I'm a teacher and just had two weeks off for Christmas break- I go back on Monday and have 3 weeks until my due date- I can't hardly wait! I plan to work up until the baby comes to maximize my maternity leave time with the baby, but as a first time mom-to-be, I have no idea what to expect or when to expect her to come. Is anyone else planning on working up until the baby comes? Is anyone else worried or nervous about having contractions at work?
Re: Working up until due date
Where is my arm?!?
Due March 17, 2015
I figure I have about a 30% chance of going into labor as work since I'm there about a third of the day. It's become a running joke with my coworkers - I think they're hoping to beat the odds. Seems like a lot of people go into labor in the evening/nighttime though (maybe because they're been more active all day?) so I wonder if that skews things. Anyone know if there are any studies about what time of day women are more apt to go into labor?
My SIL is a pedi working in an office and worked past her EDD with her third baby. It's kind of a funny story, she went into work at 41w0d, started seeing patients. Left the room to get a strep test for a little boy, started having pretty strong contractions, several minutes later a different doctor returns and says, "Dr. L is leaving to have her baby, I am going to do your strep test." The doctor said the mother's jaw about hit the floor, haha!
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I am 37w6d now and still feeling good. My plan is to keep working until the end with this one too. I am hoping to not go into labor at work, but just in case, I'm going to take some pads and a change of pants with me, and I've talked with a coworker about driving me to the hospital if that's necessary. Good luck!
I plan on doing the same this time and working right up until I begin having contractions
DS Born 4/13/11
My plan is to work until my due date week. My due date is a Wednesday so I will work through Friday of the previous week. If he comes on his due date (I understand that's unlikely) then I will have the weekend plus two work days off. If he comes late then I'll have a whole week off. For some reason I can't imagine him going past 41 weeks since my doctor has been telling me the entire pregnancy how big he is. But we shall see.
I'm not worried about going into labor at work really. My understanding is that usually contractions start gradually so I'm assuming I will have some sort of sign. I mean they say don't go to the hospital until you can no longer walk/talk through contractions. I figure as long as I have a few hours of walking and talking type of contractions that's enough time for me to get home from work without any problems. :-)