How are you coping with going to the office?

[3monkeybars]

I'm 7 weeks pregnant and am EXHAUSTED with horrific nausea and diarrhea. I've managed to get away with WFH ever since I found out I am pregnant, but I have to do a day at the office this week (leave the house at 6.30am, 1.5hr commute, full day of meetings, client dinner). I can't get out of it and nobody at work knows I'm pregnant.

How are those of you who have gone in to work done it? I'm feeling really worried about not being able to rest if I need to, and constant nausea (lemon squash is my only lifesaver currently, I drink it by the pint), and having to pick food off a fancy restaurant menu when everything I want to eat is beige.

This is not my first baby though my last was 10 years ago - I worked in an office through that and goodness knows how I did it.

Really similar position to you - 7 weeks with bad nausea. We need to go in twice a week -and I had client drinks last week (pretended to sip wine but glass remained full).

it’s really tough - I’ve just been “busy” and quieter than normal doing my job hoping people don’t notice me needing to go to the loo, feeling dizzy or my very bloated stomach. Wearing a big blazer to cover myself.

that said if your nausea is really that bad maybe worth telling your manager

@Namechanger355 I'm considering that - I'm on the leadership team so my boss is the CEO. I have an early scan on Friday so I think if that goes well I'll tell her. I do have a trusted colleague coming to the dinner with me so I have been considering telling her too - we work in an industry that is particularly boozy so having her know would take the pressure off anyone noticing my not drinking!