Pregnant Pause

Work= kicking my ass.

It's been the kind of week that makes me wonder why I went on holiday in the first place, such are the steaming mounds of poo awaiting the shovel on my return.

I am hanging on to the hope that things are probably going to get onto a more even keel when I get a new boss. My current Team Leader is finally about to waddle off on maternity leave at last. She is, by my reckoning, at least 37 weeks pregnant, and is now so big that she can barely fit her bulging self through the door.

What I have learned recently is that it's one thing to work side by side with someone who is pregnant. And it's another to work next to someone who is so pregnant that she looks as if her waters are about to break any second now. I don't honestly know how she carries on managing come in, and to efficiently cope with all the stuff we have to deal with, and I don't think she quite knows either. Sometimes I catch her sitting there with a slightly glazed look on her face, hands methodically stroking the curve of her belly. It's a little unnerving, to tell you the truth, even without the added cosmic kick to my infertile jaw.

Knowing my luck, she'll probably go into labor in the office and I'll end up having to deliver the baby myself. Maybe I should start stockpiling supplies now. The only thing I know about emergency baby deliveries is from the movies or TV. In particular, people always seem to be shouting for boiling water and clean towels. Water! Boil water! Hand me that clean towel, stat! More water! Somehow I don't think the little office kettle would cut it, which is a worry.

As for me, there are two interesting things happening next week, hopefully, if all goes to plan. The first I shall keep in reserve to tell you about later. But the second is our very long awaited appointment with the Nurse at the OC. And I assure you, I'm getting down on my bony little knees right now and praying that we get the green light to start treatment immediately, because I am utterly hacked off with all the waiting around.

I'm ready to cry, beg, bribe, cajole, and harass- please oh please oh please can we at long last get this show on the road?

Comments

[Molly]

Office deliveries are no big deal. You don't even need to boil water. All you need is a section of unread newspaper (before they're unfolded they're the cleanest thing around) to wrap around the baby, and a binder clip to clamp the cord. :)

[Menita]

Wait, you have bony knees? I may not like you as much as I used to now. It's been a while since I've seen any sign of bone under my layers of blubber...

[Kristin]

Good luck with the nurse visit at the OC. Hope you receive a green light.

[InSpring]

Wishing you a green light!

[Meg]

Hope its the green light also.

[Amyesq]

OMG Molly is a pro. And, hey, the copy machine is right there so instead of having to take pictures of the newborn baby, just stick it on the copier and press the button. Voila! Baby pictures for everyone!

[ManhattanAnne]

OMG, a pregnant BOSS. Truly a new circle of hell.

[ovagirl]

Another yay for the green light. You go girl (but mind those knees).

[wessel]

HATE working with pregnant women! Hate it. Once had a whitetrash co-worker (sorry if that term offends some PC types, but I find it to be exquisitely descriptive in this case). Anyway, she was always popping up pregnant, as in, 3 times in 2 1/2 years, and loved to come over to my cube and ask "are you pregnant?" BITCH. Hubby was an abuser and she was a psycho, both alcoholics. But, they got the goods while I got nothing for my tens of thousands of IVF dollars. I was glad when I quit that job.

[penelope]

There's a stray cat in heat that keeps coming around my house. She slithers around and yowls. She's kind of ugly, one of those white cats with cross-eyes.

And then my spayed, 6 year old, black, female (bitter/barren) surly cat (surely my IF alter ego) comes roaring out of the house to chase her away.

I think we all feel that way sometimes. Here's hoping all goes well for you and for the time being your inner psychic nasty cat can hiss away.

So how in the world do you know about Kepa Junkera? Is it the Basque in you or are you a secret accordion fan?

[Toni]

Wishing you all the luck in the world next week. I'll think "quick" thoughts :)

[Molly]

And string. They always need string in movies.

Hoping things start moving along soon.

[MsPrufrock]

Ugh, I know how you feel regarding the upcoming appointment. I hope they start trying to pump you full of drugs right then and there.

[Sandy]

Would it be wrong to go on coffee break when she goes into labour and just ignore the commotion? Here's hoping for that green light next week for you.

[Tiffanni]

I sure hope that things even out for you at work. haha, and I like Sandys idea...LONG ass coffee break!

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