Really?

I was in a meeting today with 7 people which included three heavily pregnant women. Of course there were plenty of non-work-related conversations about pregnancy and delivery and child care peppered throughout. At one point in the meeting we were discussing a coworker's availability for a specific project and someone mentioned that she, too, is expecting and therefore cannot take on this extra project which is due during her anticipated maternity leave.

Not only am I not going on maternity leave, but I'm also being tasked with picking up slack from the people who are. It's not only the irony that's killing me.