I feel guilty calling off in third trimester
I’m an LPN at an urgent care and worked a 12 hour shift yesterday. I didn’t sit much and was mentally and physically drained by the end of my shift. I came home and felt exhausted and as soon as I got into bed my restless legs kicked in keeping me from falling asleep. Mind you, I had to be up this morning by 6am to be able to work another 12 hour shift. I literally cried trying to fall asleep last night because on top of those feelings, I was having lower back, hip, and leg pain just from being so busy during the day.
Fast forward to this morning, I texted my manager and explained how I was feeling and she offered for me to come in for a shorter shift. Which i’m so thankful that she’s so willing to work with me. But by the time it came to when I was to come in I was still in pain and exhausted. I decided it was best to stay home and rest for the day but I feel SO GUILTY. I tend to put others before my self first and all I am worried about is my coworkers getting through the day if it’s busy without me.
I’ll be 32 weeks on sunday and am still so bad about putting myself first but now it’s not only me, it’s the baby as well. I feel like I’m just complaining when it comes to the pain and discomfort and that I shouldn’t feel like I need to rest all the time.
How did you move past that guilt feeling? HELPPP 😅