https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:38:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1357252 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:50:30 +0000 night cheese 1357252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I missed one day for a cough and cold, not pregnancy related.</p> <p>I've had a lot of nausea and vomiting but it hasn't caused me to miss any work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1354120 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:31:43 +0000 Springtime 1354120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I called in one day because I was miserable from morning sickness and extreme fatigue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1354109 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:28:27 +0000 HLK208 1354109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't, but I did leave early 4 or 5 times because I was vomiting non-stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1353948 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:38:20 +0000 teamjse 1353948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I miss a full day of work, however I did leave early on certain days. I told my boss very early on about my pregnancy and he was very understanding when I didn't feel good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1353932 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:34:39 +0000 SweetMamaM 1353932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I missed a day for exhaustion at eight weeks. We had two Tuesday evenings with parent conferences. The first evening I was so tired afterwards, my nausea was worse for the following three days. The second evening I advised I would be taking sick leave the following day and slept almost all of that day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1353891 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:24:46 +0000 littleredhairedgrl 1353891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we had weekly appts during most of our first tri since we were with an RE so that was annoying with work, and then a few days where i was sick or left early with a migraine </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1352022 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:31:07 +0000 MrsKoala 1352022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took a day for horrible nausea and a day for a migraine but that was it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1352015 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:29:26 +0000 chibee 1352015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep - had to call in sick this Monday because i just could not get out of bed from the bad nausea - hopefully that's it though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1352010 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:27:29 +0000 mrsog 1352010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There were many many days that I wanted to but I only have a limited amount of days I can take and roll over to this year that I will need when the baby is here. There were days I was throwing up while walking out the door but I pushed myself (and then crashed when I got home from work). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1351723 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 02:26:10 +0000 autumnlove 1351723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I missed 2 days with my first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1351703 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:45:48 +0000 dojo 1351703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I missed one day when I just could not handle the morning sickness. Looking back and remembering how terrible I felt I am surprised I didn't end up missing more time - other than the one day it was all just for appointments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1351608 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:59:35 +0000 MrsB2012 1351608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I caught norwalk when I was 9 weeks so I missed 2 days with that. ( Luckily I caught it at the end of my rotation, so had 2 sicks days then 5 days off. ) Then like 2 weeks later I caught a terrible head cold and couldn't function. The Dr told me I had to take my full rotation off, so I think I was off for 4-5 days for that. I think that's it. I think I went home sick once but that might have been closer to the third tri. I hate missing work, those were the only days I've been off sick in like 4 years. I usually have a crazy strong immune system, but pregnancy certainly changed that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1351562 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:37:02 +0000 mlm2934 1351562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had doctor appt every week for almost 4wk and had to take half day each time bc my doctor is hour away. Otherwise no, but I work from home so it's really easy to get through the day :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1351549 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:29:40 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1351549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went home one day for morning sickness, and stayed home another day because I had a wicked cold (and couldn't take any cold drugs!)<br /> Then once, at the start of second tri, I called in sick because my coworker was annoying the heck out of me and I was too hormonal to handle it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1351518 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:13:58 +0000 jill_a55 1351518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got sent home one day because I threw up before I went in, although I think it was a stomach bug... Then another manager covered my shifts for the two days following. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1351516 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:08:42 +0000 LovelyPlum 1351516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I missed two days for spotting and an ER visit. I would have missed much, much more had it not been for Zofran! As it was, I wasn't very productive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1351494 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:01:01 +0000 jhd 1351494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't miss any work, but I wouldn't have been able to do it without Zofran! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1351350 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:09:06 +0000 mrsbookworm 1351350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only missed one day because of spotting. I did throw up in front of some students though, lol. Not fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1351340 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:05:33 +0000 Sapphiresun 1351340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I missed three days because I got a kidney infection in the first trimester.</p> <p>For morning sickness, though, my office garbage can saw a lot of action. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1350415 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:19:41 +0000 psw27 1350415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet, and I am hoping not to take any so I can save up for leave but this nausea is no joke. Thank god for office doors! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1350396 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:15:12 +0000 yoursilverlining 1350396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just half of one day. I was really, really sick and most of my first trimester I had my office door closed all day because even with Zofran I was barfing in my office trashcan (zexy!! Lol) The company/environment I was in when I was pregnant was hard enough; I definitely wasn't going to take sick time for anything pregnancy related unless I was on my deathbed. I would have lost credibility and respect :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1350373 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:09:42 +0000 MrsStar 1350373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ended up quitting because I literally could not get out of bed most days, or I was hugging the toilet. Work was really good about it but I felt horrible that I was never able to go in so I handed in my resignation. I ended up in hospital a few times for dehydration because I was throwing up so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1350362 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:07:34 +0000 MrsF 1350362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only missed one day (I was spotting at 7 weeks and went in the next day for a u/s). I definitely had to leave a few patient's rooms to throw up in the bathroom though. Yuck. 12 hour overnight shifts were no fun while pregnant :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1350358 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:05:51 +0000 LuLu Mom 1350358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I did, I was miserable, vomitting all day logn. I had to tell my boss early on about it beacuse he was very suspecious. I finally said I'm pregnant, only 8 weeks, but I'm sick all day long. I finally brokedown and took Zofran and that was a lifesaver (and probably a job saver haha) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1350355 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:05:08 +0000 Smurfette 1350355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only missed work for my doctor appointments, 3. It was hard coming up with excuses I was coming in late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1350347 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:04:00 +0000 lawbee11 1350347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I missed a day and a half because of a cold. I couldn't take anything for it and was sneezing/sniffling non-stop. My office has a "don't come to work if you're sick" policy that they take seriously and I was starting to get weird looks, so I stayed home. The day of rest really did wonders for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1350330 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:01:54 +0000 pui 1350330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far I haven't. There was a few days there that I really wanted to skip, but I worked through it. My work performance, however, has definitely suffered since I've been sick. Luckily I work for myself lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1350323 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 15:00:38 +0000 travelgirl1 1350323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was freelancing at that time and was bound to the bed/sofa/bathroom until we finally got the right combo of meds to make me at least able to function. I didn't take any new work on until week 10. Had I been in an office I'd probably have taken about 5 weeks sick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1350295 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:55:52 +0000 Mae 1350295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I didn't miss any work at all for pregnancy other than doc appointments. But I wasn't ever as sick as some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-miss-work-in-the-first-trimester-for-sickness#post-1350251 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:46:54 +0000 yellowbird 1350251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: nope! I was still in school and trying to graduate so I was there everyday! </p>