How Long Did U Work Til U Went On Sick/mat Leave?

I'm in pretty much the same boat as you. I work 40+ hours a week, and 90% of the work I do is on my feet. My baby's not due until august 8, so I was planning on working through most of july, but it's gotten so difficult to move around. I was actually put on bed rest for this week by my doctor, who's trying to convince me to take maternity leave now. I'll tell you the same thing she told me. If you feel like you can still work, work. If you feel like you can no longer do it, don't force yourself. Just be warned... You might get *bored* with so much free time on your hands! Good luck hon.

I work in healthcare as a nuclear medicine tech, which I know sounds crazy but I do things like stress tests of the heart and bone scans if you have heard of that...

Anyways, I am due august 5th and I was planning on working my full 40+ hours a week until I had my baby, and it has been getting soooo hard. I have been swelling a lot and my blood pressure is rising so my boss put me on desk work mostly, but that is still stressful and I ended up being admitted to the hospital this past friday because of my blood pressure. I am now on bed rest and I go back to the doc on monday to see if this bed rest is permanent or what I do from here...

But my point is, you know your body. Just because someone else you work with was fine til she delivered doesn't mean you will be, I have been pushing myself way too hard and knowing that my baby could be in distress friday when I was admitted was so awful, I cried all day...But he is fine...Just trust your body to tell you what to do...

Take care and g'luck

holli

I work at a restuarant, and i'm on my feet allllll day. So my last day is tomorrow. I'll be 25 weeks.

I just can't handle it anymore, my feet are swelling, and my belly hurts from walking all day. And the fact that my managers aren't really sympathetic, and don't let me eat if i'm hungry...Or let me sit down if my feet hurt. So i'm outta there.

I was getting random pains (i am a student) so I got put on bedrest at 6 monthish.

I planned to work till a month before my due date but found that by the time I was 7months pg I was getting too tired so I started taking wednesdays off work, it was brilliant as I only had to do 2 days then had a day off and during the last couple of weeks I didnt start work till 9:30 - 10 and finished anywhere from 2 - 4 in the afternoon (much eaiser than working 8 - 5) if your boss is flexable enough you could try something like that. I didn't want to finish too early as I didn't want to be sitting around home getting impatient .

I am due at the end of august and plan on being gone by the beginning of august.. Maybe sooner, we'll see. I don't have a physically strenuous job, but it is very stressful, and i've had a few days lately where I just didn't think I was going to last much longer. The time off before the baby comes will be nice, and I can guarantee you I have enough to do so that I won't get bored. Lol. Besides, i'm just now starting a freelance gig so I will actually have *some* work to do, though it will be limited and I will be able to do it from home.

With my last pregnancy I worked at a fast food restaurant on my feet till a day before I had him but with this one I dont think I can take it much longer and I am 18 weeks

Well im glad im not the only one out there that is like sore and swollen lol. Im gunna go to my doc. When I have all of my 600 hrs that I need for mat leave , and hand it into work and then slow things down a bit, I mean id lov eto work like 3/4 days a week but then again my wage for mat leave is based on the 3/4 days a week so yah. Medical leave and then matleave after baby comes sounds good to me ..

I had to stop working at 7 1/2 months cause I did not fit behind my desk anymore. And I was so swollen I could barely walk.

I work a desk job and I am due august 7th. The parking lot is huge and if you don't get here at like 7 am there isnt' a good spot for the parking and the long walk into the building just kills me. The only good thing about it is that once I get to my desk I can sit and relax for the rest of the day. My boss got me a printer at my desk and the faxes are all done over the computer so I really dont' have to get up for nothing (except to potty of course and if I could i'd move my desk to the bathroom door. Lol) but the walk thru the parking lot is just too much. Since my husband passed I really have to work until she is born....But then i'll have 12 weeks off to be with her. I am just looking at the goal and that is why I get up 5 mornings out of the week.

I worked until the day before I went into labor.

I'm planning on working until 2 and a half weeks before i'm due!

I'm going to work until i'm 34 weeks. That's when we're moving and while we're just moving a few towns over and I could still work where I am now, i'd rather get our new place ready and set everything up for the baby. While I love where I work and everyone I work with, I can't wait for those weeks before the baby comes where I can just relax and be lazy.