When are your leaving?

max1563 · May 2010

For you working ladies, when are you planning on taking your leave? I think I'm going to take 2 weeks before my due date.

I'm hoping I make it that far considering I commute to NYC and it is unbearable in the summer NOT being pg as it is. So, we shall see how it goes!

eml569 · May 2010

With my son I worked up until the end, and I'll do the same with this one. I work as an ER nurse and would rather spend the 12-13 weeks off (depending on when this one comes) with my newborn instead of at home. I'd go insane at home just waiting for baby to appear.

monkiem · May 2010

Dude, while I ADORE NYC, I could not work in Manhattan. The commute would kill me...

That being said, I think I need to plan a day trip. lol

H&W05 · May 2010

I'm going to try to work as close to my due date as I can. Part of my maternity leave is vacation time, so I don't want to use it all up before I even have the baby.

Willow&CaisMommy · May 2010

I am with you on this. Im taking two weeks before my scheduled c-section. My last day is July 30th and honestly I am counting down. This pg has been a little bit more difficult than the first. Ive gotten big so quickly and am already extremely uncomfortable. I will do my best to stick it out and not complain. I know it will all be over soon enough and Ill be holding my precious baby!

LCB34 · May 2010

July 30 will be my last day!!

max1563 · May 2010

eml569:
With my son I worked up until the end, and I'll do the same with this one. I work as an ER nurse and would rather spend the 12-13 weeks off (depending on when this one comes) with my newborn instead of at home. I'd go insane at home just waiting for baby to appear.

I really want to go right up until the end, I just worry about my commute if something happens, but I guess I'll just judge when the time comes!

jsecor6 · May 2010

I am a teacher and plan to work until I can't! My work is actually close to the hospital than my house, so I am hoping I go at work!

max1563 · May 2010

monkiem:
Dude, while I ADORE NYC, I could not work in Manhattan. The commute would kill me...

That being said, I think I need to plan a day trip. lol

Come visit!!!!! There may be other bumpies on here that work in NYC too LOL

MrsBraun · May 2010

I have two and a half weeks left, so I'll be just under 36 weeks when I stop and I can't wait!!

I have a lot of plans for things I want to get done during that time, so I don't anticipate being bored. I also am very fortunate to have 13 months off, so I'm able to take some time before without feeling too guilty about it....

max1563 · May 2010

LCB34:
July 30 will be my last day!!

Oh wow!!

how much maternity leave do you get? Is it paid in full? Are you planning on being a SAHM?

dixee.deluxe · May 2010

I sit on my bum all day. So I'm planning on staying until the end.

mamabear2010 · May 2010

max1563:
eml569:
With my son I worked up until the end, and I'll do the same with this one. I work as an ER nurse and would rather spend the 12-13 weeks off (depending on when this one comes) with my newborn instead of at home. I'd go insane at home just waiting for baby to appear.
I really want to go right up until the end, I just worry about my commute if something happens, but I guess I'll just judge when the time comes!

I have an hour commute to and from work everyday in DC, so I will be taking July off (1 month before my EDD). DC is a swamp in the summer, metro is hellish, and I worry about being pushed around and if something happens I will be pretty far from home/hospital. I'll be quitting my job so I'm not going to be taking that time away from other time where I could potentially be with LO.

K.a.T.e · May 2010

when I have the baby or if the doc has me go out early

max1563 · May 2010

mamabear2010:
max1563:
eml569:
With my son I worked up until the end, and I'll do the same with this one. I work as an ER nurse and would rather spend the 12-13 weeks off (depending on when this one comes) with my newborn instead of at home. I'd go insane at home just waiting for baby to appear.
I really want to go right up until the end, I just worry about my commute if something happens, but I guess I'll just judge when the time comes!
I have an hour commute to and from work everyday in DC, so I will be taking July off (1 month before my EDD). DC is a swamp in the summer, metro is hellish, and I worry about being pushed around and if something happens I will be pretty far from home/hospital. I'll be quitting my job so I'm not going to be taking that time away from other time where I could potentially be with LO.

I'm in the same boat. People are rude and pushy on the trains and the streets, and the heat is unbearable!

