April 2012 Moms
Christina_Diane
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When will the Dr. take you off of work?
Christina_Diane
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I had an appointment today and asked the NP about when the Dr. takes women off of work. She said he takes all women off work at 36 weeks, unless if it is an easy job and he stretches it to 40 weeks.
36 weeks seems pretty early to me. However, the way my school's spring break lands, it makes sense for me to leave March 16 because the next week is spring break and the week we come back I will be at 38 weeks.
I just don't want to be bored at home.
Is this something you've discussed with your doctor before? 2+ time moms, what is your experience?
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Re: When will the Dr. take you off of work?
Uh...never? I worked past my due date with #1. I worked up until the weekend of my induction with #2.
Unless you have a medical reason to not work, you should be able to work up until you go into labor. I would much rather spend my maternity leave with a baby vs. sitting at home waiting for a baby.
That's what I was thinking. I'll ask the doctor at my next appt. instead of my NP. I am pretty sure I'll be able to work up until labor, unless if I am taken off work for a medical reason.
At MH's job, pregnant women MUST go on state disability once they get their BFP! His employer will not let them work; he is a paramedic. They are always around nasty diseases and they have to lift 400+lb patients sometimes.
I do not plan on going back this year. Our last day is May 24 and the last day of school is May 23. I think it is like 6-7 weeks after my EDD. I love getting out earlier, but we start the first full week of August.
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Its a little different here. If I need to go off early I can take up to 15 weeks sick leave without effecting my 50 weeks of maternity leave. I was off starting at 15 weeks last time but still took a full year after DS was born, a few weeks were without pay but our jobs are secured for 18 months post delivery.
I'm thinking ideally I will work up until sometime in early March late February and have 4-6 weeks off pre delivery. I will be in school until the end sometime. If I'm feeling good I may work right until the end, but I'm not sure about that. I'm a nurse and my job is very physcially demanding.
I wanted to work up until I gave birth, but I had some major swelling and my office was on the third floor (historic building, no elevator) and I had to trudge up and down the stairs 10+ times a day. After my Dr. found this out she requested I stop working at 36 weeks, but I stretched it to close to 38 weeks.
ETA: I was able to take four weeks before giving birth and still take 12 weeks after. But I was afraid I would go out that early, be two weeks over due and waste some of my maternity leave.
I would never leave that early unless it was medically necessary, bed rest for example. Why waste so much of your time off just sitting at home? Especially considering that you might not deliver until 41-42 weeks, that's 5-6 weeks of your leave.
I moved a few months before DS was born so this ended up not being an issue, but I had planned to work right up until delivery.
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I'm hoping my dr will sign my leave request to be finished at 39w2days because that is my first day back after spring break and I'd like to let the sub start it off fresh. However, it may need to have some medical information to qualify for disability
However, my district expects you to work until you are in labor or have a dr note with a disability. I forgot to ask my dr at the last appt but will next month.
If I take the time off I want it will be exactly 12 weeks of leave until the end of the school year (mid June).
March 22- last day of work/spring break starts
April 2 (mon)- school resumes, it will be my first official day of leave
April 7 (Sat) my due date
I worked until 39 weeks 4 days. I went to work that morning started seeing fans, went to the hospital, was sent home, started contracting and DD was born the next day. About 24 hours from when I left work.
Really 50 weeks???? Whoa, where are you a nurse at? That is amazing! I am a nurse and won't get near that kind of leave! Sounds like an amazing benefit!
I'm not positive, but I think Mrs. Teddy lives in Canada. She probably gets much better maternity benefits than we do in America. Not to push people's political buttons, but our healthcare system sucks. Legally, we are only entitled to 12 weeks unpaid leave before they give our job away. Unless you are one of the lucky ones that can afford to take more time on a 1 parent salary, that's all you get. Watch the movie Sicko. Did you know in France they send a nanny to your house (for free, a treat from the government) to help you with laundry and new baby care??
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My doctor will actually write me out of work whenever I choose, but it won't be for a long time. Last time I planned to work right up until I delivered, but I was so miserable (it was really hot and our building had no a/c and I was HUGE) that I ended up going out around 38.5 weeks. Depending on how things go this time the plan is the same...work up until I deliver.
My biggest fear: my water breaking at work. lol
When I deliver?? Or unless something is wrong, and I need to put on bedrest for PTL. Then again I sit behind a desk all day, so it's not like I can't work with my feet up.
All of this! I was actually working while in labor with DS. Contractions started at 2:30am and at around 6am I decided it was the real thing so I finished up some stuff I was working on and sent out emails to my coworkers letting them know where I left off on stuff and what still needed to be done.
I have been high-risk for both of my pregnancies and I worked up to the day I delivered at 39 weeks. I delivered on a Monday, but before I went to the hospital I stopped at work to make sure I got everything in order the Friday prior, I was there for about an hour or so.
With this LO, I will work up until I deliver unless my condition worsens. I already see both MFM and OB every other week, unfortunately they are not on the same week, so I have appointments weekly.
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I'm hoping she won't. I was signed out of work a month before DS's due date because I was starting to show signs of pre-eclampsia. I love my doctor, but sometimes she's too over-cautious and she seems to love signing people out of work (several of my other teacher friends go to her and she has taken almost all of them out well before their due dates).
Things are looking great for me so far (it was around this time with my pregnancy with DS that my blood pressure started creeping up), so hopefully I've got things under control this time around.