Barf

By sickatwokr - 30/06/2015 20:26 - Australia

Today, while alone in the childcare centre I work at, one of the children farted bad enough to trigger my morning sickness. Because I was alone, I couldn't leave the room, which resulted in me throwing up into a 2-year-old-sized toilet, while 12 toddlers either watched or ran wild. FML
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kingh786 10

At least your teaching them to barf in toilets

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DocBastard 38

Maternity leave...BEFORE her child is born? Unless I'm missing something, you don't seem to understand the concept of maternity leave.

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kaylizs 20

Morning sickness most commonly occurs in the first trimester. You don't take maternity leave as soon as you're pregnant. "Hey, boss, I know I'm scheduled to work a 12 hour shift tomorrow, but my boyfriend just went in without a condom so now I might have a fused egg/sperm combo. Will update with details in 2 weeks or so. Until then, I'm on maternity leave." :p

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Flamepelt 15

I believe a fused egg/sperm combo is called a zygote

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Brandi_Faith 33

Because morning sickness is most usually during the first trimester, she can't take maternity leave. Maternity leave is so the mother (or father) can spend their first year (roughly) with their new baby. Some moms take the last few weeks or month off because they're extremely uncomfortable and sometimes the doctor can order bed rest which can start the maternity leave early (although I think if it's doctor ordered than it's usually a sick thing and doesn't necessarily go towards your maternity leave time). But most moms work as long as possible because they don't want to take their month or two off work and away from time spent with their baby.

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cazza3 15

It is possible. Most people take maternity leave from about 36 weeks pregnant. I stopped work at 8 weeks pregnant and had morning sickness untill I delivered at 37 weeks, a normal time for mat leave.

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sturschaedel 27

Reading all the comments here I get the impression I live in Wonderland. Where I live you get to leave work 8 weeks before your anticipated delivery date until up to two years after birth and are still guaranteed your job back.

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thefmlman2011 36

Tough Luck, OP, congrats on the pregnancy though!

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91hayek 31

Those kids were bound to set you off one way or another. Toddlers are just triggers for that sort of thing.

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amzee96 18

Why on earth were you alone with 12 children in a toddlers room! I work in childcare too, and that definately doesn't meet the regulations.

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megglesmcfly 0

Regulations vary from state to state if OP is in the USA. I read of some states having ridiculous ratios, like 1:13 for toddlers and 1:8 for infants.

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amc597 28

#23 the ratio for toddlers at the daycare I work at is 1:6, I highly doubt one teacher would be allowed to stay alone with 13 toddlers.

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smileforme911 10

My other carer was on break and got caught up talking o the boss

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pizzolar 6

What the hell state do you live in? In most, its illegal for a carer to go.on break without some sort of backup available.

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leahm88 5

There should have been at least 2 other people in the room with you with 12 toddlers! I agree your life sucks! Coz your centre is running way out of ratio!!

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harrypotter322 18

At the center I work at, the ratio for toddlers is 1:6, so maybe the other coworker was in the bathroom?

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Kallian_fml 21

Ratio at my centre is 1:8 for toddlers. Different places, different rules.

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coolbeans26 12

Either way if their ratio is 1:8 there should have been someone else there and no matter where u r it's illegal to leave someone out of ratio this would have easily been controlled if they followed those rules

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tsr1993 16

poor op. that's horrible. at least in childcare toilets are close by

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Kallian_fml 21

Don't worry OP, it could've been worse. One day at my centre, the only staff toilet was clogged and overflowing, and one of the staff had severe diarrhoea. We couldn't get a plumber in for another 3 hours, and she ended up using one of the child sized toilets. She then quit her job, and we haven't seen her since.

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worldclassrager 39

Better than on the floor or on a kid right?

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sturschaedel 27

When I was pregnant with my second child and my first was still in diapers, I used a scarf doused with a perfume that I could tolerate to cover my nose when I had to change him. Reliably kept me from puking.

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sbarua219 17

I'm sorry OP; F your life, but I can't stop laughing at this hahahaha

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