Maternity leave

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im leaving the end of october at 31 weeks due to my job being physical and im struggling already so im leaving 8 weeks before my due date but you can take up to 11 weeks leave x
 
I'm in the process of trying to figure out the same thing....I left 3 weeks before my due date last time, and that was almost too long, yet on the same token, not early enough either....I was so uncomfortable by then I could barely walk. This time I'm hoping to go around the same time, but I'm already extremely uncomfortable at almost 21 weeks...so who knows lol.

There's a girl I work with who's due two weeks before me (I'm due feb 3rd), and they've already hired someone to replace her...I think she's starting training beginning Oct...so I have no idea for sure, but I think she's planning on going on Mat leave in Nov...almost 3 mo's before her due date. It's hard for me to grasp why anyone would go that early...granted, I'm one of those people who HAS to be working, or have something to do out of the house every day....I'm no good as a SAHM, and I'm no good at being off work :p But my body likes to go against that...
 
Like Miranda, I live in the great country of U.S. of A., which hates families. From what I understand, only 2 states have paid maternity leave programs, and mine (North Carolina) is not one of them. So I guess whatever I get off will be however many hours I can accrue of paid time off, since we can't really afford unpaid leave. This is our first (and unexpected) baby, and we had no idea how parental leave worked, and when Hunter (hubby) asked someone in human resources at work about paid leave, she pretty much laughed at him, saying, "You think we would PAY you to take time off?"

Sorry to sound bitter, but it does make me sad how the U.S. is, and I AM jealous of some of you girls.

Someone else offered me a job, which I was considering for a while (and then turned down), and knowing that I was pregnant, the lady who would have been my boss asked me how much maternity leave I would want to take. She said that the job wasn't stressful (a desk job) and many new mothers only took a week off after birth before returning to work. Mat leave isn't only for recovery from the physical stress of birth. It is also for bonding with your NEW CHILD. Jeez.

Sorry again for the rant... haha.
 
I'm also planning on taking a full year of maternity and parental leave from work... With a DD of Jan 1st, and just over two weeks of vacation time left, I'm going to hopefully work until 38 weeks. My LO is measuring a week bigger, but I will confirm with my MW tomorrow and take it from there...
 
For both my kids, I worked right up until my due date, and I'll probably do the same this time. Actually, I worked an entire day while in labor and had my daughter at 12:30 that morning. It's not as bad as it seems, and I got to stay home as much as possible (which was just 11 weeks with my daughter).
 
Lauren D. said:
Like Miranda, I live in the great country of U.S. of A., which hates families. From what I understand, only 2 states have paid maternity leave programs, and mine (North Carolina) is not one of them. So I guess whatever I get off will be however many hours I can accrue of paid time off, since we can't really afford unpaid leave. This is our first (and unexpected) baby, and we had no idea how parental leave worked, and when Hunter (hubby) asked someone in human resources at work about paid leave, she pretty much laughed at him, saying, "You think we would PAY you to take time off?"

Sorry to sound bitter, but it does make me sad how the U.S. is, and I AM jealous of some of you girls.

Someone else offered me a job, which I was considering for a while (and then turned down), and knowing that I was pregnant, the lady who would have been my boss asked me how much maternity leave I would want to take. She said that the job wasn't stressful (a desk job) and many new mothers only took a week off after birth before returning to work. Mat leave isn't only for recovery from the physical stress of birth. It is also for bonding with your NEW CHILD. Jeez.

Sorry again for the rant... haha.
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I'm in the US, too, but a week is insane! Wow--good thing you didn't take that job.
 
I plan on working up to 38 weeks so finishing 2 weeks before DD. I'd rather have the extra time after birth plus I'm able to work from home a lot so probably won't have to travel much in the last few weeks. Otherwise I commute from Manchester to London (2.5 hrs) so will probably stop that a bit earlier just in case!
 
i work in a pharmacutical factory part time not only is it dangerous due to chemicals and the machines is very physical work and takes its toll on normal people. and my employer has noticed me struggling but knows im not one to moan so he rang me yesterday and i'll be starting materity leave 1st of january as im due 6th of march and taking a month and a week paid holiday which i thought was really nice of them to offer me, i'd much rather have the time off before LO is here as when LO is here i will need the money plus it gives OH time alone with LO while im working. :)
 
My due date is 14th January, and my work break for Christmas holidays on 23rd December. I'm just going to break up at the same time as them all, then when they go back to work on 4th January, that's when my leave will officially start. I was going to start my Maternity leave from end of November as my work is driving me mad, but I think I'd go even more mad just sitting about waiting for labour to start. Plus longer off with baby at the other end if I can hold out until Christmas.
I get 4 months at full pay, the next 5 months at SMP and the option of 3 months unpaid (which I'm not taking). I'm going back part time: Monday and Tuesday 9-1 and Wednesday 9-5... which I cannot wait for! :)
 
As I sit at a computer all day Im going to try to work as long as possible. Plus Im an accountant so January is Tax Returns and our busiest month (usually our unofficial work rule is DONT take holidays in Jan) and Im due on the 4th Feb!!

My plan was to work until 38 weeks (so mid-Jan) then taking 2 weeks holiday which will be full pay, as you accumulate your holidays still while on maternity leave. Which should take me to my EDD when I will officially start maternity leave!

My only issue now is the terrible winter we had last year that lasted well into Feb. I dont fancy risking driving in snow while im 8 months pregnant!!!!!
 
I'm going off at 36 weeks - 2 weeks annual leave then 2 weeks mat leave before due date.
Think the conclusion from the posts is....noone really knows when to go off!!! It's guesswork as to how you're going to feel as pregnancy progresses and a balancing game between time off before and time with baby afterwards...now where's my crystal ball......
 
hubblybubbly said:
I'm going off at 36 weeks - 2 weeks annual leave then 2 weeks mat leave before due date.
Think the conclusion from the posts is....noone really knows when to go off!!! It's guesswork as to how you're going to feel as pregnancy progresses and a balancing game between time off before and time with baby afterwards...now where's my crystal ball......
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^ valid point!

all you can do at this moment in time is GUESS when you will go off on maternity leave. If all is going well then it makes sense to stay at work as long as possible so you can get as much time as possible with baby when they arrive.
If you start feeling rubbish and dont think you can go into the late 30's in weeks, then you can always put in writing to your employer that you want to leave earlier (is it 8 weeks notice you need to give???)
 
I will be 34 weeks when I take my in January, I also work in retail which means working over christmas and new year boooooooooo so ive worked it out that I will have plenty of time with baby on his/her first christmas plus my 6 weeks holiday :) after mat leave
 
i work full time in an office 9-5 mon-fri not too strenuous and i kno if im off too early it will drive me potty, and more than likely drag, i am due 29th dec, but having my maternity leave from 1st jan, and booking annual leave before, and will be off work from the 20th December providing baby doesn't arrive early anyway! :)
 
dizzyangel said:
My only issue now is the terrible winter we had last year that lasted well into Feb. I dont fancy risking driving in snow while im 8 months pregnant!!!!!
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Ah yes, we have a new hire here from the UK and she told us all about the horrible snow last year. We all almost fell to the ground laughing when she showed us how high it was. It was less than a normal day of snow fall here! She is also now horrified of what is to come this winter.

That said I'm also terrified of driving through snow while pregnant. I'm normally nervous about it but somehow it seems worse now that I'm pregnant.
 
I am going on mat leave at 29 weeks on the 9th November... but this is because there is only the slimmest of chances that I will be going back to work there so I may as well go as soon as possible... plus, its wearing me out, and its not just the work that wears me out, its the haggling over the rota and squabbling over hours etc... its awful
 
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