Anyone working right up to their EDD?

melly918 · November 2012

This is a plain b!tching post, nothing else. I can't really complain to my co-workers (one of them was a huge whiner during both of her recent pgs and the other one is going on medical leave soon for a condition I wouldn't want to have). Only DH has heard my rants.

I have four full weeks left of work before my EDD, which also happens to be the last day of school before the holidays. I am a counselor and deal with various issues day in and out. Every day I hope I am left alone and it usually ends up being a day where the "sh!t" hits the fan for a student or two. Plus, I have teachers who ask asinine questions about how to make (more like "force") a student wear her glasses or use their assistive devices. Then I have an administrator who really annoys the hell out of me with his emails demanding to know everything and share with everyone the student's personal business. I am just so done with it all. I want to stop working two weeks before the EDD but I can't because I only have 9 weeks paid leave, I have to pay my health insurance premiums and DH is unemployed so I am just stuck between a rock and a hard place. I know I am here for the long run with this pg because I was a week late with DS. My cervix is only a half cm dilated...I never progressed past 1cm with DS.

Anyone have any work related rants to share?

Ashley5704 · November 2012

I'm a nurse so I work 3- 12 hour shifts a week. I have a scheduled C-section this Thursday 11/29 and I'm working tomorrow and Tuesday. Working til the end! I would of liked to take off the entire week, but I'm only getting 8 weeks off.

LittleFish1 · November 2012

I gave in the goat last week - was too exhausted, started worrying about falling or tripping over backpacks, or being bumped by students, and/or catching their germs (there have been stomach flux and fevers going around).

PP -could you Skype into the interview?

JessAnnJ · November 2012

I'm will be working up to when I give birth or almost to my due date. I am due 12/26 and will be working the week before Christmas unless she comes earlier. I would rather spend my time off with her, but I am definitely mentally and physically ready to be on maternity leave.

kjsmith9 · November 2012

I'm working until the last possible day... I only have about 9 weeks of paid time off and we can't afford to NOT have my paycheck. It's getting really difficult though. I'm a physical therapist in a hospital, and I work with a lot of bariatric patients and people on ventilators who need a lot of physical assist... plus, it's the time of year when all the patients seem to be on precautions for flu and everything else in the free world. The growing belly is definitely getting in my way when it comes to doing this job, though, so I would welcome LO at any time!

bucsfans1225 · November 2012

I was too planning on working up to EDD but its getting more and more difficult to realisticaly do that. I work in an office ,so lots of sitting, up & down, walking . My hubby is concerned about something happening at work and or during the drives to and from work now that we are down to 3 wks.

Luckly my job is really understanding so this may be my last working week but they also really need me and are begging me to stay as long as I can. I have 1 week of PTO then one week would be unpaid unless little princess decides to show up early which i am soooo hoping for. my STD doesnt kick in until she arrives or Dr takes me out of work. My dr however is pretty no nonsense and wants his patients to work as long as they can to keep their weight healthy.

Little princess is hurting me like crazy lately though in lower back pain and what feels like lightning strikes going down plus the sorness below.....Im just ready to meet her already :-)...

candr09 · November 2012

I'm working until the end! With DD I worked until Friday and went into labor Saturday night. This time I'm due on a Wednesday and I'm working until the Sunday before, unless I go into labor before then.

I'm really doing okay with working. My coworkers are pretty good and understanding and even though I'm a nurse I'm still able to sit down pretty frequently. Sure I'm tired by the end of the night, but I can deal.

I don't think I'd want to be home for the next three weeks. I feel like I would just be driving myself crazy siting around waiting to go into labor. I'd much rather stay busy!

krm1117 · November 2012

I am due 12/26 and I work in a pre-school. I'm planning on working up until Christmas break which will give me like 5 days off before I'm due. I am so ready to not get up and go to work though.

jkg0527 · November 2012

I'll be working until the last day of school, 21, EDD is Christmas. I'm hoping she comes early because I'm ready to meet her and be finished with this semester.

jac409 · November 2012

I am due 12/26 and will be working up until the end. I am going to try to start doing 4 day weeks this week, which will help, but we'll see if it actually happens. This is our busiest time of year. I have told my boss that I need to start transitioning projects to others because I need to be ready in case I go early, but it is like she is in denial. It isn't that I can't work, but I need others to be able to step in and take over when the time comes. Why is it that people who have never had kids don't understand that a due date isn't written in stone? I could be early or late and I have no idea which, nor do I have control over it. I am soooooo ready to be done.

smileytr@excite.com · November 2012

I'm a chemistry professor with a EDD the day after classes end but two days before my scheduled final exam. I have many back-up plans (video recorded lectures, lab TAs, and exam proctors) in place since there is no such thing as subs in college. I plan to work as long as possible. My employer is amazing because they let me know this week that I don't even need to take FMLA leave during winter break even though I'm on contract because I'm not scheduled to teach a winter class. Yay! This will save DH and me a ton of money! Also, they are bumping up my spring contact load without requiring more work since I've been working more this semester than required. This means I can have one day off each week with my baby during the spring semester without taking a pay cut! Super awesome!

kimski · November 2012

I'm getting induced early on Wed and I'm working both Monday and Tues. Some days it's hard to get through the day. I work as a PT in a hospital setting so running around our hospital (large) takes it out of me. I try to do as much work as I can then sit for 30-40 minutes documenting as a rest.

