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I work in a care home and I'm 21 weeks pregnant...I'm still working so hard lifting..pulling and pushing heavy equipment...washing and dressing people ...the residents I look after dnt weight bare so I'm taking all there weight on me..no one understands at work and I feel like everyone's bitching about me...i work 12 hr shifts...3 days a week and its exhausting me...I wnt to go on maternity leave when I'm nearly due...but this is my second pregnancy and in my first one I lost my baby at 10 weeks due to work...I feel like 26 weeks is too early to begin my maternity leave and I cnt afford it...dnt knw wt to do...:( I dnt knw wether its becuz I'm nt showing in my uniform as its baggy that collegues dnt realise I'm pregnant...or like my husband said I'm making excuses for them...any advice pleaseeee..
Talk to your boss or HR. I run care facilities and always make arrangements for pregnant employees.
I also work in a care home and everyone bitchin bout me i just ignore it everyone knows im pregnant as im 18 weeks and showing since 8 weeks there just being jerks. I do what i can with the cleaning and leave the rest for the next staff to do. we dont have very high care residents so i am only changing 2 so i just deal with it i am due may 30th and i am taking leave may 1st cause i wprk alone and will not be given a second person to work with. Just do with you can and ask for help!
I'm in the same boat. Have spoken time and time again to bosses but they never listen. It's hard to know what to do for the best but I can't afford to go on maternity leave too soon either :-(
All I ever hear is people whispering and bitching abwt me...I had a mc before this pregnancy due to heavy lifting at work...but its like no one cares..all the other carers are mainly my mums age but they dilebratly find hard things for me to do and then huff and puff and whisper when I say I cnt do it..I'm fed up but I'm in the process of moving so I cnt take maternity leave this early..wt can I dk ehhh.
I work at a nursing home on a dementia floor & sometimes I feel like people try to push me but I don't allow them to. I make it clear that I'm pregnant & I refuse to put my baby n harm for anyone else. If a resident is trying to get up & walk & I try to stop them & they start trying to hit me I say **** it & if they fall they fall. So i let my coworkers know that they better help. If I have someone who is heavy or doesn't stand well I'm not gonna strain myself. I wait until someone can help me. Even if I have to grab the nurse. It's selfish of them to act like that towards you. Especially if they are women because women should be more sympathetic. It's not you being lazy you're limited in what you can do now. I'm only 19 weeks & it kills me to work. It gets harder each day. So i understand.
I'm in the same boat I work in a retirement home and get so nervous something is going to happen to my baby. Not everyone understands and it's frustrating.
Its nice that yuu all understand wt its like...hopefully time will go fast and we'l have our little bundles of joy...I cnt wait to be a mommy...:D
Talk to your doctor maybe they can make a recommendation for you to be on some kind of light duty or take leave early
I am an echocardiographer,so I am constantly wheeling around and pushing a 400 lb machine. I transfer patients with another employee. Turn patients.....deal with combative patients....twist and turn on odd positions.....do standing squats basically all day. I am sore and tired and often wonder if it is hurting the baby..I asked my doc and she said perfectly ok and to get a belly band. It feels amazing! I recommend a full belly band. Its annoying to out on but worth it with 10-12 hr shifts!
Yh I work12 hr shifts and have to stil provide personal care..I'm nearly 6 months pregnant...I'm getting sooo tired nw...I am going to go to my doctor and ask for a light duty note...I'm a very sensitive person so when the other carers ***** about me and act like they don't like me it really bothers me...I just want my baby here safe..when I end a 12 hr shift I also get bad back pain and tummy pains and think it must reli be hurting my baby if its hurting me..makes me feel guilty that I should be protecting my baby..and I should do more to stop doing heavy work....
I work in care facilities as well and as soon as I saw my doctor I had her write me a note saying I cannot lift and such due to my medical state. They can't force you to lift with a Dr note
I work alone in a care home my doctor has wrote note after nte i cant be alone after 20 weeks i am going to be 20 weeks friday and the boss has told me they can afford to put anyone with me that i have to wprk alone till i go on leave i had an anxiety attack this morning after a resident fell and called my boss and was told they have nobody to come to work so i am still here i just sit and cry and cant stop crying at all today i am so scared for my baby. Im going to ask tomorrow if i can go to pt i cant wprk full time its way to stressfull
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