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Location: Somewhere around here | As some of you may know, I am 4 months pregnant and wishing I was a lot closer to 9! I work as a Sales Rep through part of the week and Mondays are always my hardest day. I walk and stay on my feet a lot and move many boxes around (heaviest is usually 30lbs) but by the time I get home my hips are absolutely killing me and I will refuse to get up until it is bedtime and I can fall asleep, sometimes crying from the pain. I will take Tylenol for the pain but it doesn't really help. The only time I am able to relax and sit down is at lunch time (45 minutes) but it still gets worse throughout the day.
Now my boss has had two children of her own and she has told me that she worked up until the day both of her children were born, so oddly I feel obligated to work hard until my maternity leave and not complain about it. Otherwise I feel like I will be letting her down or I won't be up to her standards. I have asked for breaks to sit down, and she will, but then makes me feel like I owe her. I'm not too sure how I should go about this or how I could bring up my concerns. Any help would be appreciated!!!!! |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | You may have to get a Dr.'s excuse or you might suggest that you break up your lunch break as follows.....10 minutes (morning), 25 minutes (lunch) and another 10 minutes (afternoon). Also, she may be required to give you a break after 4 hours plus your lunch break. Here are the CO labor laws.....
Colorado Law Requires Meal and Rest Breaks
Colorado is one of the few states that not only requires employers to provide breaks, but also requires that employees be paid for some of this time. Colorado requires employers to offer both a meal break and paid rest breaks.
Meal Break
Under Colorado law, certain employers must give employees a 30-minute meal break once the employee has worked five hours. An employer does not have to pay for this time; in other words, meal breaks are unpaid. Covered employers include those in retail and service, food and beverage, commercial support service, dry cleaning and housekeeping, and health and medical industries. Some professions are specifically excluded from this requirement, including teachers and nurses.
If the nature of the job prevents employees from taking a break from all duties, employers may provide an on-duty meal period. However, this time must be paid.
Rest Breaks
Colorado also requires employers to provide rest breaks. (Covered employers are the same as for meal breaks.) Employers must allow employees to take a paid ten-minute rest break for every four hours (or major fraction) worked. If practical, these breaks must be provided in the middle of the work period.
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Location: Idahome | Can you look at going to a chiro for help. I am doing it now because my SI joint gets so bad. It may not hold for very long because your joints are getting prepared, but it may give some relief. |
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Location: Back in MT BABY!!! | Everyone is different. My mom and my sister had their babies with in 20 minutes of their water breaking with very minor contractions. That doesn't mean that others don't suffer with hours of labor and painful contractions.
I would talk to her. If it's this bad at only 4 months imagine what it's going to be like at 7...8...9 months along...you're note even half way through it. If you need to see a doctor to get it doctor recommended do it but I wouldn't be putting yourself in this kind of pain this early. I know of ladies who have ignored their body signs and ended up bed rest for the last weeks/months of the pregnancy....or worse premature labor. Pain is stress...stress on your body...stress on your baby. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Every person's body is different and every pregnancy is different. I had debilitating hip pain with my first--I couldn't move my legs without hurting, much less walk around very much. The second one, I had to quit riding at 25 weeks because it hurt my hips, but other than that wasn't bothered. If you are hurting, you are doing too much for your body at this time. |
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Location: Somewhere around here | Thank you everyone for replying! My husband said that at my next docs appointment I should bring the issue up and see what he suggests. I have thought about going to a chiropractor for the pain but I'm afraid that I'd have to keep on getting it worked on and done even after the pregnancy (chircos scare me haha).
At babiemox - oh gosh I know! I'm terrified to think of what my third trimester is going to be like! I'm starting to seriously wonder if I should just try adopting the rest of our children instead of going through a pregnancy like this again! My husband sometimes jokes that I'm being a sissy about my pain so I've just been figuring that almost every woman has gone through this sort of pain and has come out fine. But maybe I should really start thinking that my pain might be on a different level... |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Go to the chiropractor! It helped me a lot, but I do have a great chiro. I had crippling back and hip pain during my pregnancy. I couldn't even walk across the yard some days, I kept the four wheeler by the back door so I could make it to the barn to feed, where I had a stool to sit down often!
Also, have you tried talking to your boss? I mean, go in to her office and ask for some time to talk to her, not just having a conversation in passing. Explain to her the pain you're in and tell her you want to work through this to come to a conclusion that works for both of you. Let her know that, first and foremost, you want to be reliable and meet your work obligations. You might also mention that you do feel bad for asking them to accommodate you, but your pain is bad and a very real problem. Explain to her that you're not just complaining about some moderate discomfort and you can't work through what you're feeling. Spell it out respectfully and ask for her understanding. She might surprise you.
Congratulations on your pregnancy and good luck with everything! |
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Location: That part of Texas | Your symptoms sound like what happens to me when my sciatic nerve gets inflamed. You might do a google search and see if that is where the problem is generating. If so, let your doctor know because if it's caused by carrying more of a front load with the baby, it might not get better until after the baby is born. If it's nerve inflammation, ibuprofen is usually given instead of Tylenol to help with that so you might want to find out which meds you can take. I hope you get to feeling better. |
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Location: naz, tx | I would also suggest trying a chiropractor. My husband had problems with his lower back and sciatic nerve. He now wears this SI belt to help stabilize and prevent future injuries. I am 5 months pregnant and they told me that a lot of their pregnant clients wear the SI belts to help prevent hip pain. I haven't had any of that yet, but will for sure try it if I do.
Here's the website for the belt that they recommend.
http://www.serola.net/
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| I, too, would suggest a chiropracter. Ours was the one that told my husband she could not help his neck anymore and that she thought he needed surgery and even recommended one. She was spot on and he had the surgery is in no pain anymore, but goes to her monthly. Insurance pays for it. Now, I am not suggesting you need surgery, just illustrating the point that good ones know their limitations. I go to her too and absolutely love her. She doesn't do manual adjustments with me, but uses the activator. Manual neck adjustments freak me out! She has even adjusted my feet and skull. Also, everyone's pregnancy is different and your boss should know that. Shame on her for being unwilling to really listen to you. Please listen to what your body is telling you.  |
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