when is everyone going to stop working?

ADub09 · January 2012

Had an OB appt. yesterday, moving onto appts. every 2 weeks which I am really excited about!! And we talked about when I would like to stop work. The school board I work for gives up to 3 month full pay medical leave ~ and all it takes is a doctor's note. Anyway DH and I had the calendar out last night and he was funny, he used to say work until 1 month before your due date ~ which would be the start of spring break but last night he changed his tune and was saying just work until mid Feb. or the end of Feb. at the latest.

So just wondering when is everyone else thinking of stopping work?

I should mention this 3 months leave doesn't affect my 12 month mat leave, it is an additional leave offered.

Jessicaah2008 · January 2012

I will be working until I go into labor unless the Doctor tells me otherwise...I only get 6 weeks full pay (up to 12 if I choose but only 6 weeks paid until I have to use my personal vacation time) and I want to use all that time with baby after he is born! You are lucky you get 3 months! I'm jealous!

Sclines2595 · January 2012

My plan is to stop working the day I go into labor

At my job - I can take 12 weeks of Family Medical Leave - but the kicker....I have to deplete all of my accrued Vacation, Sick, & Comp time. By the time baby comes -- I will only have probably 7-8 weeks saved up. A friend here at work is going to be donating some of her sick time to me (she has like 6 months of time saved up). I want to stay home after the baby comes to spend time with him as long as possible - so I don't want to take any time off before hand if I don't have to. I plan to take off atleast 8 weeks -- would like to take more time off after baby - but I will just have to wait and see how much time I get donated to me. I will have to keep some saved up for doctors visits, and if baby is sick, etc.

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TKx2 · January 2012

Well, I was done in October this time. With DD, I wanted to work right up until delivery so I could have as much time with her as possible. I ended up going out 2 weeks before my due date. She was an October baby and dealing with 24 1st graders at the beginning of the year really took a toll on me. My last day was a Friday and I ended up having her that Tuesday, so luckily I didn't have to spend to much of my time home alone!

versam · January 2012

I plan to work until the baby comes or I get yanked from work per docs orders. I'd rather have my time with my baby afterwards! Although, I may take a few days to spend with DD#1

cuppaco · January 2012

Today's not a good day to ask me that :P I had court for 9 hours yesterday, and my body is so beat up. Standing for hours, alternating sitting on hard benches waiting. I'm having to call in to work because I can't function this morning - my feet are still swollen, my back is killing me, and I don't think I can do anything but rest in bed.

Well, in all honesty - due to pregnancy complications, I'm going to be induced no later than 39w which is March 27 for us. I have court dates until March 13. I'd like to make it to March 13 working in the office, and then from home until she comes. I'm taking 12 weeks 100% paid w/ FMLA protection after that.

eav2c · January 2012

I've stopped already Huh? I plan on staying home til LO starts school/we plan on having another within two years. I officially became a SAHW a week before Christmas and I'm honestly regretting the decision. I'm starting to get beside myself with home projects and to-do lists. Not sure why we thought taking time off so early was a good idea--but at the time it seemed convienent.

Patella1129 · January 2012

With DS I worked until about a week before my due date since that coincided with the start of our fall/Thanksgiving break. But I wish I would have kept working because he was 9 days late! I was super bored and anxious for over two weeks! My advice would be to work as long as possible, barring any serious medical or physical issues. That way you have more time with your baby and less time sitting around going crazy and wondering if you'll ever go into labor!

katieh1017 · January 2012

Most likely until the baby comes. Then I have 12 weeks of paid time. 6-8 is disability and the remaining I will have to use my comp time if I want pay. I may start to work from home full time depending how I feel right before she's due.

DiamondDani · January 2012

I plan on working until I go into labor and/or pretty close to my due date. I'm going to be a SAHM once the baby comes, so I want to work as long as possible.

Christina_Diane · January 2012

My EDD is April 10. My last day of work will be March 16, which is the Friday before my district's spring break. The doctor isn't pulling me until the Monday after spring break though.

ADub09 · January 2012

I should have mentioned this 3 months medical leave doesn't affect my 12 month mat leave, it is in addition to that leave.

TKx2 · January 2012

ADub09:

I should have mentioned this 3 months medical leave doesn't affect my 12 month mat leave, it is in addition to that leave.

