I am a SAHM so this is really easy for me to say, but I would tough it out!! You will SO want the time with your baby after he/she comes. Just my opinion, but hey, I sit on the couch all day so take it for what it's worth!
i worked until the end of 38th week also. I wanted at lesat one week to myself to get things done. I am so glad that i did that. And now baby is coming on friday and i have everything done.
Me! I was planning to work until I go into labor, but today my blood pressure spiked, so they told me I may have to go to a modified work schedule (ie. half days) or totally stop working. I will see what my BP does tonight and tomorrow, and then they'll make the decision.
I got taken out of work at 30 weeks for bed rest. I had planned on working all the way till delivery....but now being at 37 weeks, even if I had not had to go on bed rest I would probably not work that long.
I also planned to work until the end, but...I declared today my last day at 2 days overdue. I just couldn't take it anymore. It has gotten so uncomfortable to sit at my desk all day, and driving to and from work during rush hour traffic is just unbearable! I think some of my coworkers were starting to think I was nuts for still being there. I'm a lot more relaxed knowing I don't have to go back to work.
Yesterday was my last day of work before going on maternity leave. I onl worked until 3pm most days last week and only until 1pm this week. I am getting induced tomorrow morning.
I'm trying to work until the end (I own my own business), but my last client meeting is this Friday afternoon. After that, I am preparing to hand over the reigns to the office to the person I hired, so that will be much less intense work.
I'm not taking much time completely off after the baby arrives either. I will start seeing clients again a month after the due date and I am planning to begin writing a book around that same time, although I will mostly be at home, so I will be spending time with the baby and resting between things, at least!
I am still working. I am actually going to reduce my daily hours to 4 hours a day starting on Friday. I will be doing that for two weeks and then when I hit 39 weeks, I will start my maternity leave. I am being induced the second day of my maternity leave. I have to reduce my hours due to severe pain in my right rib cage area.
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Tomorrow is my last day... but they are thinking I'll deliver as early as this weekend/early next week so I'm good with it. Baby dropped early, I have a condition in my ribcage, plus all the normal aches and pains and BH contractions make it so hard to work at all anyways.
I'm still working and plan to until I deliver. If I'm overdue, I may re-think my plan but as long as I feel good, I'd rather use my maternity leave for when baby is here.
I got taken out of work at 30 weeks for bed rest. I had planned on working all the way till delivery....but now being at 37 weeks, even if I had not had to go on bed rest I would probably not work that long.
Yep same here. I'm so uncomfortable and have a ton of back pain, I can't even imagine working till C-section.
I also have a job where I was on my feet all the time. Maybe you and your employer can work something out.
Re: those of you 36 weeks or more....
not working.
but only because my OB hooked me up. Otherwise I'd be working until I went into labor.
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I'm trying to work until the end (I own my own business), but my last client meeting is this Friday afternoon. After that, I am preparing to hand over the reigns to the office to the person I hired, so that will be much less intense work.
I'm not taking much time completely off after the baby arrives either. I will start seeing clients again a month after the due date and I am planning to begin writing a book around that same time, although I will mostly be at home, so I will be spending time with the baby and resting between things, at least!
Yep same here. I'm so uncomfortable and have a ton of back pain, I can't even imagine working till C-section.
I also have a job where I was on my feet all the time. Maybe you and your employer can work something out.