Who else is still working full-time?

MrsMonsterInMyCloset · July 2014

I'm still at it at 37+5. 6 days left on the calendar! My last day will be Wed July 30, 6 days before my scheduled c-section! GAH! Someone asked me why I was still working the other day and I told them because there was nothing good on TV and there was free coffee at work.

Stay strong ladies! We can do it (and there really isn't ANYTHING on TV... )

megmarissa · July 2014

Working until I am no longer able... which with DS was during labor, at the hospital, with a laptop.

MNdesigner · July 2014

Still working full time, but starting August 4th I'll be working from home. Can't wait! I'm hoping to get some small nesting things done while I work—laundry, etc. (I have a desk job, managing a team of graphic designers.)

In the meantime, I wish my nesting instinct applied to work tasks, because I have a lot of loose ends to tie up before I'm gone.

noycela · July 2014

Still working "full time" but I seem to be arriving later and later and leaving earlier and earlier (I'm an attorney and my hours are flexible). I've done a few days from home here and there too. I plan to work until my due date (August 8) then wrap anything else up working from home. DS was 11 days late so I expect to have a few days off after my due date before this one arrives, which I'm actually looking forward to instead of just dreading being overdue!

ebp913 · July 2014

Still working. I really don't see much of a difference between sitting at my desk and sitting at home. Except my office doesn't have children in it

I'll stop when I go into labor.

BlytheMac · July 2014

I'm still working too. I have some flexibility, so I can come home and put my feet up/shut my eyes for a few minutes if I need to. My office is only 1.5 miles from my house. I have been heading in later and ducking out earlier than usual... Considering I've been throwing up since week 6 and I have only taken one sick day (the day I was hospitalized for dehydration), I don't feel too badly about it.

I plan on working until I go into labor or until my EDD. Good luck working ladies!

marathonmommy82 · July 2014

ebp913 said:

Still working. I really don't see much of a difference between sitting at my desk and sitting at home. Except my office doesn't have children in it

I'll stop when I go into labor.

Ha, this is me too.

I might take off a day here and there just to relax but I'm working until the end. I don't know what I'd do at home for a week or two ... DS is in daycare so I'd just be sitting at home. I have my last scheduled day in court on August 12 (14 days before my EDD) and then I'm the back up attorney pretty much every day until I go into labor. The only things that really suck: maternity pantyhose, heels, and dealing with people

mandyjimmy · July 2014

I am scheduled to be induced on 7 Aug (go in the night of the 6th) so my last day at work will be Aug 5th. If he decides to come before the 7th, I will work until he shows up. I'm over it though - I seem to be less productive than before and I hate having to get up and walk anywhere (we have a HUGE facility with over 5K employees).

Venus04 · July 2014

Working like a mad woman until the day baby comes. While on crutches. I totes win.

RunningJ · July 2014

Working full time (plus a bit extra lately). However, I do work from home so I can wear gym clothes and take breaks as needed. No naps though!

exhibitv · July 2014

I'm still working (38 weeks) but started working at home on Monday full-time, mostly because the office is really far (45+ minutes) and I am not working on any active projects that require me to be there.

reb84 · July 2014

I'm scheduled for my c-section tomorrow and in the office today. I do hope my boss will let me go early....wishful thinking! I am a new employee and saving all my sick and annual leave for mat leave. I'm not uncomfortable and work at a desk, so it hasn't been bad.

torooji · July 2014

I had planned to work until I went in to labor because I didn't want to risk being home/bored for weeks and weeks. Then my doctor said she wanted to induce on the 7th so I decided I'd start my leave on the 4th. At the worst, I'll be hone without a baby for just 3 days and I figure I can manage that

People at work are telling me I'm crazy, though, since I live in CA and get partially paid leave for up to 4 weeks prior to delivery without it cutting in to my maternity time. Some days I kinda regret my stubbornness but for the most part I think I'm better off being at work.

tinkerbell019 · July 2014

Still working...was just approved for telework, so will likely start to incorporate that into my schedule within the next couple weeks. Will likely be teleworking fulltime the week before due date. I do not want to go on leave until as close to LO arrives as possible.