Luckily I'm on a 20 # lifting restriction due to hip pain and other soreness that both the perinatalogist and I could put myself and my patient's at risk. So that cuts down a little how it leaves me to go crappy initial visits with people just to have another PT follow up on if I can't get someone to help me. Not to mention I get a little board with easy patients I like the challenge of more involve patients.

I'm 2 cm's already so maybe continuing to work will keep us going in the right direction. biggest problem is trying to get up off the floor after squatting down to help patient's with shoes etc. one of these days we'll be stat calling the nurses to help me off the floor rather than helping the patient

PregnantPastor · November 2012

I wish I could but being a staff of one at a church I can't just leave at the drop of a hat I have to have someone planned to preach so they can prepare a sermon. Plus I'm going to be in and out all during "leave" taking care of confidential and emergency stuff.

Amaryllis619 · November 2012

yup! With DD1 I worked up until Friday before, and was induced Sunday night. This time I am planning on working right up until DD2 makes her arrival. I want to spend as much time on leave with my precious girls as I can.

meganc182 · November 2012

I'm planning on working till my EDD...due Dec 16th which is a Sun and ill be working till the Sat before. I'm a hairstylist and I work 5 days a week every other week and 4 days the alt weeks. I'm totally regretting keeping my same work load but I had no idea what I'd feel like. Plus I wanna make the while I can bc I only get 6wks off. :

perfectlove09 · November 2012

I'll be working until I have her. I'm 100 commission and even though I get 12 weeks off I'm not getting paid. I didn't know I needed STD to get paid maternity and I didn't know we were going to be pregnant so I missed that boat.
I don't have a strenuous job just really stressful. Being 100 commission will cause that though.
There are MANY days I just want to leave and not come back lol but I know I would go nuts at home waiting for her to come. At least this gives me a distraction, the opportunity to make more money and more time at home with baby.
I am working on getting everything ready for my partner to take care of while I'm gone. He's not very competent and I'm worried about leaving things in his care but I have no other choice.

ObLaDi · November 2012

Heck yeah. I'm due on the 26th, and am scheduled to work through the 31st.

I'm an ER doc so I'm running around like a crazy person 10-12 hours a day. I feel guilty about it, but part of me hopes that the strain of it kicks things into action a few weeks early (12/12/12 DOES have a nice ring Stick out tongue )

kescalera · November 2012

I am so there! I absolutely love my job though so I didn't think working right up to EDD was going to be a big deal but I'm looking at 3 weeks left and wishing I had more time off I could use. I would commit horrible crimes to have your 9 weeks off, I'm maxing out my PTO taking 4 weeks off once LO arrives. Still, between trying to juggle court hearings, babysitting the attorneys, handle pissed off people calling, and getting everything prepped for my being gone that month... I am looking forward to labor/deliver and sleepless nights with baby.

caymanianseminole · November 2012

I work in a hospital, so I plan to work right up until unless my OB/GYN makes me take off early but I don't see that happening. I'm due on the 31st, so I'm hoping that I can make it until Christmas at least. I get 12 weeks mat leave - 8 weeks paid and 4 unpaid, so I'd like to work as much as I can so I can take advantage of as much paid time as possible.

. It does get really tiring as I work mostly with kids with special needs and they require a lot of hands on assistance but I'm just trying my best to suck it up and work and then crash when I get home.

MeaganG11 · November 2012

Yep, the plan has always been to work right up until labor. I work four 12 hour shifts a week as a nurse, and am on my feet most of the day. My hips and back are pretty much destroyed by the time my shift is over, but as others have said, I don't want to use any time off until LO arrives. I'm actually not unbearably uncomfortable most of the time, and there are days where my hip doesn't feel like it's going to fall off, so I'm super thankful for those days. I've gained 50 pounds so far with this pregnancy, I can't imagine what it would be if I didn't have a relatively active job. :P Besides, working up until labor > bedrest for weeks in my book - I'm not someone who can stay at home for more than a few days a time, there's only so much housecleaning I can do.

SummerOH · November 2012

I'm working up until the end, too. I feel pretty miserable these days and would love to take off earlier, but I'm sucking it up so I can spend that time with him. I have a desk job where I can keep to myself if I'm not feeling well, though. I can't imagine how awful it must be for those of you who are on your feet or have to deal with a bunch of patients/kids/people.

jaimevogt · November 2012

I'm struggling with this. DH thinks I'm crazy for working up until I go into labor, but the mothers I know tell me I will regret it if I waste a day without baby.

But on worknights I just can't sleep. I don't know why work is stressing me out right now, because it's pretty calm right now. But on days that I work I wake up at like 2:30 a.m. and just start worrying about work crap that isn't even that big of a deal. But I can't stop thinking about until my alarm goes off at 6 a.m.

So now I'm about to face plant in my keyboard.

I just don't know if I can do this for a month, then have labor, then be up with a newborn.

So I'm thinking about starting leave 5 days before my due date.

Also it will give me a deadline on stuff I need to get done.

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