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December 2012 Moms
Maternity leave call!!
Boss called me this morning asking when I plan on taking my maternity leave. I told her I wanted to stay as long as I could & haven't really thought that out.
Due date is Dec 1st. She thinks I should take it late October...
When do you ladies plan on leaving work? This is my first time so I'm not sure when is the best time?? If I can still work I prefer to work....
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Re: Maternity leave call!!
I will leave when I go into labor.
No way I would start in October. If you want a few weeks before LO is born MAYBE I would start at Thanksgiving, but first babies are late... alot.
I plan on taking 12 weeks maternity leave... if I started in October I would have to go back to work less than 6 weeks after LO was born.
I plan to start my leave the 1st workday after the baby is born.
October? Really? Wow...why is she suggesting so early? I am a teacher in a Public School and I am working up until I go into Labor and then starting my Maternity Leave for 12 weeks.
It isn't possible for you to tell her you are working until you go into Labor? What a bummer if not!
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If taking time off before baby arrives doesn't effect how much time you are able to take off afterwards, then I would say go out early for sure! October sounds like way too early though. I would say maybe early/mid November.
I get 4 weeks prior to the baby off at 60% of my pay. If I don't take it, I loose it. I can't add it to afterwards. I will most likely be going out 3 weeks prior to my EDD.
Has your boss had a kid in the past? Is your job something that requires you to do heavy lifting or be exposed to chemicals dangerous to the baby (you'd be already reassigned if that were the case).
For Dec. 1, maybe late Nov maybe (i.e. the American Thanksgiving) but why would you want to be out 2 months before the due date unless the dr was to put you onto bed rest? You'd be sitting around twiddling the thumbs bored and then how would that impact the amount of time available afterwards?
I already talked with my HR department, maternity leave starts counting on the day of the birth, we get 6 weeks afterwards if V birth, if Csection it's 8 weeks. That is "maternity leave" for public school teachers in California. If need/want to be out before birth, need a dr's note stating there's a medical reason and call it in as a personal illness day up until the day of the birth. I'll go as long as I can stand it or until the says it's time to start staying home, but am not looking forward to waddling around the classroom about to pop. In terms of salary impact, if we have enough sick days saved up to cover the 6-8 weeks of maternity leave, we get paid in full. If there isn't, we get a portion of each day's worth of salary (small portion).
I also plan on working until I deliver - or until my due date. Which ever comes first.
However, I work in a kitchen on my feet for 8+ hours so if it's becoming difficult to work I'll either cut my hours or start my leave a week or two early.
I plan on working till i deliver. I can get 6 weeks for V and 8 for C section, unless doc. orders other wise. But I also have to use ALL my PTO time first. I'm hoping that I'll have 2 1/2 weeks by then and maybe i'll take a few days prior off, then add my 6(or 8) weeks to that.
Exactly I thought October was say too early! & no she doesnt have kids.
When she said October, I told her I planned on working as long as I could if I could until delivery even better! I want as much time with my baby... but then she joked "Yeah, but I don't want you delivering in the office"...
But thanks ladies! I knew October was way too soon!!
I'm planning to work up until I go into labor. Since I work in the hospital where I'll be delivering, I'm not concerned - I'll just have to walk downstairs (or make someone push me in a wheelchair) should my water break
My OCD tendencies have caused me to calculate my expected sick time and vacation time that I should have accrued by December. I should have 8-9 weeks of paid time, and then basically another week of time from holiday pay (yay for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Martin Luther King all being during maternity leave!!).
Not happy that I have to use up ALL of my sick and vacation time before short term disability, though. I have so much time that I won't even be able to use it... what's the point? Ugh.
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I worked until the day before my water broke with DS (so until 39 weeks exactly). While yes, I was big and uncomfortable at times at the end, there is no way I'd take ANY time off before the baby was actually here knowing now how much I wanted to be home with him after he was born.
I wouldn't even plan on being done on my due date, this time I'll wait until I have the baby before I finish working.
Due November 30, last day of work is November 2nd.
Mostly because I am alone with two children whose parents both work at least 45 minutes away. I wouldn't feel comfortable going into labor there.
What the Nellie, October!? Seriously?
You only get 12 weeks of FMLA if you need to take that, and it starts the DAY you start taking off. That would leave you with 4 weeks before you returned to work, what the heck?
Is anyone else doing state disability during their leave? I understand that it pays 55% of your income?
I get Short Term Disability via work. Don't know if Virginia has state disability. I get 100% for 6 weeks and 70% until I go back to work. If my doc decides I need to go out early I get up to 26 weeks of leave so yay for that!.
That is really, really early to start. Most people work up until they can't anymore, or go into labor. I plan on working until the Dr. says stop, or I go into labor. I will just be taking the two months off after I have the baby.
I am also a FTM and am due on Dec 4th, I plan on my last day being the Friday before to give me the weekend to relax and finish things up.
I think October is too early, I would probally go the end of November the earliest, GL
What?! October!
I told my boss I'd be taking between 10-12 weeks off. I'll decide when I leave and when I come back.
It sounds like pregnant ladies scare her! I would work up until you deliver, unless you want some time off beforehand, then maybe right before Thanksgiving.