If you went through pregnancy at work.........

How did you handle the nausea?

Since we are basically "on" all day except for preps and have to deal with a classroom full of kids.. how do you deal with feeling sick at school? (I assume it's different for people who work in an office atmosphere where there's more privacy)

I am at the VERY beginning and got VERY nauseous just once so far but I'm very worried about how I'll handle feeling very sick at work- in case it does happen there. Do you get someone to cover? Do you give your kids busy work and sit at your desk? I can't imagine continuing to teach as though nothing is happening when I feel like I'm going to hurl!

What have you ladies done?

Re: If you went through pregnancy at work.........

I puked in the classroom.....I knew I wouldn't have made it to the bathroom, so I puked right there....I teach high school, they didn't react or anything...I also ate a lot of pretzels and crackers

Message edited 5/31/2010 5:32:19 PM.

Re: If you went through pregnancy at work.........

I always had something to snack on and something to drink, usually pretzels and lemon water. I also just took it easier in general. Made the kids come to me instead of me running around the room from group to group. I didn't vomit with my MS, just felt nauseous all the time, so as long as I ate/drank constantly it was ok. I was able to hold out and not tell anyone till like 13 weeks but if you find you have to run out of the room to vomit you may want to consider telling just your immediate supervisor. But then again you could always just tell them after you get caught in a sticky situation and I'm sure they'd understand.

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With my DD I had text buddies. I knew which teachers had free periods and would have them come cover my class while I ran to the bathroom to puke

With DS I was lucky enough to have a student teacher. So I was able to leave him with the kids and again run to the bathroom.

I also had a constant supply of starbursts and pretzels in my desk.

My nausea was so bad I actually had to go on Zofran which really helped a lot.

Message edited 6/1/2010 9:34:51 PM.

Re: If you went through pregnancy at work.........

I had ALL day nausea. I was basically ok once I got to work. A few times I thought I might puke in my classroom but never did. I relied heavily on Preggie Pops.

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I had all day nausea that was worst in the early AM and dinnertime. I made sure I ate breakfast and had snacks (peanut butter bars were my staple) available. I drank tons of fluids and had my friends on hand to cover my class if I needed to run out.

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I munched pretzles or salt bagels with and I always felt on the verge of being sick never actually was.

With I craved sweet tarts and those helped. Cinnamon candies also helped.

I also kept a container of preggie pop drops in my desk both times. I did sit at my desk a lot more when I was preg.

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Thanks ladies!! I'm just taking it day by day for now... hoping for the best but preparing for the worst (by bringing extra water, saltine crackers, etc)

Luckily the year is coming to an end and I'll have the summer to rest up!!

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Posted by PennyCat

Thanks ladies!! I'm just taking it day by day for now... hoping for the best but preparing for the worst (by bringing extra water, saltine crackers, etc)

Luckily the year is coming to an end and I'll have the summer to rest up!!

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Zofran. Nothing else worked for me.

I never puked in front of the kids, but came close a whole lot of times.

Zofran has literally been my best friend for both of my pregnancies, because once I get the MS it doesn't go away

Re: If you went through pregnancy at work.........

Jolly Ranchers helped me! I never puked during my pregnancy though, thank goodness but I was really nauseaus!