Pregnancy Brain

Amazon
DeGW12

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DeGW12
Mar 7 20 Comments

I'm 3 weeks away from going on maternity leave and am struggling to be productive right now. I feel like pregnancy hormones are literally frying my brain and it's so difficult to stay focused on complex technical work. Not to mention every other debilitating 3rd trimester symptom 😭

Any other pregnant techies here that can relate? How are you getting through the last sprint before leave?

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  • Yes yes. Hang in there. It happens I’m sure by now you have your maternity leave plan for when you’re gonna be away, trust that. If you need to take leave 2 weeks before your planned Mat leave do that. Don’t be so hard on yourself.
    Mar 7 0
  • I would hope your team, especially those that are parents would get it.

    When my wife went into labor, my whole team yelled at me for just not going dark till I knew everything was OK. (I logged on to let my manager/scrum master know I’m gonna be MIA for like a few days).

    Pregnancy brain is real.
    Mar 7 1
    • Netflix
      He$DeadJim

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      He$DeadJim
      Yep. I was sleeping on a portable bed in the hospital with my laptop and got emails from my manager to cease and desist. A solid manager and understanding team makes all the difference. As you said, every parent gets it. If you haven’t been though parenthood, you wouldn’t understand. I fully support women taking early leave if they are struggling to focus.
      Mar 7
  • Okta
    UiPa22

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    UiPa22
    Seriously take a break and don't work. Your health and your baby's health is most important.

    Take vacation sick day, unpaid leave anything.

    It's 100% not worth to push thru especially if you work for your company

    Nothing will happen to sprint work or Amazon but something will happen to you and baby.

    Edit: had a baby while I worked at Amazon (I'm dad)
    Mar 7 1
  • Meta
    unwM04

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    unwM04
    I am 5 weeks away from maternity leave, just hanging in here. My brain is so foggy and I am just dragging on and counting down for the leave, I am just taking help from others as much as needed. Doing what I can.
    Mar 7 0
  • Slack
    uAPF02

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    uAPF02
    I am scared to have a baby.. so much respect! Hope all goes well for you!!
    Mar 7 0