https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:05:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117365 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:30:50 +0000 cupcakemama 117365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped work about 6 weeks before my EDD but I had about 8 months leave so I had the luxury of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117364 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:30:20 +0000 Mrsbells 117364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm due on sunday and I am still working full time. I plan to keep working til the baby shows up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117359 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:27:55 +0000 His Barista 117359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That was my plan but DD came 1 week early. So I worked right up until I gave birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117230 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:23:05 +0000 Honeybee 117230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DD, my water broke at work on Tuesday; I had her 9 hours later. With DS, I left work for the hospital at about 2 pm on Friday, and had him 7 hours later. :) I worked a desk job, though, so it wasn't that bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117204 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:48:09 +0000 winniebee 117204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I planned to work until I delivered, but LO had other plans so now I'm on bedrest til 36-37 weeks. If I make it that far, I plan to return to work then and work until I deliver. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117201 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:46:34 +0000 lavender 117201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My due date was a Sunday and I worked up until that Wednesday. I didn't give birth till the following Wednesday afternoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117199 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:45:46 +0000 Goldilocks1107 117199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm planning to work until the bitter end - I get 12 weeks and want as much time with her at home as I can get. Plus, with an EDD of May 21, and daycare not being available until Sept 1, I already have 3 weeks to cover between my maternity leave ending and daycare beginning. I don't want to try to figure out an entire MONTH of daycare.<br /> Luckily, I work 8 minutes from home, so the commute won't be an issue. And I'll probably just carpool with my mom (we work for the same company) starting a week before my due date so I don't need to worry about going into labor at work or while driving. She may want to take my car instead of hers though . . . just in case my water breaks en route :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117197 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:44:24 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 117197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I planned on working until my scheduled c-section date, and wasn't returning to work. A replacement was found for me a month ahead of time, and it didn't take nearly as long to train my replacement as I thought it would.</p> <p>So while I had every intention of working up until the day before I had Littlest Jumper, I ended up having nearly two whole weeks to myself at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117175 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:16:16 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 117175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My due date was 1/17 and she wasn't ready to come, so the induction was scheduled for 1/24... my water broke on 1/21 and she was here on 1/22 (Sunday). I worked up to the Friday before she was born so I could have as much time with her after she was born as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117174 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:16:01 +0000 plantains 117174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: I lucked out! I work at a European Consulate (not sure if I should say which one) in the city, so our leave is better than a typical US company would offer, but not as good as what you would get in Europe. A compromise :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117169 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:12:35 +0000 pastemoo 117169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>EDD is 5/21/12, but work wanted a specific last day. HOWEVER, they can only promise me 4 weeks off--so if baby is overdue, I'm basically going to have to look for a new job.<br /> My commute is killer (at least an hour driving each way, usually more on the way home). I am up and down, walking a lot at work, but also I get to sit frequently. I feel like I can't make it, but if I stop now it means I'm quitting my job...</p> <p>I actually had to leave work early today from feeling sick--possibly from the baby. </p> <p>My "last day" is officially 5/15/12. We'll see what happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117160 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:09:56 +0000 Nskillet 117160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My company is weird with time. They want you out 2 weeks before so the first week is your week of vacation time then it's 6 weeks from whenever the baby comes. So you COULD get 8 weeks or you could just get 6 or whatever. It annoys me, I wish it was 8 weeks following delivery end of story. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117130 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:54:09 +0000 autumnlove 117130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped working a month before my EDD but mostly because of my long commute! I spend about 3 hours a day in my car! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117124 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:50:32 +0000 yoursilverlining 117124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’ll be working until my water breaks. If LO is late, I’ll keep working, although I will probably work from home for a few days before she is due (or if she is late). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117087 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:28:59 +0000 Running Elley 117087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm planning on taking a week or 2 before my EDD just to relax and get settled into everything. I won't be returning to work after my leave so I won't be missing out on time at home with my LO. If I was going to go back to work I would definitely work until I popped! