When is your last day at work

jhutt321 · December 2012

With #1 I was at work on my due date and told them that was enough. I went into labor that night.

I'm due February 16th and told them my last day before my leave would be the 14th. I think two days to relax and stay home will be good. And we can have a nice romantic V-day before #2 arrives.

jaimie68005 · December 2012

The day before my scheduled c section. Can't afford to take any extra time off unfortunately. Of course as long as dr okays me to work that long, which I have a desk job so it shouldnt' be too hard on me.

Njmommy2be · December 2012

My last day will be January 15th I believe. I get 4 weeks paid leave before delivery at 90% of my salary, I doubt I will need it, but if I don't take it I can't hold onto it for when LO comes, so I plan to use it to get ready and relax.

onlymeggan · December 2012

My c-section is on Tuesday 2/26/13 so the friday prior 2/22/13 is my last working day.

Heartstrings13 · December 2012

I would like to work for as long as possible, but considering the 1.5 hour commute and the already substantial back pain it causes, I may take my doctor up on STD 3 or 4 weeks ahead of my 2/20 due date.

Puck1182 · December 2012

No idea. Barring me being put on bedrest, I plan to work til I go into labor. ;-) I mostly sit at a desk though, very little physically strenuous stuff, so it shouldn't be a big deal.

a13049 · December 2012

I plan on working until I go into labor. I don't want to take off on my due date and be sitting at home waiting for baby girl to arrive for two weeks. I would much rather take that time off once LO has arrived

lylahlove · December 2012

I'll work up until I go into labor.

Poppy523 · December 2012

Til I hatch!!

irishmom2010 · December 2012

If I have a scheduled c/s, it will be the the last Thursday before that (I work M-TH). If I have my VBAC, I will work until I can't or my due date.

ellephunt · December 2012

The only thing stopping me from working up to my due date would be bed rest. So my last day is whenever LO decides to come or something changes.

tamarar5 · December 2012

With DD#1 I intended to work up until my due date, but my OB took me off work two weeks before. At my appointment that week, he took one look at my BP and said, "Nope, you're done!"

This time, I work from home as an online Assistant Teacher for a university. I probably won't take any time off unless I am not scheduled for another course.

mediaperuana · December 2012

my due date is Feb 8, i plan for Feb 1st to be my last day in the office.

kleigh926 · December 2012

My due date is February 12th, which is a Tuesday. My last day will be the Friday before, February 8th.

marionravenwood · December 2012

In an effort to burn all my leave before I forfeit it when I go on maternity leave I am going "part time" for the last 3 weeks I'm in the office--basically taking 4 hours of annual leave a day and only working 4 hours a day. I was scared that if I took full days off I'd end up sitting in a fetal position in a corner terrified of what was to come. Best to stay busy!!!

sararn2004 · December 2012

kleigh926:
My due date is February 12th, which is a Tuesday. My last day will be the Friday before, February 8th.

If I remember correctly, you're a nurse. This makes you a rockstar in my mind. My doc said he usually has nurses go to 36 weeks. For me that's 5 wks 4 days from now, Jan 14th. I suppose I could tell him I could go longer if I feel okay by then, but I'm not sure I will. The twelves are really hard already for me.

ggatlanta · December 2012

I will work until I go into labor. If I still lived an hour from the office (instead of fifteen minutes), I might reconsider that, though.

The only thing that might change my plan is if I have days of non-progressing but distracting contractions. Then I'll work from home. A good friend went through that situation recently, and she couldn't quit early because she was training her replacement. Even though her contractions were really infrequent (less than one an hour), they were still strong enough to make her catch her breath - and six or so noticeable contractions a day will definitely make your co-workers drop everything and rush to your side at high alert. Having to say, "No, I promise, I will not have the baby here" a half a dozen times a day to a crowd of co-workers is not my cup of tea. I'd stay home!

KTMonson11 · December 2012

mediaperuana:
my due date is Feb 8, i plan for Feb 1st to be my last day in the office.

This! I have vacation to take...

FutureMrsTowns · December 2012

my job requires a lot of lifting that really no one can help me with since I'm alone at school sites. i also don't depend on the income, so we decided I would just be quitting instead of trying to do a leave situation, so my last day is next Friday(going out of town for the holidays and by the time we get back I figure that I'll be uncomfortable enough to not want to lift ***)

MrsSloan23 · December 2012

KatieKarasin:
Two weeks from Friday and I CANNOT wait! New girl starts this coming Monday. My boss is driving me bonkers!