You are one lucky lady!

jcsntms06 · January 2012

I plan to work til the end. I actually worked until the end with DD.

countdowntolockdown · January 2012

Until my water breaks, or labor starts whichever comes first. I work the AM shift, so I'm hoping it happens AFTER my shift, so I don't have the embarassment of me acting a fool in front of my co-workers. I also want to be near my suitcase at home.

I too will take 12 weeks, but that's a combination of 6 weeks full-pay and just about 6 more of vacation and sick time. I'll have one week at Short-term disability, which is 60% pay.

So from April until after the 4th of July I'll be DEUCES!!! Love the thought of a Spring baby!.

shouldbworkin · January 2012

is your 12 months paid? If it's not, I wouldn't take 3 mos off paid when you're not working to take 12 months unpaid after, but that's just me. I have always worked up until the end. I am uncomfortable, but I would go crazy at home with that much time on my hands and would still be uncomfortable there w/o much to take my mind off of it. Besides, I already have 2 kids so working is actually more restful for me. But, you're a teacher (I guess), so that is a whole different story. I might take off the last month if I was a teacher too.

ADub09 · January 2012

shouldbworkin:
is your 12 months paid? If it's not, I wouldn't take 3 mos off paid when you're not working to take 12 months unpaid after, but that's just me. I have always worked up until the end. I am uncomfortable, but I would go crazy at home with that much time on my hands and would still be uncomfortable there w/o much to take my mind off of it. Besides, I already have 2 kids so working is actually more restful for me. But, you're a teacher (I guess), so that is a whole different story. I might take off the last month if I was a teacher too.

the 12 months is at 55% of my pay.

Sherry&Jeff · January 2012

Assuming I am able to I plan to work until 2 weeks before my due date. I'm in Canada so I get a year mat leave but I don't plan on going back so it doesn't really matter when I leave!

JaimeG183 · January 2012

As of now my last day is March 22 because we start Spring break the next day. My leave officially starts April 2 (the first day back after spring break), my due date is Apr 7.

I wanted to make the transition as easy as possible for my sub and 1st graders so her starting after break made sense.

I will be using some more of my sick days because I'm getting worn out lately

Keeks14 · January 2012

I'm working up until my due date. I can't see myself sitting at home--I really need to stay active and on top of that, work needs me until then!

MDmama519 · January 2012

I planned on working until I went into labor with DS but, my doctor took me out of work at 35 weeks due to health concerns (developing pre-e)

PetitePomme · January 2012

My last day of work will be March 9th; the last day of school before our March Break. I'll be off about 7 weeks before my due date, which seems like a long time to be off. However, with the class I have this year, my doctor, my DH and my principal all think it would be best for me to go off early. My principal actually suggested leaving at March Break to make the transition easier for my students.

My actual 12 month mat leave will start either on my due date (April 28th) or when they baby is born (if she comes early). I will be off on medical leave before that.

PinkPeony6210 · January 2012

My last day of work will be Friday 3/30 at 39 weeks (I'm due 4/6). That will give me 12 full weeks before the end of the school year. If the baby decides to come earlier, then I will have to return to work for a couple days, otherwise I would lose my health insurance.

LoveTravel · January 2012

I plan on working up until my due date as most posters and/or until the Dr. puts me off work- I'm guessing you're from Canada as well with the option of a full year leave?

IF I need to be off work earlier, I'll be able to use my sick time accumulated and/or borrow from the year I'm returning while still getting paid as if I'm at work. We don't have a specific amount of time alloted (i.e: 3 months) that we can be off work by choice, but my work will work with any situation which is wonderful.

BigAppleBiggerBelly · January 2012

I'm officially jealous of all of you. I only get four weeks of partial pay. And I work for a freaking women's rights organization! WTF is that about? I'm very disgruntled with my job for NPR reasons right now and am considering quitting earlier. My commute is brutal (1.5 hours, a lot of it standing on a jerking subway or bus because no one will offer a seat), and my nonprofit pay is crap, so it's difficult to justify continuing.

jamaicam · January 2012

I'm yet another one who is planning on working as long as possible. My office is over the road from the hospital, so I will just ensure I keep my bag in my car at all times.

mumegs · January 2012

I can actually take off up to 2 weeks before my due date which is extra and doesn't affect my 12 weeks of maternity leave. I'm sure I'll take off at some point but I don't know about the whole 2 weeks, my fear is she'll come late and I then I will have to start using some of my time, hopefully OB will sort of be able to tell as we get closer. I'm thinking a week before is more realistic, assuming she won't come 2 weeks late.

horsegurl15 · January 2012

I'm due April 20 and I submitted for my leave to start the Saturday before (14th). Originally I was going to work until I went into labor but this fall I got promoted to a store that is a 25ish minute drive from home/hospital and I work in retail so I figured I would work M-F that week and start leave on Saturday. That way I also have some days with DH and to finish getting stuff together and just plain relax. I just hope she isn't super late. lol

I get 6 weeks at 80% pay and then can use my sick,PH,and vaca to take up to 12. I think i will be taking 10 so that I still have some time leftover for later!

