Anyone else feeling uncomfortable sitting down or at work?

spoo · Jan 14th, 2009, 06:12 AM

My bump is still quite low and is getting quite big now (hooray!), which makes sitting upright quite uncomfortable (boooo!)

At home I perch on the edge of the settee or recline back, which is fine. However, at work I sit at a desk and this has started to feel quite awkward as my bump is already resting on my thighs.

I've bought a maternity support belt from eBay and am waiting for this to arrive, but other than that, is there anything else I can do? I'm due a risk assessment soon...

Thanks girls xx

Abz1982 · Jan 14th, 2009, 06:35 AM

I dont have much of a bump, but I kinda lean forward when in my work chair and my belly is touching the desk and it can get uncomfortable. I get a numb bum and feet if I sit for too long, and my hips hurt

jess_smurf · Jan 14th, 2009, 06:50 AM

I get a numb bum too!! I also have bad back pain and my bump rests on the edge of the desk which hurts.

Unfortunately I am on the phones all the time so do not leave my desk a lot. Been given co-codamol from doctors to take when my back is really bad but i rarely take one a day!

Jess x x

ClaireyF · Jan 14th, 2009, 10:34 AM

i have noticed that my bump has started become uncomfortable whilst at work. today i was kneeling on the floor plugging cables in to the back of the computer and it really ached my bump. i'm not huge yet either so i can't imagine what i will be like in a few weeks. xx

Ravelyn · Jan 14th, 2009, 11:13 AM

Are you crossing your legs at work?
I find I can no longer cross my legs. I have to sit like a man does, wide stretched like I have a different package between my legs. hahaha

On the couch, I find that putting one leg up on the couch is the only way to get comfortable now. I suggest you might want to build something under your desk so that you can raise up your legs to the height of your hips. Might take the pressure off.

Good luck.

tasha41 · Jan 14th, 2009, 11:25 AM

When I'm trying to go to the washroom lol I find I can't sit with my legs together, I must sit with my legs spread, which is disgusting to me, but it's the best way my bump feels comfortable!

Find I need to get up when I'm seated for long periods of time to stretch also (like when I'm on the computer for a long time, in the car for a long time).

MelanieSweets · Jan 14th, 2009, 14:52 PM

Yeh I find sitting in my rubbishy office chair a nightmare ... i also have to sit with a cushion behind me for support... my bump is also low but i think baby has moved up in last few days causing this constant ache and uncomfortble feeling ... i am better when i am upright and walking about ..cause then i am not slouching over either ....nightmare

danapeter36 · Jan 14th, 2009, 14:55 PM

I am so uncomfortable at work. I work in an office so sit down all day mostly in the cheapest nastiest horrid standard office chair EVER! Lol I am going to raise hell tomorrow in my second risk assessment!!!xxx

JaeMama · Apr 6th, 2012, 15:27 PM

Hello everyone , I, just over 6 months and I'm taking my maternity leave in a month but I work at a restaurant and I'm always on my feet. I can't just go and sit down whenever I want and I'm stressing out about it when I know I shouldn't be. It's making me sick to my stomach that I'm not getting the support I thought I would get.. Is anyone going through or have gone through that cause I dont know what to do. I feel useless at work and just stressed to the max ...

rockabillymom · Apr 6th, 2012, 16:07 PM

im miserable at my desk all day! Its uncomfortable to sit and makes it harder to breath as LO is right around were my ribs are now. I plan to start bringing a pillow to sit on too cause with first LO the pain in my backbone got unbearable

Jan 14th, 2009, 06:12 AM	#1
spoo Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent Posts: 876	Anyone else feeling uncomfortable sitting down or at work? My bump is still quite low and is getting quite big now (hooray!), which makes sitting upright quite uncomfortable (boooo!) At home I perch on the edge of the settee or recline back, which is fine. However, at work I sit at a desk and this has started to feel quite awkward as my bump is already resting on my thighs. I've bought a maternity support belt from eBay and am waiting for this to arrive, but other than that, is there anything else I can do? I'm due a risk assessment soon... Thanks girls xx

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Jan 14th, 2009, 06:35 AM	#2
Abz1982 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 5,084	I dont have much of a bump, but I kinda lean forward when in my work chair and my belly is touching the desk and it can get uncomfortable. I get a numb bum and feet if I sit for too long, and my hips hurt

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Jan 14th, 2009, 06:50 AM	#3
jess_smurf Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Bury, Lancashire Posts: 3,818	I get a numb bum too!! I also have bad back pain and my bump rests on the edge of the desk which hurts. Unfortunately I am on the phones all the time so do not leave my desk a lot. Been given co-codamol from doctors to take when my back is really bad but i rarely take one a day! Jess x x

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Jan 14th, 2009, 10:34 AM	#4
ClaireyF Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Holywell, N. Wales Posts: 9,500	i have noticed that my bump has started become uncomfortable whilst at work. today i was kneeling on the floor plugging cables in to the back of the computer and it really ached my bump. i'm not huge yet either so i can't imagine what i will be like in a few weeks. xx

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Jan 14th, 2009, 11:13 AM	#5
Ravelyn Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Canada Posts: 891	Are you crossing your legs at work? I find I can no longer cross my legs. I have to sit like a man does, wide stretched like I have a different package between my legs. hahaha On the couch, I find that putting one leg up on the couch is the only way to get comfortable now. I suggest you might want to build something under your desk so that you can raise up your legs to the height of your hips. Might take the pressure off. Good luck.

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Jan 14th, 2009, 11:25 AM	#6
tasha41 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The True North Strong & Free Posts: 25,633	When I'm trying to go to the washroom lol I find I can't sit with my legs together, I must sit with my legs spread, which is disgusting to me, but it's the best way my bump feels comfortable! Find I need to get up when I'm seated for long periods of time to stretch also (like when I'm on the computer for a long time, in the car for a long time).

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Jan 14th, 2009, 14:52 PM	#7
MelanieSweets Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,472	Yeh I find sitting in my rubbishy office chair a nightmare ... i also have to sit with a cushion behind me for support... my bump is also low but i think baby has moved up in last few days causing this constant ache and uncomfortble feeling ... i am better when i am upright and walking about ..cause then i am not slouching over either ....nightmare

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Jan 14th, 2009, 14:55 PM	#8
danapeter36 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oxfordshire, UK Posts: 5,280	I am so uncomfortable at work. I work in an office so sit down all day mostly in the cheapest nastiest horrid standard office chair EVER! Lol I am going to raise hell tomorrow in my second risk assessment!!!xxx

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Apr 6th, 2012, 15:27 PM	#9
JaeMama Pregnant (Expecting) New BnB member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1	Uncomfortable at work and on my 6 weeks maternity notice Hello everyone , I, just over 6 months and I'm taking my maternity leave in a month but I work at a restaurant and I'm always on my feet. I can't just go and sit down whenever I want and I'm stressing out about it when I know I shouldn't be. It's making me sick to my stomach that I'm not getting the support I thought I would get.. Is anyone going through or have gone through that cause I dont know what to do. I feel useless at work and just stressed to the max ...

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Apr 6th, 2012, 16:07 PM	#10
rockabillymom Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,639	im miserable at my desk all day! Its uncomfortable to sit and makes it harder to breath as LO is right around were my ribs are now. I plan to start bringing a pillow to sit on too cause with first LO the pain in my backbone got unbearable

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Anyone else feeling uncomfortable sitting down or at work?

Uncomfortable at work and on my 6 weeks maternity notice