At what point did you start to find it hard to work full days?

[LaDeeDa]

hey fionas -
your lucky that work paid for taxi's
I drive everyday and as I live in Boronia being on the eastern twice a day in peak hour is a pretty scary experience
I don't want to be at home because I would be bored ****less but I would love to be able to do shorter days so that I don't feel quite so shattered
Fingers crossed....

[Shanti]

I think it also depends on what kind of work you do..... I am on my feet alot of the day, serving customers etc getting up and down and it takes it out of you....

[Skyeblue]

I was on my feet alot in my job too. I found that by 34 weeks I just couldnt go on. I was soooo tired and over the work. I finished up at 34 weeks and being home is wonderful. Im sleeping heaps and relaxing and just having a rest before bubs comes.

[Ezz]

I finshed at 36.5 weeks & I was ready. That said, I was SOOOO bored waiting for DS to arrive (I had been so organised with the nursery etc that there really was nothing left to do!).

I am a teacher, so stand up a lot, and am able to walk around. I was really uncomfortable sitting from 20-something weeks. Are you able to kneel & lean up onto the chair/a fitball (I know it would look funny - but having a fitball at work might be more comfortable, because you could roll around, lean forward, crouch up onto it etc)

[LaDeeDa]

Hi Ezz .... no unfortunely due to OH & S I can't have anything other than the standard issue chairs!!! GRRRR!!!

The pillow seems to be help today :fingerscrossed:
I know I won't want to be home all day as I too would go brain dead but it would be nice to have a little more flexability in going home if I am really struggling to get through the day

[Malyna]

is there a couch somewhere, you could always just put your legs up at lunchtime, and meditate/rest with your eyes closed?

I'm only 26 weeks and am well and truly over work - but then I was over work when I was about 12 weeks!!

Working up to Christmas, then leave, but also finding it really difficult to sit for long periods - I take the longest walk to the water cooler, toilets and anywhere else I can walk to.

Definitely talk with your boss about taking work home, or working longer days (when you can).

[DisGirl]

I'm struggling with work right now too, although I'm haivng a good day today as bub seems to have shifted off my back onto my bladder. Strangely, that's an improvement

I spent an hour and 45 mins getting to work and the same again going home, dropping my son off on the way. We leave home at 6am and get home at 5:30pm. The longest days of my life!!! I have oodles of sick leave though and have found that working every second day is really helping, with a rest day in between. I only have 2.5 weeks left. I can't wait!!!

Oh, and a heat pack is the only relief I get from my back pain. I've got a gel one rather than a wheat one and find that it moulds into the shape of my back a whole lot better

[Jennifer13]

Oh I'm not the right person to say this, but from about 6 weeks I needed a nana nap in the afternoon, so working a full day was not going to fit in! I work for myself and had that luxury... Didn't make much $$ during the pg - but hey, got plenty of rest!!

[Shanti]

I am self employed but feel sooooo guilty if I take the arvo off...... I need to get over those guilt feelings and just do it
I'm not sleeping enough and I have 11 weeks left to go..... should be resting more!

[puppies]

You guys just make me realise how lucky I am. I am a graphic designer and although I have to endure the M5 freeway for on average and hour or more each way a day I have a job that also allows me to be just as productive if not more from home. My boss is very flexible and I will only go into the office on the random days between now and the end of the month and I will work right up till we knock off for Christmas on the 19th but work from home with no more commuting (THANK GOD).
But even today I worked from home and my feet a swollen and my tummy is so tight I can barely stand up straight. So I am just glad I am home and not having to contend with the traffic while feeling so tired.

[satya]

I worked full time up til 37 weeks but probably would have liked to have finished up at 35. By then I just couldn't keep my mind on the job & my feet were so swollen I could hardly walk half the time. My OB wouldn't sign me off for sick leave and I wanted to spend all my mat leave at home with bubs so I perservered for the last two weeks. I'm glad I did perservere as I only ended up having 7 days off work before giving birth & it was boring as & I just got so obsessed worrying about everything. At least at work I had things to distract me.