I would call in sick if it were unsafe for me to drive to work because of exhaustion. Feeling like you do probably qualifies.

My take is that you don't get a reward for not using sick days. If they have lay offs, you not using a sick day won't change their mind. Our 10 month old has been sleeping poorly also. He has been waking, standing and crying in the middle of the night out of nowhere. It's really weird and we are exhausted also so I definitely feel you pain!

If I didn't have that much going on at work and I felt physical symptoms, yes. If I was busy at work, I'd go in and push through.

I'm a teacher and it is a lot more work to call out sick than it is to show up. I am only allowed 3 sick occurrences during the year so if it was towards the end of the year, I might call out sick. If it was during the fall/winter, I probably wouldn't b/c I would worry I would need those sick days later and not have any more to use.

I think OP is assuming tonight will be as bad as last night and thinking about calling in sick tomorrow.

First of all OP, sounds like you must have lucked out with a good sleeper if this is the first time you have faced being so sleep deprived you felt sick at work I can't tell you the number of days I felt sick from sleep loss at work this year ... It seemed like months actually! Good times, good times.

The only time I ever called in sick was at the very beginning after I returned to work and the baby hit his 4 month sleep regression. (After this experience I tell every pregnant lady I know to take 6 months off to make sure they get past the sleep regression.)

But it sounds like you have not yet built up the ability to function at work as a zombie, like I have. So go ahead and call in sick tomorrow if you have another rough night! There is no reason to suffer.

The only possible problem I can see is using up your sick days when you might really need them later. My baby hit a string of nasty colds right around 11 months and I burned through my leave really fast.

Anonymous wrote:You're posting this at 5pm? little late, no?

+1

Is this hypothetical or is OP a troll?

I would just say my baby is sick and I need to stay home.

Anonymous wrote:I would not call in sick if a baby kept me up all night. And haven't. However. my being up all night does not result in nausea, headaches, being dizzy (all these three are signs of a migraine, OP), and muscle aches.

I agree. She should go based on symptoms not sleep deprivation.

I might depending on what I had at work the next day.

I would not call in sick if a baby kept me up all night. And haven't. However. my being up all night does not result in nausea, headaches, being dizzy (all these three are signs of a migraine, OP), and muscle aches.

You're posting this at 5pm? little late, no?

If you feel too sick to work then you should call in sick.

Anonymous wrote:My 11 month old is a pretty good sleeper, but he has been sleeping poorly this week. Last night, he was up for several hours. I feel awful, and I am worried it may be compounded tomorrow with poor sleep tonight. I am nauseous, have a headache, dizzy, and have muscle aches from lack of sleep. Would you call in sick? Or is this not a good enough reason to stay home? I don't think it is, but maybe I am being unrealistic.

I think this qualifies. If you had these symptoms from a bug, wouldn't you call in sick?

For me, it would depend on what I had going on at work. I wouldn't feel guilty about taking a sick day unless it was on a day I really needed to be in the office.

My 11 month old is a pretty good sleeper, but he has been sleeping poorly this week. Last night, he was up for several hours. I feel awful, and I am worried it may be compounded tomorrow with poor sleep tonight. I am nauseous, have a headache, dizzy, and have muscle aches from lack of sleep. Would you call in sick? Or is this not a good enough reason to stay home? I don't think it is, but maybe I am being unrealistic.