https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 28 May 2026 17:37:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739986 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:44:36 +0000 tinyperson 739986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked till a week before scheduled c section </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739982 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:43:19 +0000 Running Elley 739982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked until 38 weeks and gave birth at 38+5! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739958 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:37:59 +0000 DillonLion 739958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked until 39 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739957 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:37:33 +0000 blackbird 739957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced on a Thursday and started leave Wednesday. I had been working from home since week 38, though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739953 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:35:45 +0000 Rescuemom10 739953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took it when LO came. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739889 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:17:02 +0000 birdofafeather 739889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>with CA, we get 4 weeks before our due date with disability, so i went out about 3.5 weeks beforehand. it was awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739322 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:38:42 +0000 mamabolt 739322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked the day I went into labor. I wanted to save all my PTO for after LO arrived. However, I had the luxury of working from home the last few weeks which made it a lot easier to keep working until the end (a week past my due date) when I didn't have to shower or talk to anyone and could lay on the couch part of the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739317 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:36:43 +0000 Crisark 739317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was put on bedrest at 33 weeks. And was induced at 37 weeks so I've been off 6 weeks this week and have almost another 4 weeks left. So, I will end up being off a total of 10 weeks when I go back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739287 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:27:02 +0000 evenstar982 739287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am planning my official maternity leave to start approx 10 days prior to my due date, but I'm taking 6 weeks annual leave before that! So, I'll be 33 weeks when I finish work.<br /> However my employer does have a slightly strange rule whereby if I give birth while on Annual Leave I have to notify them and they move my Maternity leave date forward to the birth date... not totally sure why this 'matters' but hopefully that scenario won't happen anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739260 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:19:25 +0000 su9su9 739260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked until the day I went into labor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739257 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:18:32 +0000 Mrsbells 739257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked until the day I was induced at 40 weeks and 4 days </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739253 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:17:34 +0000 twinmama 739253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>35 weeks with twins. I was paranoid about preterm labor and just wanted to chill at home to increase my odds of making it to term. Worked a little too well and made it to 39 though ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739250 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:16:57 +0000 2PeasinaPod 739250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went on maternity leave the day before I was due b/c I went into labor! My plan was to work up until labor, and I did just that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739246 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:15:56 +0000 CarrieLouWho 739246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Worked until delivery. But my pregnancy was pretty easy, even at the end I wasn't that uncomfortable. I wanted to have as much time on maternity leave as possible. I think I will do the same in the future too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739236 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:14:41 +0000 sunshineandsushi 739236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My scheduled last day was the Friday before my scheduled c-section on Tuesday. In reality, I ended up going into labor one week before my scheduled c-section, so I worked up until I went into labor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739223 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:12:22 +0000 mrsjyw 739223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we kind of left it open. my goal was to work until the baby came. boss ended up letting me work from home all of nov and part of oct (i was due nov 18)... my last projects wrapped up the week before my due date, so i stopped working that wk. i had baby on wed before thanksgiving, so i took "two days off" prior to baby being here :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739208 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:10:47 +0000 Boheme 739208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: @Alivoo01: I didn't even think about my commute! Its nearly an hour long each way, and also an hour in the other direction from the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739168 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:04:29 +0000 Alivoo01 739168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I plan on working up until my due date so I'll probably write my due date. However, I plan on working from home the last couple of weeks since work to my delivering hospital is about an hour commute and I don't drive! I ride public transportation so it'd actually be longer. No thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739142 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:58:36 +0000 Smurfette 739142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was the day after due date, since my due date was a Sunday, but I was going to work up until I went into labor. My water broke on Sunday night, so that Monday, LO birthday, was my official start date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739068 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:38:13 +0000 littlebug 739068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was the day before my due date, but I ended up going out 3 days before. And then not delivering until a week after my due date. But I was having intense contractions and didn't feel safe commuting to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739057 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:34:17 +0000 regberadaisy 739057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My plan was when I went into labor but 3 days before I had M I knew it was coming and I was super uncomfortable so I started it a few days early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739056 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:34:09 +0000 looch 739056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsmenow: I know, right? It had a 7 month leave, becasuse I had over 11 years of employment with the firm. Standard mat. leave in Switzerland is also 3 months, but it is up to each employer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739054 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:33:48 +0000 Bookish 739054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is my EDD on paper. Unless something goes wrong I will be working all the way up to it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739040 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:30:45 +0000 mrsmenow 739040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: That is an awesome leave-where do you live? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739038 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:30:06 +0000 JoJoGirl 739038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine is also my due date on paper, but they said just call with the actual start date and they'll change it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739035 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:29:46 +0000 looch 739035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was on maternity leave 6 weeks before my due date. I had to get an exception, because normally the requirement is that you are out 10 weeks before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739031 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:29:04 +0000 bunnylove08 739031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On paper it was on my due date. I really took it a week before because LO came early. I wanted to save all my days since we were not using FMLA ony paid vacation and sick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739020 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:25:13 +0000 mrsmenow 739020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That was my plan with all of mine. My first two I literally worked they day I went into labor. My third I worked 12 hour nights up until 2 days before I delivered and that was because there was a big snow storm and they didn't want to have to call someone in if I went into labor. Otherwise I think I would have gotten another shift in:)</p> <p> I wanted to use all of my leave days with the baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-your-maternity-leave#post-739012 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:21:54 +0000 Boheme 739012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I turn in my paperwork today and I'm torn about setting a definite date, or leaving it blank and starting my leave when I go into labor! </p>