Me too !! I can't wait !!

FutureMrsTowns · December 2012

sararn2004:
kleigh926:
My due date is February 12th, which is a Tuesday. My last day will be the Friday before, February 8th.
If I remember correctly, you're a nurse. This makes you a rockstar in my mind. My doc said he usually has nurses go to 36 weeks. For me that's 5 wks 4 days from now, Jan 14th. I suppose I could tell him I could go longer if I feel okay by then, but I'm not sure I will. The twelves are really hard already for me.

my mom is a nurse and with my brother she worked until the day she was induced.... of course she kind of is a rock star though

KD79 · December 2012

My c/s is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 1, so my last day at work is scheduled to be Wednesday, Jan. 30th.

DanielleB256 · December 2012

I'm so excited! I'm done in 2 weeks!!! I'm finishing just as my kids start xmas vacation so we'll get some family time in before the baby comes then I'll have some time from then to just chill out. In Canada we get a year off so I'm looking forward to it!!

minda31807 · December 2012

I plan on working until I deliver unless dr tells me not to.

kleigh926 · December 2012

sararn2004:
kleigh926:
My due date is February 12th, which is a Tuesday. My last day will be the Friday before, February 8th.
If I remember correctly, you're a nurse. This makes you a rockstar in my mind. My doc said he usually has nurses go to 36 weeks. For me that's 5 wks 4 days from now, Jan 14th. I suppose I could tell him I could go longer if I feel okay by then, but I'm not sure I will. The twelves are really hard already for me.

Haha, yes I am a nurse, but I only work part time now, and no 12-hour shifts. I alternate two or three 8-hour shifts a week (plus call time, but we don't usually get called in). So not too bad. I considered starting leave a week earlier, but decided I'd rather just take it all after the baby is here. If I were doing 12's, I'm sure I would be starting leave earlier! 12's sucked when I wasn't pregnant!

jkuhmann · December 2012

I'm not returning to work, so I said the latest I would go is Feb 1 (my due date is Feb 8); however, if they want to hire someone and that person can't wait until the 1st, I volunteered to leave early. A few days' cushion is a good idea anyways.

PhieryBFly · December 2012

It kinda sucks that we're in one of the three countries in the world that doesn't provide paid maternity leave. I'm planning on working up until 2 to 4 weeks before my due date. I originally planned to work until the due date but I read a new study that shows working late in pregnancy can be just as bad for your baby's birth weight as smoking the whole time. I'm sure that info is mainly just for certain types of jobs but I don't like my job well enough to bother risking it.

Here's one article about the study (the actual study is a statistical snoozer to read): https://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jul/28/working-eight-months-pregnancy-smoking

chimneygrl · December 2012

My last day is Feb 22nd and my due date is Feb 22nd. We will see if I make it to that date.

krissywave · December 2012

I plan on working as long as I can. So for me working till day labor starts.

TigerlilyBaby2013 · December 2012

My c-section is scheduled for Fri Feb 8th....I was planning on Tues Feb 5th being my last day since I work in accounting and the third business day of the month is our previous month end close. However I'm starting to reconsider due to the stressful environment....I might stop earlier depending on how I hold up!!!

holly321 · December 2012

I plan on working until I have the baby. I can walk to the hospital and my OBs office easily, actually he does surgeries in my building.
With DD I took off the day before I was to be induced. I had her that day though.

Runaway22 · December 2012

Puck1182:
No idea.nbsp; Barring me being put on bedrest, I plan to work til I go into labor. ;nbsp; I mostly sit at a desk though, very little physically strenuous stuff, so it shouldn't be a big deal.nbsp;

All of this. I can't afford any leisurely days pre labor.

eatdrinkstretch · December 2012

I plan to work until I go into labor, and am actually hoping this baby is late so I don't have to take as much leave without pay (I am returning to work the Tuesday after Memorial Day no matter when she comes) - if she is a week late, that would be a 16-week leave which I would be very happy about.

Luckily, I can telework - I plan to upping my number of work from home days in January, especially towards the end.

wifeofadam · December 2012

I only work part-time and have the option to work from home, so I usually work up until the day I go into labor.

starting all over again · December 2012

With my DD #1, my water broke at work and that was the night before her due date. With LO #2, I am trying to get on STD before my mat leave. I work an hr drive each way to work and it's a high pressure fast paced job, standing on my feet for over 8 hrs. I am also a high risk with GD. If I can swing it, I'm aiming for Jan 6th.

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