LILBIT1221 · May 2010

H&W05:
I'm going to try to work as close to my due date as I can. Part of my maternity leave is vacation time, so I don't want to use it all up before I even have the baby.

THIS...what ever I take now comes off then so i will work until they have to roll me out of this place.

august282005 · May 2010

My employer allows us to go out 2 weeks prior to our EDD or c-section date. The time can't be tacked onto the end of your maternity, so it's use it or lose it. My last day will be right around the end of July.

DiAnne82 · May 2010

I worked till the end with DD, and I plan to work until the end this time too. I'd much rather have my leave after the baby is born.

drewiekc · May 2010

I am due on Sept 6th, Labor Day, and my official plan is to just start my maternity leave then. However, my boss is fine with me working past that if I feel up to it so that I dont have to use up my vacation days sitting at home. So we'll just see how I feel then.

Caryssa8 · May 2010

I plan on using a week of vacation before baby's due date, that way I get my full 12 weeks for once she arrives. I commute an hour to work as well, but I work with my mom and in the town my parents live in, so if I did happen to go into labor her or my dad would be able to drive me home.

TAMLVSCARL · May 2010

I'm working til the very end (or as long I possibly can). With my DD I worked up til the day before I delivered.

VejjoMama · May 2010

I'll be working until she gets here.

Spacebunny19 · May 2010

haven't decided yet. i get no paid maternity leave, so taking time off to sit around at home and wait for Niblet seems like a waste of $ to me. but, we will see how i feel. if i can still work until my due date, that's what i will do. but if that's not physically possible, then we'll see. my house and my work are, with traffic, about 45 minutes apart, and the hospital is pretty much in the middle, so I'm not any farther if I went into labor here vs. at home.

LCB34 · May 2010

max1563:

LCB34:
July 30 will be my last day!!

Oh wow!!

how much maternity leave do you get? Is it paid in full? Are you planning on being a SAHM?

Well, I am being induced due to various reasons in mid-August - so that is only 2 weeks before my delivery.

I will get short-term disability (b/c my Peri will write me out) from August 1 until delivery (this is 60% pay). I will then get either 6 or 8 weeks paid maternity leave (depending on vaginal or c-section) at 80% pay. I am taking Oct 1-March 1 off as an unpaid leave of absence (my company allows up to 2 years non-paid leave post birth/ adoption with 100% job security upon your return). I may do part time (I have the option of 2 additional years part-time after birth/ adoption after returning to work) for a few months until we get into the swing of things but we will not decide that until fourth quarter of this year.

Obviously, based on the above, I am going back to work.

arpetree1 · May 2010

I have already quit due to health reasons(me and my 19 month old) and my job was way to stressful and lots of heavy lifting. This is the first time I will be a sahm since my 7 year old was born. I am not going back to work after the baby.

max1563 · May 2010

LCB34:
max1563:

LCB34:
July 30 will be my last day!!

Oh wow!!

how much maternity leave do you get? Is it paid in full? Are you planning on being a SAHM?

Well, I am being induced due to various reasons in mid-August - so that is only 2 weeks before my delivery.

I will get short-term disability (b/c my Peri will write me out) from August 1 until delivery (this is 60% pay). I will then get either 6 or 8 weeks paid maternity leave (depending on vaginal or c-section) at 80% pay. I am taking Oct 1-March 1 off as an unpaid leave of absence (my company allows up to 2 years non-paid leave post birth/ adoption with 100% job security upon your return). I may do part time (I have the option of 2 additional years part-time after birth/ adoption after returning to work) for a few months until we get into the swing of things but we will not decide that until fourth quarter of this year.

Obviously, based on the above, I am going back to work.

That sounds very similar to the way my job is.

shelbell1028 · May 2010

My leave will start on 9/2! Cant wait!

mocklerja · May 2010

LILBIT1221:

H&W05:
I'm going to try to work as close to my due date as I can. Part of my maternity leave is vacation time, so I don't want to use it all up before I even have the baby.

THIS...what ever I take now comes off then so i will work until they have to roll me out of this place.

Totally this!

emilydholmes1 · May 2010

I plan to work until my due date or my dr. tells me I can't go in. It just doesn't make sense to me to use time off before baby gets here. I wish I had the luxury of that being different but that's just the way it is.

lcantrell22 · May 2010

I will be working right up until I pop! I could not sit at home and wait...Im too impatient for that!

