According to all
the latest books and magazines, “having a bump” is the new way of saying
“pregnant” – and I thought engineers were the main culprits of making up new
words! Now I have to learn a new set of “bump jargon” words, some of which I
still fail to understand and wonder how many out there actually do (like
“bumpology!?”) – but I digress from the main question I want to answer in this
blog which is:
How has being pregnant affected my job as an engineer?
For me, the
simple answer is not much – apart from trying not to schedule meetings around
obstetrician appointments and ultrasounds, and perhaps the odd sleep in or two.
Come to think of it though, this isn’t really any different to engineers who
have the odd sporting injury – and how many engineers haven’t had the odd sleep
in or two after a hard night out partying/drinking? I must admit though, as a
software engineer I do spend a lot of my time sitting down.
Having said
that, there is something quite surreal about sitting in a technical meeting
while some little person is kicking and prodding you from the inside! I can’t
wait until someone is looking over at my belly when little Thumper does his/her
triple summersault – the look on their face would be priceless!
I am also lucky
to not have experienced the effect known as “baby brain”. Sometimes I actually
think the opposite has happened as I seem to be able to see through problems
and get to solutions easier! Perhaps it’s all those multi-vitamins I am now
taking!
I am sure there
are many women out there who have had their own and varied experiences as an Engineer with a Bump, so please write a
comment on this blog and tell us about them!
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