twins mamas-to-be

NicoleeBonsai · June 2011

just curious, will your doctor be putting you on bed rest or taking you out of work proactively?

i think i asked this at the very beginning of my pregnancy, but it seems like there are lots of us on here (more than at that time?) and i'm curious again.

i will start WFH two days a week starting at 24 weeks, then WFH full time starting at 28 weeks.

i hoping and praying that my doctor writes me out of work at 32 weeks b/c by then i understand i will be SUPER uncomfortable. but if he doesn't, i will continue WFH until 36 weeks when i can start my mat leave

MrsVo · June 2011

My Dr said we would just play it by ear and see how things go, but I have a feeling if I ask to be written out at some point she would do it.

Also I am reading the Dr Luke book and just got to the part where she recomends twin moms leave work at 28 weeks.

amers83010 · June 2011

I actually havent talked to my doc at all about this.... Hmmm, definitely something I'll bring up at my next OB appt. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!!

Personally, I'd like to stay "on the clock" one way or the other as long as possible, so I have more time with them once they get here, but I guess we'll see how that pans out!

mamabear7 · June 2011

I'm actually still working at the office. I have a relatively sedentary job and a 10 minute commute to work so I haven't been restricted.

I'm also still going to the gym 3-4 days a week. Overall, I feel pretty good, although I've definitely noticed a difference in the last week or so. I'm more tired and starting to retain water.

My plans have and will continue to be to keep working until I deliver or I'm told I can't.

leecrystalwed08 · June 2011

amers83010:

I actually havent talked to my doc at all about this.... Hmmm, definitely something I'll bring up at my next OB appt. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!!

Personally, I'd like to stay "on the clock" one way or the other as long as possible, so I have more time with them once they get here, but I guess we'll see how that pans out!

This Yes

LadyGolfer523 · June 2011

I was told by 27 weeks I would probably be on bedrest. I'm REALLY hoping my job will work with me and let me WFH, but I'm not sure.

hep01 · June 2011

I asked my OB if he would take me out at 32 weeks but he said he wanted to wait & see how I am doing at that time.

MrsLoos · June 2011

I've been working from home since 16 weeks due to some complications. At 20 weeks my doctor said I could go back to work, but she would write me out for whatever I was comfortable with. So now I go into the office twice a week for a few hours and WFH the rest of the time. I'm hoping to keep this up until I deliver.

On the days I go into the office I'm so uncomfortable and have lots of BH contractions by the end of the day that even without the complications I've had I don't think I would last too much longer full time.

katezta · June 2011

No standard bedrest from my doctors. Only on a case by case basis.

My doctors are proactive. I started going to a MFM from my NT translucency. I started having pressure while working (I am a science teacher and stand or sit on a stool all day) and the MFM scheduled cervical checks every two weeks from about week 16. I have a lot of BH, but they have just asked me to sit as much as I can.

Based on that, school is out in about 2 weeks and I will be almost 30 weeks. No discussion of bedrest. My doctors even said that I can still travel 4 hours away the next few weekends for my family graduations.

Honestly if I worked a desk job with a better chair and had consistent air-conditioning, I would be fine to work. Exhaustion (and swelling due to a/c issues) is really my only problem currently because sleeping is difficult.

jcath · June 2011

My Dr and Peri are both wait and see but honestly I can't imagine working much past 28 weeks. I'm already so tired by the end of a work day and I have a desk job.

NicoleeBonsai · June 2011

i hope to work as long as i can, but fortunately my company is generous and gives me 4 weeks prior to my due date for maternity leave, and that doesn't cut in to post-delivery time with the babies. so at the very least, i will be taking advantage of that time.

my biggest concern is my commute. starting next week, my commute will become about an hour long (now about 35 mins), and will include a decent amount of walking and physical exertion. That won't be any fun in August heat and humidity!

thanks for the input, ladies!

tvass1981 · June 2011

My doctor doesn't have any standard time to pull out of work. I guess we'll just wait and see. I'm hoping to work to the end so I can have more leave time afterward.

kelfeen · June 2011

I haven't asked my OB or work... I don't understand how that works. My company is pretty crappy about working from home and pto is sh!try to begin with. My OB would certainly write me out. But does std or ltd cover it!? I don't want to not get paid and I don't want it to take away from my mat leave. I feel like it will but haven't looked into it. Does anyone know how that works?