Luv2Run1st · May 2010

I plan to work up until I have the baby unless I physically can't do my job. I have a very physical job which is gradually getting harder and harder. I'm going to play it by ear with what I feel up to and my boss is flexible to work with that too. It wouldn't be fair to my patients if I was doing any less for them and not worth it to me if I don't feel good.

Jeane_P · May 2010

I told my boss I will probably take leave when my water breaks on someone's shoes. I am going to try and work until the end.

kgrogan16 · May 2010

I would love to take time off before my due date, but I want as much time with baby after he/she is born so my plan is to work as late as I can. I am given 9 weeks fully paid and then I have 3 weeks vacation I'm saving, so depending on when I "go" that time could get me to the end of the year potentially.

I commute into NYC also, but I'm considering driving when it gets uncomfortable. I'm lucky though, DH is a fireman and so is his father and I can park at either of their firehouses (free parking in NYC!) and taxi it the rest of the way. Although I honestly have nightmares that I'm going to go into labor at work/in my commute and not make it the hour back home to the hospital I'll be delivering at...I don't know what I would do! I'm just hoping for a somewhat on time baby and that I go into labor while I'm at home or on my way home. One can hope, right?

msbern09 · May 2010

dixee.deluxe:
I sit on my bum all day. So I'm planning on staying until the end.

LOL, this! I worked up to my induce date w/K.
I'll do the same this time too. Praying that my water doesn't break in front of the guys or while I'm here alone.

Jodi2008 · May 2010

I plan to work until I give birth, but may try to work from home the last couple of weeks to be sure I'm close to the hospital (15 mins from my house but 45 mins from my office).

If I take time off before delivery it will just eat into my maternity leave.

veebug22 · May 2010

Well I work from home, but my job can be very stressful and involved (like my co-workers and I are often still e-mailing or on our BlackBerries at 10pm), so I'd like to take a few days off ahead of time to just chill and get everything in order. My sister will hopefully be here too, and I can't think of a better way to relax than just hanging out with her, going to the beach, etc. I've heard that statistically women who take a break before labor have less complications because they are often more relaxed. I know that if I'm working on the day I go into labor, I'm going to want to finish things up, get a few last minute things organized, etc. So I guess we'll see how it goes.

My maternity leave doesn't start until the day I go into labor, so if I want to take time off beforehand, it has to be vacation/sick time. I guess I'll just start taking time off once I feel like things are going to be any day. The downside is that I only get 8 weeks paid (in full) maternity leave, and then another 4 either unpaid, or using vacation/sick time. I don't have a ton of vacation, so I don't want to use too much on the front end. Since I work from home, I might just go back to work at 8 weeks and limit my availability for calls and travel. I'll be working, but I'll be at home with the baby (and a nanny). I'm hoping we can use a nanny for as long as possible and then switch over to a small daycare or nanny share when the baby is older.

Carilyn · May 2010

I plan to work until my doc tells me I can't or until I go into labor/am induced.

astroMom · May 2010

My OB generally induces if you go a week past your EDD, so I plan on working until my EDD or when I go into labor, whichever is first. I figure burning through 1 week of vacation early isn't that big of a deal.

Luckily I have quite a bit of vacation I am saving up to use to either extend FMLA or make more of FMLA paid.

krbell22 · May 2010

I'm due 9/24 and will begin working from home on 9/1 and will work until I pop! The thought of being in a meeting and going in to labor scares the bejezus out of me!

alicia_angell · May 2010

I'll be working right up until my water breaks as long as I don't have any complications. It worked out last time & hopefully will again - I really want all of my leave to be after baby arrives.

rg8482 · May 2010

It absolutely sucks to work in NYC. I do the commute in from Jersey City and have a 15 minute walk from Port Authority. Many people on the street, train, and bus are rude and pushy -- but that being said, I still plan to be at my job up until a week or 2 before the due date. Since I work for a small company, and I'm pretty much the only woman here (aside from my boss's pt fiancee), there is no policy in place. I have yet to sort that out and have been saving just in case he winds up telling me that my leave will be unpaid.

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