With everyone going on with Covid-19 I am finding my stress levels are through the roof like so many other.
I'm a support worker in my third trimester. Government guidelines says I'm in the vulnerable group and should avoid all unnecessary contact. Which I can not do if I am to do my job.
I have a 2 year old. And since his nursery closed I've being on unpaid dependency leave trying to sort an alternative.
So all week I have being trying to sort out what is best to do.
The situation has me petrified. I don't want to leave my house.
But the other worries start coming like how can we survive with no income.
Work have offered me my statutory maternity. Which would then require me to return to work before Christmas. Then the worry of afford a nursery for 2 children starts.
Remain on dependency leave (unpaid - no income)
Or return to work. So sending my 2 year old to a new nursery. No taster session - nothing.
With all this going on I had a panic attack this morning. Then felt another coming on earlier this afternoon when I received a message from the nursery.
Has anyone else suffered with panic attacks during pregnancy??
this is all new to me and I still don't know what to do for best. I have tried ringing my midwives but lines are engaged.
My husband doesn't quite understand as he is stressed trying to remain in work ( he is self employed ) just so we can afford the essentials. When I tried to raise it with him he just told me to stop panicking and stop been silly.
I know his heart is in the right place but it didn't really help me.