I over did it........

I cannot do what i used to do...check out this belly....






Could you imagine running off your feet for 8 hours straight, working so hard you hardly have time to go to the bathroom, lifting patients non stop with a huge line up out your door, while being this pregnant??? Well I DID IT....

Yesterday I completley over worked myself, to the point of exhaustion. We are so short staffed at work that I pulled my weight a little to much. I feel really sick today, I am totally exhausted, my feet are swollen, my body is aching, not to mention I have a bladder infection. My job has to be one of the most unfriendly pregnant women's job on the face of the earth...way worse then a nurse. I work in the bussiest scanner in North amercia, where every patient does not move on there own, we have to lift lift lift, and patients are never the perfect weight, and when being short staffed.....it makes it that much worse.



I ran myself ragged yesterday. I cannot let this happen again or I'm going to be in trouble. I did not feel my baby kick once during the day, and I got scared, I was afraid that something was not right, and since early stages of pregnancy I have learned to listen to my body, and yesterday I didn't, I will never let this happen again. It sucks that I can't even take 5 minutes to have a drink of water, have a quick snack and put my feet up. I literally could not take 5 minutes to do this...and to me..its unhealthy. My Dr. has made several suggestions to me in regards to cutting my hours, do not lift anything, make sure you sit half your shift, don't work 7 days in a row etc. Now i'm going to start listening to her. I'm not going to get a hero reward for putting my health in jeapordy at my job, or will I ever get a pat on the back...."good for you..you just ran yourself to the point of exhuastion and worked until the second your delivered your baby"......

I'm pusing 30 weeks and I am making myself slow down, Me, and my baby are the most important here and I can't be worried about pleasing everyone else. If i can't do it, I can't do it, if people don't understand...well that is there problem not mine. Tino is so understanding and get very protective with us, he worries I do to much and he is so helpfull around the house that I could not lift a finger and everything would be taken care of..on his time :)

So from here on in, this is a promise to myself, I will look after myself and my baby for the next 10 weeks. Our health will take priority, not my job or anything else. I will listen to my body and give it the things it needs like rest, relaxation and try and stay stress free.

Deena