Skadii · July 2014

I'm working 39 weeks, and then I'm looking after my three girls, so I'm never really going to be not working. I go back 17 weeks later. Surro/niece however, has taken from last week (34 weeks) until baby is here as sick leave.

jaimee2003 · July 2014

I am also still working! I'm not due till August 25, so I guess it's not surprising, but if I could be home instead I would looooove it!! Mid-day nap? I WISH! Also, I live and work in NYC and dealing with the subway every day at 8 months pregnant is so far from being fun...not that it was ever a picnic to begin with, but holy cow is it a new level of PITA! Yesterday in fact, I asked a guy on the train to scoot closer to his son so there would be room for me to sit as well, and he actually refused!

I am planning on working till the end if I can. Wanna use all my leave for when baby is out in the world! We'll see how it all works out...

lburkey21 · July 2014

I'm still working. But I have a desk job and I work from home so it's not a huge inconvenience for me. My workload is minimal at best right now so I am able to lounge on the counch a lot or be productive around the house when I want.

Dawn5481 · July 2014

35 weeks and still pulling 12 hour shifts of rolling on the floor and wrestling dogs. My c-section is scheduled for the 19th, and I'm working until the 16th (gave myself a day off to have a few massive panic attacks). I feel like I want to die at the end of each day. Takes me 5 minutes to get out of the car when I get home from the hip/leg/pelvic pain.

klauke_t13 · July 2014

I'm at 38w +4 and I am still full time and then some. I had planned on working right up to labor, but I'm starting to regret my decision. Not that I'm not able too (desk/sales) I'm just over dealing with idiot coworkers and ornery customers.
My leave will be unpaid, so as much as I want to slack, I really need to put in as much time as I can right now.

rainbowwillow · July 2014

I can't stand the, "Oh you're still here" type comments. Getting so annoying lately. Yes, my big belly and I are still here, unless you want to donate some vacation time to my reserves!!

KathleenBean84 · July 2014

Working full time through August 1 (37w3d). That's when my contract happens to end, and I'm pretty happy with the timing.

kareik01 · July 2014

Still working and plan to until baby arrives. Some days, like today, I simply feel awful and consider calling it quits sooner. Will probably talk to DH about it later tonight because he's upset with me after I tell him I'm feeling awful today and he wants me to go home, but I won't.

FrodaBaggins · July 2014

Me me me! I didn't know that the laws in my state would have allowed me to take 4 weeks off pre-due date, but I don't know if my company would have gone for it anyway. I only get those 12 weeks, so I'm working right up until he arrives. I have a desk job, so it's easy - but I'm supposed to be "putting my feet up" because I have gained some water weight and have pretty swollen feet. But I can't put them up and work effectively at my desk so I'm wondering how that is supposed to work :P

jeannej86 · July 2014

I'm still working. Not due until the 14th, but I am trying to not schedule anymore client meetings into August. I had my daughter two weeks early, so I'm sure I'm jinxing myself

kcatboston · July 2014

Still working and plan to up until I go into labor. Last time around I worked half the day from home but DD's daycare is right beside my office and I think its probably more relaxing to stay at work child free

pmpkn219 · July 2014

Still FT, until labor. My office has AC and my house does not... so it's not all bad

BlckRoses · July 2014

I'm still working too. My job seemed to have just recently realized that I'm going to be gone for 3 months pretty soon and my boss did not get a temp approved, so she's going to have to take on my job too. So I've had a big project to do in the last month or so, which has been exhausting. Luckily I get to sit at a desk all day, but I've been on the phone talking to people non stop, and it's sometimes hard to get enough breath with this baby dancing around. Luckily it should slow down now that the project is wrapping up and I just have to do a bunch of paperwork.

I plan on working until the baby comes. I get lonely at home all by myself, even the 2 hours after I get home before DH gets home from work I start getting bored. I am going to play it by ear, if I can't take it anymore, I may start my leave on my due date, Aug 23.

enigmasara · July 2014

I'm still working full time & will be right up until I go into labor. The main reason is because I don't get any real paid maternity leave so my 2 weeks paid vacation is being saved up for after baby is here to help get us through. The other reason is that I would go completely stir crazy. I get bored way too easily. I don't know what I would do with myself if I was sitting around the house all day.

Cat&S · July 2014

Moi. I plan to work until the day before my EDD, unless she comes early. I'm due on a Saturday, so I plan to be there at least through the Friday before. If I go over, I'm just going to play it by ear and see how I feel. I may work a couple of days the following week, or not, depending. I want all of my 12 weeks to be with baby.

kdaugherty4 · July 2014

Still working 32 hours a week until day of

Raclla · July 2014

3 out of 4 weeks this month I've had over time. One week was 12 hours.

I worked past my due date with DD.
I'll work until the end with this one too.

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