power through!! Hope you feel better soon xx