Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you work up until your estimated due date?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you work up until your estimated due date? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 01:58:25 +0000 swurlygurl on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-981397 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:59:37 +0000 swurlygurl 981397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I went into labor a week early, but worked up to that day, and would have kept working if she had been any later BabyMats on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-981131 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:02:29 +0000 BabyMats 981131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm 39 weeks now. My last day is this tomorrow. I was hoping to go up to my due date but decided I was over it. Plus I'm sick now. No fun.need to rest. tipperella on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-980473 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 09:30:03 +0000 tipperella 980473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I planned to work until I went into labor. My last day ended up being the Friday before I gave birth on Sunday. I thought baby would be late since it was my first and I had no progress leading up to labor, but she came 5 days before her due date. I planned to continue to work even if she came late so I didn't use up too much maternity leave with no baby. Mrs Hedgehog on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-978595 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:28:33 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 978595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Lo is due this month so technically things could change at any moment but I scheduled the week before our EDD off which technically is only 4 days before the date. Which only leaves me with 3 weeks left of work!!! I really want to save as much time as I can for when she is here. Dr. Pepper on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-978538 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:11:15 +0000 Dr. Pepper 978538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was due on May 29th. I worked until May 31st. 2 days past my due date. I was nervous about how work would respond when I asked to work past my due date, but I knew in my heart baby wasn't coming until late. Work was very understanding and agreed to me working 2 days past my due date. Technically, they said they couldn't make me take leave earlier, they had to do whatever I wanted. In the end baby didn't come until June 12th. So I still wasted a week and a half waiting for baby to come. creativemomma15 on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976525 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:32:40 +0000 creativemomma15 976525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I planned to work until my due date... I worked until the day before I gave birth but I went into labor 4 weeks early. avivoca on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976522 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:31:34 +0000 avivoca 976522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My plan is to work until Sept. 30 (39+3) and then take off until January. We'll see what happens! Thankfully I will be banking comp time so hopefully I can use the comp for the first four days of October and then dip into my vacation/sick time. Mrs. Oatmeal on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976516 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:27:18 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 976516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was going to work up until 38.5 weeks, but finished at 37.5 instead, because I just didn't have the energy/patience to be there any longer. That being said, it would be a MUCH different story if I didn't have a year for maternity leave. Alivoo01 on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976514 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:25:16 +0000 Alivoo01 976514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked up until I gave birth - literally! NavyRN2012 on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976486 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:06:47 +0000 NavyRN2012 976486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was scheduled to be induced on a Saturday and when I told my department head he told me to take the Thursday and Friday prior to induction. swedishfish on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976462 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:46:55 +0000 swedishfish 976462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My due date was Monday, June 17 and I worked until Friday, June 14. I was induced on Monday, June 24 and LO was born on Tuesday, June 25. mrskc on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976442 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:34:36 +0000 mrskc 976442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked until I went into labor at 38w3d. Wasn't expecting to go early. I worked on a Friday and had my son on a Sunday. Adira on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976429 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:28:13 +0000 Adira 976429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked until I went into labor at 39 weeks. I would have worked until I went into labor even if it was past my due date. Running Elley on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976425 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:26:28 +0000 Running Elley 976425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked until 37w5d. I gave birth at 38w5d. Sapphiresun on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976414 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:18:33 +0000 Sapphiresun 976414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I packed it in 2 weeks before my due date. But I had saved up vacation time for the end of my pregnancy, and then we get one year maternity leave here, so it was time I would have had to take at some point. wheres_c on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976403 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:07:28 +0000 wheres_c 976403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I stopped at 38 weeks but went into labor at 39 weeks. I wish had stopped at 37 weeks MrsH on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976277 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:02:13 +0000 MrsH 976277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I plan on working until I pop. cmomma17 on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976259 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:54:32 +0000 cmomma17 976259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @ElbieKay: I had that same fear/worry. In the end though I was starting to get miserable and DH really wanted me to rest. I went 5 days late and I was grateful for the stress free days I had to enjoy the final moments of pregnancy and get ready for baby. I only had 10 weeks of maternity leave total. ElbieKay on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976241 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:46:49 +0000 ElbieKay 976241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I really want to maximize my time with my baby, so I don't want to "waste" a week or two waiting around to go into labor. mrsdoily on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date/page/2#post-976238 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:45:33 +0000 mrsdoily 976238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I haven't had a LO yet, but I'm about 20 weeks pregnant. It's my greatest hope to go to my due date because it's the day that winter break starts in the school system I work in. Then I wouldn't have to start maternity leave until after that break so I would be getting almost 14 weeks instead of 12! MrsF on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date#post-976195 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:28:58 +0000 MrsF 976195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My plan was to work up to my EDD. Turns out I was put on bedrest at 35w2d and induced at 36w0d so... I guess I stopped working more than 4 weeks before my EDD, but not by choice! :) lawbee11 on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date#post-976184 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:26:27 +0000 lawbee11 976184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I originally planned to stop working at 39 weeks, but my OB had me start maternity leave last Friday (37w) because of swelling/pre-e concerns. If not for the swelling I think I could have easily worked until 39 weeks. MsLipGloss on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date#post-976172 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:21:15 +0000 MsLipGloss 976172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked until 38ish weeks, when I was sent directly from my OBs office to L&D for an (unplanned) induction. I was sending emails from my hospital bed trying to wrap things up! prettylizy on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date#post-976168 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:20:05 +0000 prettylizy 976168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked up until 37w2d and had vacation leading up to my due date. My water broke that night, I'd been unemployed for like 5 hours.... so much for my few weeks off! Purpledaisy on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date#post-976166 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:19:18 +0000 Purpledaisy 976166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 4 weeks before my due date. I live in California and that's when you can start receiving short term disability. ElbieKay on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date#post-976154 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:13:06 +0000 ElbieKay 976154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Bluebonnet: I am indeed trying to figure out how to negotiate leave. My due date is on a Sunday. I am going to propose a planned last day of work the prior Friday. I know that is cutting it close, but this is my first baby so it's more likely to be late than early. My company is pretty flexible about working from home, so I am including the following in my proposal: "If commuting takes too much physical toll towards the end of my pregnancy, I may need the flexibility to work from home rather than stop working in advance of my planned last day of work." It's just a proposal, so we will see how they respond! sslm on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date#post-976143 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:09:49 +0000 sslm 976143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I worked until 38+1 day and then she didn't arrive until 41+5. I was very bored. Bluebonnet on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date#post-976142 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:09:21 +0000 Bluebonnet 976142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My company sends people on maternity leave before their due date by policy. If you are looking for negotiating points for maternity leave, its beneficial to your company for you to have a set leave date (versus whenever you go into labor). This forces a transition plan for your work, ensuring you aren't email colleagues from the delivery room or OR about open projects. It also avoids you going into labor at the office. (Of course this all assumes you don't go into labor extremely early). bisous on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date#post-976132 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:06:50 +0000 bisous 976132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I intended to work up until a week before my EDD, but baby came 10 days early. littlebug on "Did you work up until your estimated due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date#post-976122 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:02:30 +0000 littlebug 976122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I planned to work until my due date. I left work early 2 days before my due date because I was having contractions, and decided to just stay out from that point on. D didn't come for another 10 days. Stinker.