Anyone else signed off work?

soootired · Jul 27th, 2009, 10:15 AM

I have only just joined this site and its great at stopping me getting bored while signed off work. I am not having the best of pregnancys (babys fine just my body thats struggling :-) and have been off work for most of it for one reason or another (luckily paid). I never got the golden second trimester just went from morning sickness straight to struggling with the bump lol.
Anyone else out there been signed off sick?

Kittee · Jul 27th, 2009, 10:22 AM

I wish I could afford to be.

Alas nope, I have to work 40 hours a week.

loopdido · Jul 27th, 2009, 10:28 AM

I was signed off for the last 3 months of my last pregnancy and was on rest! minimal walking about etc...so was kinda stuck at home. I started sewing these little felt animal characters and made a mobile for baby and then made more to decorate the moses basket. I also painted some winnie the pooh pictures for above the cot and painted some plaster winnie the pooh models. I then progressed onto painting by number sets!

That was ok for me cos I kinda enjoy crafty hobbies! if you don't then not sure what else you can do.....there is only so much surfing the net you can do, have you got a nintendo DS or anything like that? reading, films. any friends/family who don't work that could come round a spend a few hours with you? Shopping online for baby stuff?

gracegrace · Jul 27th, 2009, 10:45 AM

I was signed off from weeks 6-14, and am "back" now only through having been able to arrange working from home, which I know I was lucky for. I'm only allowed 13 weeks off in total, though, so given that I start maternity leave at 34 weeks will need to make it through until at least 29 *prays*. So yes, I really sympathetise. Are you getting lonely? Or just glad to be without the pressure of it all?

soootired · Jul 27th, 2009, 16:02 PM

Hi, thanks for replies. I have got into doing jiqsaws but have banned myself from ebay or shopping online for a while :-). Cant buy much as moving house soon.
Enjoying the long lie ins and the lack of stress lol but you do feel a little worthless. Luckily i was signed off by health and safety for the first 4 months until they found suitable work so being paid untill maternity leave kicks in now. Went back for two weeks a few weeks ago but my Blood Presure went up so back at home. Will be really weird if i decide to go back after maternity leave after so long not working.

Fluxuspoem · Jul 27th, 2009, 16:13 PM

Same here, have been signed off since first trimester, and will be till my maternity starts... I am bored and some days I get very down, but I keep reminding myself why I am home etc and that keeps me going.

I am worried about how I will feel when I go back to work eventually as I will be away for so long, I just dont know how I will cope.. hopefully I will be looking forward to it!

x

Raven24 · Jul 27th, 2009, 16:17 PM

i am signed off with spd at the moment and i feel so guilty being off but its for the best have to think of little one forst before job it is boring but i am gonna sppend a few days with my mum and dad here and there and try and keep busy doing housework if i can manage it

Mynx · Jul 27th, 2009, 18:26 PM

Yup I've been signed off too.. I was signed off last week with SPD and been back to the doctor today and been signed off for a further 4 weeks. It's looking likely that I'll be signed off now till my Mat leave starts. I've been keeping myself busy by having my best friend over, knitting (love it!!) and playing World of Warcraft (i'm such a geek lol!) Oh and of course B n B!!!

soootired · Jul 27th, 2009, 22:19 PM

I think knitting might drive me mad as i have not got much patience. May see what i can find in a craft store though, it would be nice to do something for the baby.

Jul 27th, 2009, 10:15 AM	#1
soootired Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,974	Anyone else signed off work? I have only just joined this site and its great at stopping me getting bored while signed off work. I am not having the best of pregnancys (babys fine just my body thats struggling :-) and have been off work for most of it for one reason or another (luckily paid). I never got the golden second trimester just went from morning sickness straight to struggling with the bump lol. Anyone else out there been signed off sick?

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Jul 27th, 2009, 10:22 AM	#2
Kittee Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,795	I wish I could afford to be. Alas nope, I have to work 40 hours a week.

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Jul 27th, 2009, 10:28 AM	#3
loopdido Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Norfolk, UK Posts: 1,650	I was signed off for the last 3 months of my last pregnancy and was on rest! minimal walking about etc...so was kinda stuck at home. I started sewing these little felt animal characters and made a mobile for baby and then made more to decorate the moses basket. I also painted some winnie the pooh pictures for above the cot and painted some plaster winnie the pooh models. I then progressed onto painting by number sets! That was ok for me cos I kinda enjoy crafty hobbies! if you don't then not sure what else you can do.....there is only so much surfing the net you can do, have you got a nintendo DS or anything like that? reading, films. any friends/family who don't work that could come round a spend a few hours with you? Shopping online for baby stuff?

Status: Offline

Jul 27th, 2009, 10:45 AM	#4
gracegrace Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 531	I was signed off from weeks 6-14, and am "back" now only through having been able to arrange working from home, which I know I was lucky for. I'm only allowed 13 weeks off in total, though, so given that I start maternity leave at 34 weeks will need to make it through until at least 29 prays. So yes, I really sympathetise. Are you getting lonely? Or just glad to be without the pressure of it all?

Status: Offline

Jul 27th, 2009, 16:02 PM	#5
soootired Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,974	Hi, thanks for replies. I have got into doing jiqsaws but have banned myself from ebay or shopping online for a while :-). Cant buy much as moving house soon. Enjoying the long lie ins and the lack of stress lol but you do feel a little worthless. Luckily i was signed off by health and safety for the first 4 months until they found suitable work so being paid untill maternity leave kicks in now. Went back for two weeks a few weeks ago but my Blood Presure went up so back at home. Will be really weird if i decide to go back after maternity leave after so long not working.

Status: Offline

Jul 27th, 2009, 16:13 PM	#6
Fluxuspoem Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,825	Same here, have been signed off since first trimester, and will be till my maternity starts... I am bored and some days I get very down, but I keep reminding myself why I am home etc and that keeps me going. I am worried about how I will feel when I go back to work eventually as I will be away for so long, I just dont know how I will cope.. hopefully I will be looking forward to it! x

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Jul 27th, 2009, 16:17 PM	#7
Raven24 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: uk Posts: 1,816	i am signed off with spd at the moment and i feel so guilty being off but its for the best have to think of little one forst before job it is boring but i am gonna sppend a few days with my mum and dad here and there and try and keep busy doing housework if i can manage it

Status: Offline

Jul 27th, 2009, 18:26 PM	#8
Mynx Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NW London, UK Posts: 8,297	Yup I've been signed off too.. I was signed off last week with SPD and been back to the doctor today and been signed off for a further 4 weeks. It's looking likely that I'll be signed off now till my Mat leave starts. I've been keeping myself busy by having my best friend over, knitting (love it!!) and playing World of Warcraft (i'm such a geek lol!) Oh and of course B n B!!!

Status: Offline

Jul 27th, 2009, 22:19 PM	#9
soootired Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,974	I think knitting might drive me mad as i have not got much patience. May see what i can find in a craft store though, it would be nice to do something for the baby.

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