When are you taking off for maternity leave? I originally planned on working as long as I possibly can (Although I'm full time, I'm technically contract, so I don't get paid for time I'm not in the office. Also, my boss is the only other person in the office so she relies on me for a lot, and I feel bad about leaving her for too long). I'm 35 weeks now, and I'm starting to get so tired that I'm not sure how long I'll manage working full time. I might lessen my hours or work some from home. I'm just curious when everyone else plans on taking off?
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My c-section was planned for 39 weeks (a Tuesday). I worked up until the Friday before and started my leave the day before.
This time, I am scheduled for 39 weeks, 3 days, (another Tuesday) and I will be working until the Friday before, once again and start my leave the day before.
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At this point I'm planning to work up until the baby is born, or my due date, whichever is first. I could take off at 38 weeks without jeopardizing any time off after the baby, but we are in our busy season and I would lose the opportunity for overtime if I did that. As crappy as I feel, I need/want that extra money if I can get it. Plus, I doubt I would feel any better staying at home chasing a toddler around for those extra weeks.
ETA-in my job it will be easier to have a firm date as a last day, rather than working right up until I deliver. Obviously I'm gambling that I don't go into labor prior to 40 weeks, but if I go past my due date I'll just turn my work over to my replacement from that point.
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I'm still working and plan to right up until I go into labor. I just didn't want to use up my time off before the baby was here. I am lucky that I can do my job from home if needed, so if I go overdue I plan on working from home until the baby comes.
This is what I did last time (and will do again). I gave my "for sure last day" as the Friday after my due date, but #1 surprised us at 38weeks.
both previous kids I worked up until the last day (friday with dd1, went to the hospital Sunday, she was born Monday) and dd2 I went into labor monday night, I had been at work that day.
This baby I have a scheduled c/s on a Wednesday, if she comes early I will be working until she gets here other wise the Friday before my c/s will be my last day
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I'm working full time until baby pops out, unless the doctor tells me I should be on bed rest (no sign of that happening, thank goodness!)
I only get 6 weeks partially paid leave for a normal vaginal delivery, 8 weeks for a c-section and I can take up to 8 vacation days after that. I don't want to miss a second with DD when she arrives so even though I'm miserablely uncomfortable, here I stay.
All that being said, I might try to go 1/2 days next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (I'm due on Thursday) but if I feel ok enough to come in, I might just save the vacation time.
with my DS , he was due January 2 but was born on January 8th.
my last day of work was 12/31. honestly, if my commute was better i would have worked that last week because I was soooooooo bored at home and everything was done.
However this time around, I am takign several days off prior to my due date because 1) i am not prepared and 2) i want some bonding time with my DS.
My due date is april 28th and I plan on having my last day be the april 23rd.
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I'm planning to work as long as they let me. As pp have said, I want to maximize the 6 weeks paid leave I get to be with baby. I also know that I would be a total wreck sitting at home with nothing to do if I left early. As it is already I sometimes become super "is this the onset of labor" hypochondriac on the weekends. lol.
I do already work from home on Fridays and may ask to have a couple of additional days of work at home if I go past my due date of the 30th, but my doctor hinted at last appointment that she won't let me go much past anyways due to my blood thinner regime.
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With my dd I was scheduled for induction, so I worked until the day before it. This time I will work up till I go into labor or I might take off at 39 weeks.
I was planning on working until 39 weeks, but my doctor directed me to take my leave at 36 weeks because I was going into premature labor (5cm dilated and 85% effaced). My job also didn't offer modified or light duty work options, so I had to go home. Now I'm stuck at home on week 2 of my leave with no baby and having infrequent, non-productive contractions and wishing that I could be at work.
Luckily, I can take up to 24 weeks under my pregnancy disability and FMLA. We can't afford to take that much time off, but I'm glad that I can extend beyond my 14 weeks since my baby hasn't appeared yet.
I would really like to work up until he arrives. I did this with my daughter and I know how valuable that time after the baby gets here will be. With that said, I'm also exhausted and getting really tired of dealing with the B.S at work so it is getting harder and harder to commit to another 6 weeks. But....I will stick it out because I only get 12 weeks and I don't want to miss out on the bonding time.
My daughter was a reflux baby and pretty fussy. She really only started to get into a schedule for naps and such at 10 weeks or so....so those last two weeks of some stability made me feel so much better about leaving her when I went back to work. It would have been so much harder if I had to go back earlier.
I'm working until I'm 37 weeks (May 4). DD will stay in daycare, and I have vacation/family/sick leave that will carry me until May 22, at which point I will switch to Mat Leave. Even if I go overdue, I'm in Canada and get a whole year off, so a couple weeks at the tail end of that isn't really going to matter to me.
Last time I couldn't WAIT to get back to work and I'd rather have the time off at home to chill out and enjoy the last couple weeks and get everything organized and ready etc.
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