Thank you for all your well wishes and comforting words. They were greatly appreciated and helped calm me down tremendously. I tried calling the OB yesterday (why is it that I keep wanting to say "O.G."? The thought of my older, balding Indian doctor as the Original Gangsta is just too funny.)
I'm going to be missing about a half-day to a day or so of work every week for the indefinite future as a result of the myriad of doctor's visits. So, I have an appointment at 10:30 to speak to my partner/advisor and I'm going to be breaking the news then so I can have someone running "interference" for me at the office. I know, it's tremendously early - but I want to quell rumors about why I'm out of the office so often before they get out of control. The only problem is my mid-year review is also scheduled for this meeting - so if it doesn't go well, it may not be the best time to bring this up.
And there's the other issue... I'm not entitled to paid maternity leave (3 months at full salary and an additional 3 months of unpaid leave) until April 9th next year, when I'll be at my job for a year. Baby G as P and I have taken to calling it - is due just about two weeks later. And granted, while first time babies are typically later - there's no guarantee that will be the case for us.
Add that to the issue of "potential bed rest" that's been bandied about by the OB and me wondering how I'm going to manage to meet my hours for the year.
It's going to be a stressful time. And right now I'm so nervous I'm about ready to projectile vomit.
Sigh.
(And why has no one ever discussed how awful it is to uh, "take care of business" when you're on super prescription strength prenatal vitamins. I feel I may be compacted to death.)
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
A ball of nerves.
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2 comments:
OG IS funny!
Things have a way of working themselves out. Hopefully you can avoid any and all projectiles!
As for the business, I found that two Fiber Choice pills a day really helped me, (targay and BJ's sell them, among others). Other folks swear by the fiber plus bars. Good luck with that!!
Become friends with prunes my dear. I found that they worked so much better then stool softeners. You could ask your doctor for prenatals with stool softener in them, they are much better then the non-ss ones. But I still found I needed prunes to help so that I wasn't bursting blood vessels every time I tried to go. ;) Good luck.
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