Wildlandwife · January 2012

I'm planning on doing the exact same thing I did with DD. Work up until I go into labor. With her, I worked a full 10 hour day, went home about to go to bed and my water broke. My first day of leave was her birthday. That gave me all my time for when she was here....and I needed every day!!

TotallyLoCo · January 2012

In NJ you can get STD starting 4 weeks before your due date, and at my company that is at 100% pay. I still need to call my STD insurance company to verify everything, but my doctor said if I want to take the full 4 weeks they will find a good reason to sign off on it. I wasn't going to take all 4 weeks, but apparently most women at my company do and people told me I was crazy not to take advantage of it. I do work an hour's drive away so it would be nice to not have to deal with that commute when 9 months pregnant.

The nice thing is that my 4 weeks pre-birth does not affect my time off after the birth. My company guarantees your job for a leave of up to 6 months, although of course most of that isn't paid.

pinksandbermuda · January 2012

Well I've been off since the holidays. I had to turn down a big project because it was going to be too physical/ risky and would go very close to my due date. Climbing up and down scaffolding and being on my back at 8-9 mos wasn't going to be a good idea.

I had to turn down another one because it would go way past my due date. It is hard to just watch the dollars fly out the window : ( I thought I would just have to be home, but I just was offered another one that will go until about 3 weeks before.

My doc thinks I am going to go pretty early and may put me on bed rest so it is a little risky for me to commit to. But they are aware of my situation and I would like to have something to do. I could go to my due date, who knows? I just had my updated growth scan yesterday and everything was on track.

ksen820 · January 2012

I'm currently temping at my job so it doesn't really matter when I leave since I only get paid for what I work (and i'm not coming back), but I could use the money so I'm going to work until the end of March.

I have a 2 hr commute (one way) to NYC from Jersey which is brutal and after 37 weeks, i don't think i'll feel comfortable commuting that far away, just in case something happens.

Kdrake8 · January 2012

My plan is to work until I go into labor.... I'm really hoping to make it as close to my due date as possible!

CAMbaby · January 2012

First of all - I am jealous!!!

Second, I will answer your question. I will be working until I go into labor. I have 8 weeks maternity leave total and I don't want to "waste" any before the birth unless absolutely necessary.

That being said, in your case, if it doesn't affect the leave you have after the birth, stop working whenever you feel like it. And enjoy!

FusionLMT · January 2012

I'm quitting this Saturday. My job is too physical for me to keep going and I am starting to get too many issues with my joints. I don't get paid at all while not working, and it will probably be a good 5-6 months off. Oh well, I only work part time for extra money for us.

DragonflyBelle · January 2012

My water will probably break at work....

ninjabridemom · January 2012

I'm working until 38wks, or when the babies come, whatever comes first. By 38wks I'll be getting monitored twice a week and know I won't be up for working, so I'm okay taking an extra week of leave pre-babies.

They will probably come sooner than that, though.

Browneyedhunni85 · January 2012

I will be working until I go into labor. I only get about 6-8 weeks with 60% pay so I need to work and save as much as possible. Plus, I'm the only one working so it would be tough to quit early when I know it will be beneficial to work up until birth.

laurack · January 2012

I'm hoping to be able to work right up til the end. My ideal situation is to go into labor on a Friday when I am at work, (minus the embarassing water breaking part) and then start my 12 weeks off.

I don't want to use any of my time before the baby comes so I am hoping I don't have any major medical issues that put me out of work before hand. Yes it will suck by the end, big time (i'm already sick of it) but I'm hoping towards the end my boss will let me work from home 1-2 days per week so I can at least avoid the 1 hour commute each way.

LMA06 · January 2012

I'll be working as long as I can. Hopefully right up until I deliver so I can take all 12 weeks of my FMLA after the baby gets here.

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