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omg I can’t believe i’m posting this but I need some advice! I believe in battling anal fissures currently at 4 weeks PP. I was feeling fine and had no symptoms until about 2 weeks ago. I noticed some sharp pain with bowel movements and a little blood when wiping. It wasnt TOO bad until yesterday when trying to pass a stool. I’m not kidding when I say the pain is worth than child birth was for me. Sharp razer like pain and some bleeding as well today but i’m having a hard time even passing the stool. I called the midwife and they just recommend taking my stool softeners but does anyone have any advice on what to do for the pain to even be able to pass a bowel movement. any creams that I can use while breastfeeding. I already plan on upping my intake of fiber and drinking more water along with trying baths. i’m just miserable! 😩

Ahh i’m so torn. my doctor told me they’d write me off at my due date for my maternity leave to start but I only get 12 weeks. So if I don’t give birth and he goes over I lose time with him in the end. I’m just so exhausted and starting to have a lot of pelvic/back pain and pressure. I also work a job where i’m on my feet all the time and stay busy. Did anyone else take off before baby was here? did you regret it or find it beneficial??

side note: my due date it july 19th (sunday) and my job has me scheduled every day after that for two weeks except two days. I just don’t know if I can handle that at 40 weeks pregnant especially with how i’m feeling currently. I just feel guilty ugh

I am on the struggle bus. I just hit 39 weeks and am not dilated at all but am having on and off contractions, pelvic pain, back pain as well as NOT sleeping at all. I’m mentally and physically exhausted. I wanted to stop working on the 17th of July because my due date is the 19th and I just wanted at least a couple days to relax. Although I know he could go past his due date. Unfortunately I was told my fmla won’t start until i’m either IN labor or my doctor writes me a note for a medical reason. This means i’ll be working PAST my dude date if he doesn’t come out sooner 😩

They have me scheduled every day besides two days for the two weeks following his due date and I already want to cry thinking about it. I work at an urgent care as a nurse so it can be a tiring job with little to no breaks.

Any tips or advice? How did you get through it 😩

(I unfortunately can’t use PTO days before my maternity leave because my leave is unpaid so I have to save all my hours to be able to afford my benefits and get a little bit of a paycheck while off)

hi! I was looking for some feedback on maternity leave and how you went about it. I’m 2 days shy of being 39 weeks pregnant and my fmla date is scheduled to start on my due date which is the 19th. I’ve been struggling bad for the past few weeks due to being mentally and physically exhausted (I don’t sleep at night and also just found out my iron is low) but have been pushing through and working. I was considering talking to my manager about taking a week early before my due date which would be this weekend. I’m scheduled to work tuesday through friday next week and I work as an LPN at an urgent care so it can be a tiring job I just don’t know if I can do it because I’m so exhausted. I just don’t want to be physically and mentally exhausted when it comes to giving birth.

This is my first pregnancy so I know baby could take his sweet time coming as well and go past his due date. Which limits my time after he’s born for my 12 weeks of leave. I’m just curious on if you took maternity leave a little early and if you regret it or not

I just found out I might need an iron infusion but should know more tomorrow. I had no idea my iron was low and asked for it to be tested at my 38 week appointment on monday because i’ve been dealing with restless legs. That being said…has anyone had infusions this late in pregnancy? and did you have any side effects or notice any differences?

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 😅

Currently 30 weeks pregnant. I’m trying so hard to work up until I’m due but I’m struggling during my work days. I’m an LPN at an urgent care and some days the back/hip/leg pain get to me so bad. Any tips or suggestions?