Anyone else feeling like they may need to go on mat leave early?
Posting anon in case any of my pregnant colleagues see this.
I am so beyond tired it’s a joke. Gotta have bloods to check my iron but I cannot explain how much this has hit me like a bus.
Anyone else feeling like they’ve set a ‘last day at work’ but feel like they won’t make it? I’ve got 6 weeks left
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I’m only 30 weeks and I do supply teaching and I’ve completely stopped, I just can’t! Really feel you
i started my maternity earlier than most would at around 32 weeks. it was about what was going to be most beneficial for me and my baby, doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks. take your mat leave when you’re ready to :)
I started at 28 weeks as I was so run down I kept on getting infections. 32 weeks now and feeling a lot better, but I woukd be in a bad state physically if I had continued.
As long as it’s not just me. Work have my replacement starting soon and they want me to assist with the training and work alongside them. Just feel bad if I say I can’t continue
I’m 31+4
I'm meant to be finishing 2 days before she's due and I'm 31 weeks. I've spread my holiday so I'm only actually working 27 days between now and then but work is so crap at the moment, it's making me resent the baby as I don't feel I can quit. Hoping after a restful weekend I feel better but what I'd say is be selfish. It's the thing I'm finding hardest as I don't want to leave my boss and team in the lurch and we only offered my cover a role yesterday!
Yeah I’m due on the 21st Nov with my last working day being the 3rd, I’ll then be using annual leave before my mat leave actually starts but the 3rd of November seems so far away when I feel like my battery level is always on 10% or less!
I would advise if you're feeling run down then to go earlier. I've been feeling exhausted and struggling for 2 weeks now, work didn't listen or adapt to reduce pressure on me and I kept pushing myself trying to "not let the team down".... now I'm currently sat in hospital being monitored because of severe headaches and swelling, and wishing I'd listened to my body and was "selfish" (although I don't think that should be the right word for putting your health and baby first) x
I was planning on working until my due date but I’m stopping at 36 weeks because stress + exhaustion! Plus the commute on underground doesn’t help
I moved my mat leave by 5 weeks 🙈 next week is the last!
@Isabella thank you, me and baby are OK, but happy I came in to be monitored as blood pressure is very high.
i stopped at 28 weeks- i’m now living my best life. definitely don’t feel bad about doing it if it comes to it!
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