I went to the MAU yesterday because I’ve barely felt my baby, I know they say it’s still early but I didn’t feel any kicks at all for 7 hours. They checked the heartbeat with the Doppler as I’m too early for the monitor, heartbeat was 145 and I was sent home, but I’ve still not felt much movement. I’m a FTM so I’m quite nervous but the baby had been really strong and consistent until now… any advice?
I’m 24 weeks pregnant - Prior to falling pregnant I had been ringing in to sick a day a month or so due to severe endometriosis.
I’ve had a particularly hard pregnancy with back pain and needing crutches, I’ve had to ring in sick to work a day a week or so when I can manage with the pain and after work I go to bed to rest for the next work day. I don’t really have a life anymore with the pain.
I would just get myself signed off sick from work but we don’t get sick pay and I need to work in order to get my stat maternity. My employers have been getting annoyed about me being unreliable and rolling their eyes and showing to other colleagues that they’re annoyed at me. They haven’t said anything to my face but they have asked a few times can I go off on sick but if I do that, I don’t get any pay.
Any advice on how not to end up losing my job or what I can say to them to make them understand better? I’ve worked there 8 1/2 years. I’m worried that I’ll need to go off sick soon with the pains and don’t want to lose my job at the end of it.