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117083 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:27:21 +0000 mediagirl 117083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan to work up to my due date and past, if needed, because I only get 12 weeks off. I don't want to lose any of that important time with my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117076 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:24:20 +0000 Pipers Mommy 117076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I planned to work up to delivery (EDD 8/7). I went to work on 7/28, hadn't felt right the night before so my doctor had me go to L&amp;D for blood work so I left work at 10am (I had just gotten over a kidney infection) and they decided that my liver enzymes were way to high and induced at 1PM- delivered within 24 hours. Definitely not what I was expecting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117075 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:24:13 +0000 regberadaisy 117075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains:<br /> um. Seriously, you're in NY State. Who do you work for that you get 6.5 MONTHS!!!! Seriously. Jealous.</p> <p>@volksgirl64:<br /> haha good lord. That's my only fear having to go from work to hospital. Teeeeeeeeeeeeny tiny chance but still. I want to be at home and with my husband going to the hospital! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117051 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:16:25 +0000 Rock n Roll 117051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked on my due date and then was off- and my daughter came 12 days late so I was SO bored and dying for her to arrive! It was nice to have a few "just us" days before she arrived, though. This time I'm coming into work through my due date and then working from home until delivery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117008 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:58:34 +0000 purrpletulips 117008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I planned to work until I delivered but exactly one week before my due date LO shifted onto my sciatic nerve which made walking almost impossible. I ended up being induced the day before my due date but worked from home most of the 3 days in-between. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117007 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:58:05 +0000 volksgirl64 117007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped working one week before DD but she only gave me 2 days!</p> <p>My BFF actually called me from her work and left this voicemail, "Um, what does labor feel like?" Then she was at the hospital! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-117003 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:56:01 +0000 plantains 117003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My due date is June 14th. I've put down to work until June 15th. I plan on working from home between June 11th - 15th though. I have 6.5 months off, so I could definitely take some more time off before hand, but I don't go back to work until Jan 2nd and I reeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallly don't want that to change at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-116963 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:39:10 +0000 itsmejules 116963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i worked Monday - gave birth on Tuesday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-116958 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:36:38 +0000 mrsjazz 116958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was going to work up until I popped. My due date was yesterday and my last day of work was Thursday 4/5. It was supposed to be Friday (my HR dept. didn't really want me to work past my due date), but my midwives wanted me to relax since my blood pressure went up a bit.</p> <p>I go back to work on July 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-116948 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:33:15 +0000 chopsuey 116948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped working 3 weeks before my due date! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-116945 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:31:59 +0000 looch 116945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had 7 months of leave, so it kind of skews my answer, but I was at home for 6 weeks before my son was born. I had an hour commute using 3 trains and it got very difficult to deal with, especially if there were late connections. I also had a lot of trouble sleeping those weeks, so I was a zombie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-116917 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:21:18 +0000 lemondrop 116917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, my son was born a week early, I was sitting on the couch on a Saturday finishing up a couple of work documents when my water broke. So I worked up until my water broke and we went to the hospital, yeah, I'm one of those mommies :P </p> <p>Originally I had intended to take 2 weeks before my due date off, but things were not going well at work and they still needed an extra set of hands (and I didn't want to lose time waiting). I told my boss that Friday that I would not be in to work for that final week, but my water broke the next day, so my son made sure I didn't work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-116916 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:21:01 +0000 HabesBabe 116916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm planning on working up until the week of my due date (I'm due on a Friday, and my maternity still start that Monday). I actually work from home 95% of the time, so I don't think I would have an issue myself with working until I deliver... but my boss wants to hire a temp and have me transition the work before I suddenly leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-116801 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:36:38 +0000 regberadaisy 116801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Thehistoryofus:<br /> That's how I feel too! I get six short weeks. :( I'd rather not be at home waiting alone.<br /> Yea, so far the hardest thing is all the stairs at work. We work in a renovated city home and I work on the 3rd floor. So it's getting harder and harder to climb 2 flights of steep stairs. But then again the stairs will help speed up labor, right?! hhehe</p> <p>@artbee:<br /> haha that's so sweet of her boss! I'll do it if you give me free time off! hahha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-till-your-due-date#post-116796 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:34:36 +0000 heffalump 116796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't work. But if I did, it might have been nice to have something to do other than wonder when the baby is coming all day. I covered for a girl on maternity leave once and she pretty much worked up until her due date. Her boss actually had to tell her to stop coming in because she wanted her to get some rest before the baby came. </p>