I have the luxury of a flexible job as DP and I own the business.

My work was mowing lawns, landscaping gardens, chopping down trees, vacuuming endless amounts of stairwells.

At first when DP found out I was pg, he said he didn't want me coming to work. I explained to him I wasn't a delicate incubator, that pregnancy isn't an illness, and whilst I would be more careful, that I was still going to work...I couldn't handle staying at home. This is DP's first baby and it's all a bit scary.

Fast forward one week, and I start to bleed and it just gets worse. Diagnosis is a subchronic hematoma (a large blood clot sitting behind the baby) and a tumor or complex cyst on my ovary which has ruptured and bleeding everywhere and now I'm on light duties at home, full pelvic rest, no lifting and certainly no manual labor as I was doing before.

I can tell you it's sending me crazy!!!!!! I hate it!! I feel depressed like a blob doing nothing but lying on the couch most of the time, my self worth has been affected which is annoying. The days are full of scares with contractions and pain and the bleeding coming and going. I worry about if we do make it past the first trimester, what are they going to do about this other thing on my ovary, what if it's cancer, etc, etc.I would do anything just to have a normal pregnancy.

The rest makes me feel happy in the sense at least I know I'm doing all I can for the baby's best chance, even if in the end little bean doesn't make it, I know I'm doing the best job I can helping it stay in there.

I don't mean to hijack, but I guess my point is to work while you can At home you have much more time to worry, it puts a huge strain of finances and the time goes so slooooooow. Enjoy your healthy pregnancy that allows you to do all those things