Why do I feel bad taking a day off work when nausea hits?

Oh don’t. Honestly when I was pregnant around week 15 I got terrible insomnia and I wasn’t sleeping at all and used to cancel work as my shifts were 10hrs long and I wasn’t driving to work on no sleep. I ended up reducing my hours which worked better. But I used to feel guilty but it is what it is. Pregnancy can be tough! Just look after yourself x

My boss ended up dropping me down to 3 days at work (I only worked 4 days) because I was barely ever in on a Tuesday due to my nausea and sickness🤦🏼‍♀️

Honestly ... the only time I've seen that is when a manager makes you feel bad.

I remember when my colleague went off sick, her manager was "lovely" but also said to her oh I had nausea too but I sucked it up and came in - what a nasty comment to make.

She was very nice to her otherwise.

My manager is OK, I can tell she's concerned about the team being buried in work, but honestly once you get signed off, it's heavenly, put your feet up!

Some people take sick days as if they are part of their annual leave depending on the companies policies !!!
Don't feel bad at all, I took 2 days off for the first time in about 3 years in my first trimester in March and if I had gone in I'd have been sick throughout the day and honestly nobody wants that tbh !
You have to rest and prioritise the baby and yourself.
I believe pregnancy related absence is / should be discounted by law anyway but check with your employer. Youre no good at work feeling crap anyway xxx

i felt so guilty but work with lots of mums luckily who all said the same thing that you and the baby are priority and that has to be your focus!

if you left they would replace you so your health has to be your priority but it’s a lot easier to tell someone that than it is to believe it yourself so I do understand

luckily pregnancy is something though that at least people can see is happening to you and tend to be a bit more understanding rather than if you were off sick with something else