Last 2.5 weeks at work

Any tips for surviving my last few weeks at work? Im extremely lucky that I work from home, but I dont want to sit at my desk anymore or make big decisions (I feel like I can barely string two coherent sentences together lately). It's also awkward because I've just started this job at the beginning of Feb 🫠 I feel like I'm warring with wanting to prove myself but also slowly checking out a bit.

I do still have some annual leave to take if I need, but I was hoping to hold on to it until I come back next year and do a bit of a phased return.

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Im just keeping in mind that ill have a lovely year off after these last 3/4 weeks 😂I was originally taking My maternity on my actual due date which is what I did with my first son. I was working the day before I was induced. But this time ive decided to stop at 38 weeks so I have 2 weeks with my son before baby comes

If there is any magic advice I want it too :D
I am currently 33 weeks and working with no brain... It is quite a stressful demanding job.. but I am slowly quitting... And I keep constantly having requests to do more than my usual job...xD...I have some annual leave left but will need it when I am back to avoid crazy nursery fees for 2 kids, so I am at a loss here ..

I’m checked out of work, I really enjoy my job and was really working on improving my career and working so hard before pregnancy but I have 7 working days left and I don’t want to do it haha! I just want to be folding tiny clothes and batch cooking now!

I sooooo wish I could switch off, but having had so many maternity appointments, a week of gestational diabetes related sickness as well as the long weekend, I feel I am running out of time to get everything done as well as my handover!
I soooo want to slow down and / or switch off but I feel like I've got abiut 8 weeks of worth to do in just thr 4 ai have left! Stressful.

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To cancel my gym i need to prove that im pregnant (they want a scan photo). Now, from a company/business perspective I totally get it. However, how many women are cancelling their membership because they're pregnant? It feels icky. Like what if I had had a miscarriage before my scan - i'd have to prove that? What if I dont want to share my scan photo? I come and pee on a stick in front of you? It just feels a bit anti-woman and not well thought through

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I’m almost 8 weeks pregnant with my second, and the sickness this time is horrific. With my first little boy I had zero sickness at all, my pregnancy was a breeze. But this time it’s taken me out, and ofc I wasn’t expecting this as my first was so easy. I am gagging every 10 minutes almost throwing up, I am exhausted and I can hardly do anything, I can hardly eat and drink, I’ve never felt so ill in all my life.
When does this subside, because the mum guilt is eating me alive as I am feeling so unwell I cant do much with my little boy

(Fyi I’ve already had an early scan and there is one healthy baby ❤️)