Thanks to stupid people trying their best to make my life miserable, my normal state of PMA is just about gone down the pan!

Before I start, I just want to say, I'm not normally an irrational person and I am very level most of the time so this is very unlike me! I reckon it's hormones!!

I felt very bad yesterday - generally felt very sick, tired, dizzy and not well enough to be at work! I do not expect any special treatment but I haven't had ANY time off work due to pregnancy since I was 5 weeks when I was late 2 mornings in a row. I just felt that I needed to put my feet up for the afternoon - so I did.

I've got in this morning (1st one in as normal) and I've found an absence form on my desk (NEVER had one of these in over a year - any time I've needed I've just worked back!) so apparently they want to dock my pay for yesterday despite me working my ass off and putting up with all sorts of Crap from the people that I work with. I have also noticed that since I told my boss that I'm pregnant he has suddenly stepped up my work load and seems to dislike me....probably because I'm leaving him in the lurch despite being on a fixed term til October anyway (Oh wow - 6 weeks less!).

I'm sorry, I've had to put up with a lot of shit in the past, and I'm a big girl but I could really kill someone about this. It just seems so petty - I'm not asking for people to do my work for me, or to make excuses for me (yet - when I get bigger it will be a different story!!) but I'm being made to feel guilty. As it is I'm having to use a day's TIL to go to my scan despite entitlements - I could raise merry hell and dictate loads of stuff but I'm letting it go as it's a small company and we just don't have the resources....I know this! I'm not stupid, but I just don't seem to be being given the credit!!

Grrrrrr - rant over girls. I guess I'm just going to have to bite my lip but it's against all my better judgements and instincts to do this!!!

i totally understand were you are coming from, my work is really weird on the whole sickdays and entitlement days as well.. i havnt told them in pregnant yet (as it will probably cause a fuzz anyway si ill wait till im 12 weeks) but honestly i fear the worst!

Thanks for the reply......tbh I think I just needed to rant

I'm beginning to fear the worst - I had to tell my boss at 5 weeks as I was in a lot of pain during the night and not sleeping so needed to rest. I just hope this doesn't get any worse..........could really do without the stress tbh!

fair enough we all need that some times!

i wish i could tell them as im traveling about 10 hours a day and im just about passed out when im finally home haha..

I can understand how you do feel. I am the same, i dont want any stress it would affect the baby I am going to talk to my midwife about it to see what she have to say today. I told my boss I was about 6 weeks pregnant, I feel they get funny with me as well.

Thanks for the replies ladies!

I've spoken to hubby and I have opted for a 'bull by the horns' approach. I'm just going to ask my boss what's wrong. If he's got a problem with my output, attitude or anything else then he'll get the opportunity. I just hate atmosphere's and if this continues I can tell I'll end up signed off with stress - and he wouldn't like that now would he!

Also need to speak to a colleague...when hubby picked me up yesterday he noticed she was being funny with me. I'm not sure why she's being funny with me so again, just going to ask.

Do you think this is the right thing to do girls? I just want things back to how they were!

Well you could always speak to midwife and to see what she have to say. Same me, since I have found out I am pregnant, the work got funny with me.. And all they do is giving me the stress, i been thinking about leave that job as I had enough.

yeah i would just ask straight out.. it's the easiest and best way to trry and resolve those situations.. (it's also very hard to get the currage to do so though!)

Very difficult - especially as I've already had to do this twice before! Once 5 or so weeks ago when I first told boss that I was pregnant and a few months ago when an issue cropped up. This is the 3rd time so I really hope that I don't have to do this again.....gets really tiring when people wake up one day and decide they don't like you!

I would ask, but try to not go in there agressively - stress isn't good as you already know! If you're only on a ixed term contract till october then who gives a ****!!! Keep doing the job they were happy with you doing and if anything is said then you can point out that nothing has changed. Also I don;t think that legally they are allowed to make you take a days holiday to go for a scan, they have to be seen to be supporting you!