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Maternity Leave Question

Mrs.CastaldiMrs.Castaldi member
in March 2013 Moms

Did anyone start their leave early/already voluntarily?

Poor DH has to listen to me complain each day about how uncomfortable I am at work and he's suggestion is "why don't you start your leave early?" I try to reason with him that I wouldn't be more comfortable at home, in fact I'd be keeping myself crazy busy if I was at home all day.

Anyone start early? Did you get bored? How far out did you start staying home?

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  • SPIJaimieSPIJaimie member

    My maternity leave starts Monday (thank you Jesus!). I am set to induce Tuesday at 5 AM so I figured why hang around work when I could be resting and all that. I have been working because I did not want to use my paid sick leave too much before LO but

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  • lifewritelifewrite member
    I started mine a week ago at 39 weeks. I have been very bored! If my job hadn't been physically hard I would have stayed. In fact I had a break down yesterday when DH got home and I'm pretty sure it's because I'm here alone and bored. I'm not getting the
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    I'm not getting the social interactions that keep my mind off of the fact that LO isn't here yet.
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  • C AnnC Ann member
    I thought I picked a good time to start mine..OH how wrong I was..Last Friday was my last day at work..I honestly didn't think I'd go over my DD annd here I am , bored and waiting for this little one to arrive, I feel like I could have been at work all th
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  • Mrs.CastaldiMrs.Castaldi member

    That's my concern too! I'm due on the 27th, so I know in all actuality he could come any time between now and then, but he could always wait unitl AFTER and then I just wasted two+ weeks bored at home.

    Granted I'm sure my back and legs would l

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  • SadieTopSadieTop
    Im still at work...wont be 38 week until this weekend.  But I was thinking of maybe making my last day Good Friday which is just three days before my DD.  But like others have said I could go a week over that and am wondering if I will go nuts o
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  • watermellenswatermellens member

    Yes I started my leave early. My last day was last friday (at 38 weeks and 6 days). I was scheduled for a c-section on Tuesday, which I cancelled. So I would have only had one day "off."

    I get so bored so easily, but this week has been nice. I'v


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  • BlinkyTBlinkyT
    I'm starting mine about a week early, but only because I know I am having a c-section on March 22 if LO doesn't come before that.  I probably would've otherwise continued working until I delivered but knowing an actual date prompted me to say Saturda
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  • CloudBeeCloudBee member

    I contemplated taking leave early, but thought that the distraction of work would be good.  Even if I'm uncomfortable.

    I think I would be going crazy sitting around the house waiting for the baby to arrive.

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  • carebear0605carebear0605
    My last day was yesterday and csection scheduled for monday.  So, 3 days off before.  I was exhausted dragging this watermelon around all day with me.  I work at a gym so lots of walking and showing people around, lots of stress being the b
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  • Mrs.CastaldiMrs.Castaldi member
    I haven't been here a year yet, so I don't qualify for FMLA, just for short term disability & for state, plus I'll tack on some of my PTO at the end. Maybe it's just me, but I even work at a workers comp office and I still barely understand all the for
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  • breezelikewindbreezelikewind member
    For me, there was a huge difference in an 8 week old baby than a 12 week old baby. I think I would have passed out from exhaustion sleep deprivation if I had gone back at 8 weeks instead of 12! I'm trying my hardest to stick it out until I go into labor
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  • Mrs.CastaldiMrs.Castaldi member
    It's going to break my heart to go back to work, that much I already know.
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  • jessicag85jessicag85 member
    I started my leave at 38.5 weeks. My job is pretty flexible, but I do work with kids oneonone in the community and didn't want to have my water break on the far side of town with a kid in tow. Also a lot of the parents of my kiddos started to worry about

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  • bombe4bombe4 member
    Tomorrow is my last day and I will be 39 weeks then.

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  • xmarygracexxmarygracex member
    worked my last shift today. i'm an emergency room RN and have been working 3 12hr shifts/week. i'm officially 40 weeks today and on maternity leave. yay!
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  • CrequitoCrequito member

    My boss is on vacay this week, returns Monday, so I've been holding down the fort.  I'm due next Wednesday and that'll probably be my last day in the office unless LO decides to make her entrance before then.  I'll use pto starting Thursday u

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