pregnant at university

[tealady3]

Hi,
I am wondering if there are any pregnant university students on here I could talk to?
I'm 28 weeks pregnant and have suffered severe pregnancy nausea from 6 weeks to the present day. It's ruined my pregnancy and rendered me unable to attend any lectures in semester two of my final year so has essentially ruined my degree as well.

I spoke to my uni about extra provisions today and it's gone terribly. Due to my severe
pregnancy nausea, I missed all of semester two of university and couldn't attend any lectures so I have no notes/information at all. I am supposed to sit my exams for the first time in August. However, my inability to attend any lectures in semester two, as well as the ongoing severe nausea will pretty much guarantee me failing my exams if I sit them in three weeks. So I asked if I could defer my exams from August until May next year and attend the lectures which start in February. The uni said no, it goes against their policy for me to sit semester two next year again and sit the lectures (for the first time). They have basically said I either have to suck it up and do the exams in three weeks or I can sit the exams in January when my baby will be potentially less than 8 weeks old if I am overdue. I don't see how I can revise with a baby that young when I need to be bonding with it and learning how to be a mother! Plus, it still doesn't solve the problem of me not having any lecture notes/information as I won't be allowed to attend the lectures to obtain it. I feel extremely miserable right now and I just want to give up. I worked so hard at uni and was on track to a first....now it looks like that's gone forever. :'(

 

[1sttimemum2b]

Have you been vomiting? I'm almost 40 weeks and have had hyperemesis since 6+half weeks. I was off work for 21 weeks. Still hard to cope most days. As it is a pregnancy related illness you could potentially get a doctor's note about your nausea and speak to whoever is in charge. You can't do exams with no notes and best option is to delay until February. You don't want to jeopardise your potential first. Good luck

 

[CoolNoMore]

My uni (Kent) took the attitude that it would be discriminatory to deny me maternity leave, so everything has been frozen until March 2018, when I'll try to pick up again. Have you got some sort of student support officer, or someone that deals with student welfare? I know that undergrads are not treated as well as postgrads most of the time, but they absolutely need to accommodate you better.

I suspect that the next few weeks will involve you going back and forth, being firm and direct and speaking to a number of people until you get what you need. Please don't give up, although it may be disheartening.

Ungh am having sodding contractions as I type. Will try to help however I can, please do ask any questions that I might he able to answer.

 

[kumber]

You are entitled to take a sabbatical/leave of absence due to extenuating circumstances and pick up your course where you left off 12 or 18 months later. Who at the university has denied you this? You can take it right up to the Provost if needed, as they cannot force you into failing your degree due to having a baby.

Also contact NUS for advice. They may be able to support you.

 

[natjc172]

just graduated and were 6 months pregnant. i feel for u.

i recall looking into delaying a exam due to terrible migraine but being pregnant at my university wasn't good enough excuse.

I'm going back to do my masters but luckily they do a jan intake and baby is due november.

 

[Skyeway]

I have HG and some of my uni lectures are compulsary, so i had to defer a semester, when i actually thought being pregnant would be angood time to study! How niaveofme