https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:32:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2035305 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:47:34 +0000 owlteach 2035305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did stay home again. I have to say the benefit from the flu when pregnant is that I only had to get up once the last two nights to go to the bathroom...instead of the 3-4 I'd been averaging ;) So, my agenda for the day is grading, re-hydrating like crazy,napping and trying not to feel guilty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2035246 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:21:25 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2035246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>stay home. i tried pushing myself at the end of pregnancy when i was sick and it took me a long time to get better. your immune system is weaker because you are pregnant and it takes longer to recover than non-pregnancy healthy people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2035207 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:11:26 +0000 loveisstrange 2035207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Stay home. Flu is contagious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2035205 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:10:12 +0000 blackbird 2035205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i would stay home! You've already possibly been contagious with them, so I wouldn't expose them to it more!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2035167 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:55:31 +0000 avivoca 2035167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely stay home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2035159 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:53:58 +0000 LuLu Mom 2035159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would stay home and offer an email address for questions and just be by your computer to answer with quick responses. I think health in this case is more important than risking spreading it more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2034883 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 03:39:34 +0000 lamariniere 2034883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely put yourself first and stay home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2034743 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:11:42 +0000 ALV91711 2034743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely stay home and get better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2034740 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:09:22 +0000 yellowbird 2034740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would totally stay home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2034735 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:06:51 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2034735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <br /><p><i>This comment has been deleted by the original poster.</i></p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2034729 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:01:40 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2034729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think the answer is always stay home. For them as much as you. Can they email you questions if they have them?</p> <p>(I totally get the guilt...I teach HS English.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/take-a-sick-day#post-2034727 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:00:33 +0000 owlteach 2034727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you more cautious when you are pregnant? I am currently 21 weeks.</p> <p>I came home from work on Tuesday because I had the flu. I thought I was being super cautious but then spent the whole afternoon throwing up EVERYTHING that I tried to eat or drink. I had a mild fever of 101, and the chills, aches, etc. I stayed home today, except for an hour and a half because a group of my students were putting on an assembly for the whole school and I needed to be there to support them and make sure that everything went smoothly. I was cold/achey the whole time I was there. </p> <p>However, I haven't thrown up but did have one close call, and just ate a little bit of dinner (the first real food in 2 days). I also only have a VERY mild fever of 99.5. I definitely don't feel great, but I think I would go to school tomorrow if I wasn't pregnant. </p> <p>Tomorrow is finals, and I feel bad that I haven't been there all week to help them get ready. They are just finishing projects that they have already started, but some classes haven't had me there to ask any questions yet.</p> <p>This bug has been going around the school, most people have missed a min of 2 days, some more than that.</p> <p>So what would you do? Suck it up and go or stay home for another day. </p>