https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 20:48:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-check-out-of-work#post-338232 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:41:16 +0000 tororojo 338232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm gonna say...like right around the time I POAS. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-check-out-of-work#post-336664 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:38:41 +0000 prettylizy 336664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I checked out when I was 6 months pregnant. I was already having to pass files off since I was going to be off for a year, and they announced that my job was being eliminated 3 weeks after my EDD (so when I go back I'll be starting at a new position) so that made me even less motivated to be super stellar at my job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-check-out-of-work#post-336647 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:36:13 +0000 ladyfingers 336647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm already having a hard time and I'm only 23 weeks! It's kind of slow for the time being, and most of my work right now is dependent on other people outside the company getting stuff done on their end, and they've all been slow. Between that and being super exhausted and now so physically uncomfortable (back pain, sciatica, ugh!) it's been really hard to keep up my motivation!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-check-out-of-work#post-336634 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:34:20 +0000 chopsuey 336634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 weeks before my due date </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-check-out-of-work#post-336214 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:52:41 +0000 birdofafeather 336214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm definitely on autopilot right now and i still have 10 weeks left until i'm on my maternity break. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-check-out-of-work#post-336165 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:33:03 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 336165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Uuum thank God I graduated from my program when I was 21w along because I think I would have blown off my last year of grad school if i hadn't graduated just then. So I'll say 21w !!! It's pathetic but yeah...I was in full fledged baby mode...didn't want to think about or talk about anything but babies:) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-check-out-of-work#post-336161 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:30:39 +0000 autumnlove 336161@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped working at 36 weeks and I was checked out by week 35! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-check-out-of-work#post-336132 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:11:35 +0000 mrskc 336132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really started having trouble focusing at 34 weeks. Now I'm 38 weeks and I'm totally "checked out". Problem is that I wrapped up most of my projects and there's just no time to start a new one at this point. So I've just been doing small tasks, and I'm sooooo bored. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-check-out-of-work#post-336117 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:07:14 +0000 pinkcupcake 336117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm, I think about 2 weeks before my due date? I had some really big assignments I was trying to wrap up so once those were completed, I was totally exhausted and ready for maternity leave! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-check-out-of-work#post-336092 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:59:02 +0000 charliewhiskey 336092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I checked out the day we found out! We are self employed and work from home, so it's easy for me to slack off since I only answer to myself. Couple that with a really busy spring/summer/fall and a higher-than-normal ratio of difficult clients and I've been ready for a mental vacation from work since April. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-check-out-of-work#post-331173 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:56:05 +0000 mrsjyw 331173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've got less than six weeks to go. I'm grateful for a flexible job that allows me to work from home. Even still, it's hard to keep my motivation up in these final weeks. My job revolves around client deadlines so I don't really have control over the capacity of workload any given week; I've been lucky that we've had "slow" / "manageable" weeks this past month. Hoping it continues until I'm off for maternity.</p> <p>When did you mentally "check out" of work in your pregnancy? </p>