September2007 · June 2011

I started working from home 3x per week around 20w, at the urging of my OB. I was out on hospitalized bedrest at 29w.

My thoughts -- if you're feeling good and your OB is okay with your continuing to do your daily stuff (with no complications), then I would continue to do so. Bedrest, although it sounds easy, is quite the opposite, at least from my experience.

WFH and bedrest are two completely different things in my book. WFH just meant staying off my feet and "taking it easy." Bedrest is doing NOTHING, other than being allowed to shower and use the bathroom, and even then, there are some who are on restricted bedrest... (thankfully, I'm in the former bedrest camp! But I feel for those who are not, I really do.)

Just my two cents...

September2007 · June 2011

kelfeen:
I haven't asked my OB or work... I don't understand how that works. My company is pretty crappy about working from home and pto is sh!try to begin with. My OB would certainly write me out. But does std or ltd cover it!? I don't want to not get paid and I don't want it to take away from my mat leave. I feel like it will but haven't looked into it. Does anyone know how that works?

Hey there -- every state is different, but I can tell you what is happening with me. I went out at 29w, on hospitalized bedrest, and both FMLA and STD are covering my pre-maternity leave through delivery. STD is paid at 100% through week 7, and then at 80% weeks 8-13. At the beginning of my 14th week, I would flip onto LTD at 67% of my pay, with taxes being withheld. FMLA is covering me for the first 12 weeks I'm out.

Once the munchkins arrive, I'll go from FMLA to Mass. Maternity Leave, which is 8 weeks leave unpaid per live birth and begins when the child is born. So, 16 weeks for twins. The first 8 weeks of which will be paid by either my STD or LTD (depending on timing) for a c-section birth, with the remainder will be unpaid. After 8 weeks, I'll be paid 50% using my PTO pool.

If your state doesn't have an additional leave act, like our state does, then you would only be covered under FMLA and whatever disability insurance your company offers.

Following my 16 weeks of Mass Mat Leave, I will be taking whatever additional time I need to get me to Nov. 1, which is my return to work date. If I deliver in early July, it will be pretty close to my 16 weeks. If it's before then, I'll be taking additional time unpaid.

Good Luck with your decision! It's not always easy to figure this out...

Kuleama · June 2011

My OB is fine with me working full time as long as my pregnancy remains 'uneventful'. I have had a pretty easy pregnancy thus far and they are only concerned about my cervical length, so I have that checked every two weeks.

NicoleeBonsai · June 2011

kelfeen:
I haven't asked my OB or work... I don't understand how that works. My company is pretty crappy about working from home and pto is sh!try to begin with. My OB would certainly write me out. But does std or ltd cover it!? I don't want to not get paid and I don't want it to take away from my mat leave. I feel like it will but haven't looked into it. Does anyone know how that works?

i think your benefits also depend on your employer.

for me, my employer will pay me 100% for 4 weeks before my due date, then 100% pay 6-8 weeks after delivery (depending on vag vs c/s). after those 6-8 weeks of recovery are done, i can use any combo i want of PTO at 100% pay (i will have 3 weeks by then) and 12 weeks of unpaid FMLA.

i will be dicing it up so i take PTO for the weeks leading into Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays so i get paid for those, and then the in-between time i will take unpaid FMLA until i return to work jan 3.

illinigal · June 2011

I have no idea yet since I haven't met with my OB yet, but I'm a SAHW so it won't be an issue. Good luck to you!

MrsRumpf · June 2011

I am done in about two weeks. I have Summer break very soon. Then, I am taking next school year off.

Phew. It would actually cost us more than I make to pay for child care for two infants!

festivus · June 2011

Lucky for me, I am a school psychologist, so I have the whole summer off starting in about 3 weeks. I'll be almost 29 weeks at that point. At my first appointment with my OB at 7 weeks after transferring from my RE, the OB said to let him know if and when work became too much for me and he could write me out. I asked him if it was too 7 weeks was too early! He said he was talking morelike 28+ weeks.

If you have any kind of reasonable OB, s/he should write you out when you no longer feel like working is compatible with taking good care of yourself and your growing twins. Good luck!

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