I dont want to work any more :( help please I need motivating

[GlitterMum]

HI all,
I am sooooooooo over work, I just want to start mat leave already lol
I am starting my mat leave 8 weeks before bubs comes because I have back problems and this has been recommended by the doctor.
I have 10 weeks to go.
Does anyone else just want to not work anymore????
I need some seriuos help motivating me to come every day.
I work at a bank in my own office and am soooo bored. There is only so many times you can click "refresh" on the new posts page on belly belly lol

[PinkPalace]

You know this might sound funny but
the time off work before baby came (and it was only 2 weeks for me - i worked to 37 weeks with #1) was worse than being at work as i was impatient and waiting...

think of work as a way of passing time and getting paid lol!

[nanananny]

There is only so many times you can click "refresh" on the new posts page on belly belly lol

Well I quit my job 2 months ago and I hear ya!

[Bathsheba]

I worked up to 37 weeks with my first child too... I found that at least I was able to be distracted from all my aches and pains better than being at home.... just to see a positive. With my second child I only worked until 6 months... but it was a job that I was on my feet all day (childcare) with lifting and other health risks.

Enjoy the peace and quiet... and cleanliness of the workplace while you have it.... I would love nothing more than an office of my own. Look at your favourite pen... it's right there whenever you want it isn't it? LOL I can't have a favourite pen... it will either be pulled apart and destroyed by my 3yo, thrown behind the fridge by my 5yo or stolen by my 14yo.

Maybe keep a pregnancy journal online... that will help you look busy

(I've been a SAHM for 6 consecutive years)

[Lolli]

I'm a SAHM atm, but when I was pregnant with ds I went on maternity leave at 24 weeks. I was sick a lot and my job was very physically and emotionally demanding.

On the upside, it gave me plenty of time to nest, rest, read books and walk (a kilometre a day ) On the down side, the nesting drove my dh insane, there are only so many books you can read, having a clean house became an obsession that was really difficult to break after the birth, I lost contact with a lot of friends from work, I was lonely, bored and absolutley stir crazy by about 34 weeks.

Stay at work for those extra few weeks. They'll go much quicker being at work than being at home. and like Bath said, enjoy the serenity of your office, having time to yourself- it will pass too quickly. By the time bub is about 4 weeks old, work will seem like some kind of fantasy oasis.

[helle]

haha, I'm hearing ya sister! I'm over work too. Really really hanging out for maternity leave and being able to hold my little bundle and becoming a house wife and looking after both of my boys!

And yep, the refresh button on BB is getting hit quite often

Do you have flexible work hours? Instead of working from 8.30 til 5 I have changed my hours from 7.30 til 4. I find that it makes me feel like I'm working less (even though I'm not) and getting that extra hour at home to potter around the place is bliss.

Least you only have 10 more weeks though, I have 15!

[kawazuki]

i so hear you
if i was gonna be paid id be off now lol
i have 13 weeks left
and i just feels like so long away.

[ttcanxiety]

the way i look at it ... the longer pre birth i can drag my butt to work and carry lazy stupid ppl the longer i can stay home with my bundle once he/she is actually here!!

[grub17]

hey love, i'm feeling your pain.
I'm about teh same 9/10 weeks left and they can't go soon enough.

but just think of the dosh you are earning that you can then spend on baby stuff! lol.

luckily for me i'm super busy at work so my days fly by and my weeks go even quicker. is there anything more you can do to help make the day busier? i really find that helps as before you know it it's 5pm and hometime

and i also agree with ttcanxiety - better to spend time with these irritating people while you get prego sympathy than afterwards when all you want to do with be with your bubba.

i really hope the time flies for you lady ox hang in there... you are on the home stretch.

[Stevie]

boy do i hear you, i have just over 3 weeks to go and i CANT WAIT!! if we didnt need the money so bad id want to quit, but in saying that i know i would drive myself bonkers, so going to work gives me something to do.
i work in subway so am constantly on my feet, what i would give to have an office job

your matt leave will come sooner than you think, until then take it easy and try not to get too down

[Now we're 3]

Hearing you all ladies hearing you all ............. and previously I was very work driven and focused so is a very strange head space to be in for me. Guess its minds way of giving us a reality check and making us see what the really important things in life are.

Like the others said concentrate on all the pros - the money, the extra time you'll have with the baby at the other end and actually having "something" to do.

One thing I've tried to do is go out at lunchtime and go for a walk. Great to clear the head and I know the exercise is good too and it seemed to give me the extra boost I needed to get through the afternoon.

I finish at the end of next week but am training my replacement right now so thats keeping me busy and occupied and time if going by much quicker. Perhaps you need to try to find a new "challange" in work that will take up the time.

Good luck - hope it gets better.

[willow5]

the way i look at it ... the longer pre birth i can drag my butt to work and carry lazy stupid ppl the longer i can stay home with my bundle once he/she is actually here!!

This is how I'm looking at it too

[Spring Angel]

Me Me Me

I'm sick of work already and I've got ages to go. I work in a pretty stessful job and TBH some days I just couldn't be bothered. Staying awake is hard enough and the train ride there and back is a killer.

But I agree, the longer I stay at work, the longer I can take off afterwards. I'm only working 3 days so I guess I shouldn't complain too much.

[satya]

Trust me you are better off at work. The time at home between working & having bub is very boring. I only had a week and a half off & for that time I just stressed about everything that could go wrong. I didn't have time to do that at work.

I didn't want to be at work, but it was the best place for me.

[ktdancer]

I have 12 weeks left at work now, and will have 4 off before bubby's due. I'm grateful for work at the moment cause it's a distraction for me and helps pass the time quickly. I just know that last month is going to draw on forever
I love my days off though, and don't feel like going back to work after them, but once I'm back at work, there's another week gone before I know it and I'm another week closer to bubby coming.

[Emma09]

Ladies,
I am totally with you on this one!
I'm finishing up in just over 12 weeks, when I'm 32 weeks.
So I'll have 8 weeks (hopefully) before bubs comes.
My reasoning for this will be the HOT weather and very poor air con and ventilation in my building!
I can't wait!!!

[MissMagpie]

Hi girls,

I agree, Im over work too! Well more so the travelling to and from work. It takes me over an hour each way so I am BUGGERED by the time I get home.

Work itself is fine, when not TOO busy as Im finding it hard to concentrate properly, lol

As I get bigger, Im slowing down physically and its a struggle just to walk! I only have 6 weeks left of work, cant WAIT! When I finish, I want to spend my time washing all of bubs clothes and thoroughly cleaning the nursery properly as you cant clean it too soon before the baby arrives as it will just get dusty again

Like others have said, if it wasnt for needing the money, I wouldve left earlier!!!!

Cheers,
Tania

[GlitterMum]

i do totally agree with all of you loely ladies.
Work is def a distraction and means that 1 week down, 1 week closer to meeting bubs.
Its just that I am so so so bored and tired.
I also drive 1 hour to and from work each day and it is really doing my head in.

My partner and I were talking last night and I am going to TRY and work until 34 weeks, so an extra 2 weeks. That way its an extra 2 weeks I will have with bubs at the end lol
Will just see how I go.

Thanks so much for your replys and you have def motivated me with alll of your answers