Pregnant and now work are stopping work from home flexibility

[DD0923]

Does anyone have any advice on how to deal with flexibility of working from home being taken away? We have been able to work flexible between home and office since covid, now they are switching the rules back to basically pre covid. We are no longer allowed to WFH if feel unwell for any reason, you have to take the day off sick.

I'm half way through my pregnancy so I am torn between just sucking it up and getting on with it as I don't want to raise any negative attention before I go on mat leave but equally I am now full of worry about days when I am struggling with the commute, or having toilet problems and the toilets are horrible in the office so just want to be at home to use my own toilet.

I can do 75% of my job from home but I do need to be in the office for the rest. I just feel on edge now to have the option taken away, I'm constantly exhausted still and the wfh days I have been doing have been a god send.

Anyone have any similar experience or any advice at all please?

@Throwncrumbs oohh. Women nowadays eh? You sound ridiculous

Yep it's shit isn't it.

I remember having to commute while pregnant in pre covid days. With my second I have 6 mins between nursery opening and my train going. That was fun when very pregnant and with a heavy bag.

Working in the office with HFM and being 36 weeks pregnant wasn't much fun either.

That was life pre covid and will likely be life again. A woman I knew had such bad morning sickness she was regularly sick on the train (into a sick bag)

Our office WFH every day now. There is 6 of us. 3 of us are far more productive. The other 3 I have no idea WTF they do everyday.

I have no jealousy about WFH but I do think it's getting out of control now.

I was also full time in the office when pregnant, on crutches with SPD from quite early on. It's doable and lots of people do it. I'm not sure using pregnancy as an excuse not to bother going into the office is fair and reasonable.

It is out of control yes, in the sense that the pre March 2020 world isn't coming back. The idea that someone hobbling in on crutches to do a job that doesn't require them to attend in person should be the standard has long been and gone.