Did you work up until you went into labor? And what did you do if things started while you were at work?
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I did. I went into labor at 38 weeks 3 days, so I wasn't expecting it. I was considering stopping work at 40 weeks. Luckily I went into labor on a Sunday so I didn't have to worry about it happening at work.
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I worked until I was 39 weeks. I delivered at 40 weeks, 5 days.
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I worked until the day past my due date. I had determined that would be my absolute last day, but I went into labor that night anyways. My boss encouraged me to work as long as I could, but her rule was that my water couldn't break in my carpeted office... I'm pretty sure she was only half kidding.
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Yes - literally! I left the office for an OB appointment and then was immediately sent to L&D to be induced.
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yes, i worked up until the day i went into labor. i happened to go into labor at 5am so i wasn't at work yet. the other plan was to get one of my coworkers to drive me to the hospital, or to start driving into work with my husband (we take public transportation usually) and have him drive me.
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Yes I worked until my due date. I ended up being late though.
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I went into labor with both of my kids at work; it wasn't a big deal either time. With DD, I was driving back to the office after picking up lunch for a meeting when my water broke. I asked my temp to set up lunch while I cleaned myself up (it was just a little trickle, so not much of a mess). Then I called my husband to come take me to the hospital. Getting ahold of DH was probably the most exciting part since neither he nor his boss had cell service at their lunch meeting and I ended up calling a couple restaurants around town in order to track him down.
With DS, I started having timable contractions and after a few hours I let DH know that if they were still going by 2 pm I'd go get checked out. We ate lunch together and at about 2, we jumped in the car for the hospital.
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Worked up until 38wks and then was induced for hight BP and low fluid.
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My water broke as I was getting up to get ready for work at 38 weeks. I planned on working up until the last minute anyways. I'm really glad it didn't happen at work though, because I had *a lot* of fluid!
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I did 12 hour night shifts until 3 days before I delivered.
ETA:I had been having contractions for days and thought being on my feet would help moves things along. It didn't, but my coworkers were hoping one of them would get to take my L&D that night (I delivered at the same hospital I work at).
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I planned to work right up until my due date, but then I was put on bed rest a few days before. I ended up going in to labor the day after they put me on bed rest! I was glad I wasn't at work because my water broke and it was messy.
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I worked on the day I went into labor. DS came about 2 weeks early but I had planned on working until I had him anyway. I needed as much time off to be with him afterward that I didn't/couldn't use it before he arrived.
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I love hearing all these stories!! Sounds like labor didn't actually happen AT work for most people! I'm hoping that's the case for me as well!
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I did, but I went into labor on a Sunday, and delivered LO on a Monday, 5 days early.
ETA: I was closer to the hospital at work than at home anyway, but my early labor was sooooo long and easy to deal with (i went to church and ran errands that Sunday) that I would have probably just driven myself home from work and tried to rest if it was a work day.
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@dagret: Thanks for that! I'm really hoping that if labor DOES start at work, it will be mild enough that I can just drive home and then labor at home for a while before going to the hospital.
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@Adira: This is what I am hoping and banking on. I work 30 mins (with no traffic) north of the house and the hospital. I will have to drive myself home.
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@Smurfette: Same here! I work 30 minutes (with no traffic) from our house and hospital. I'm just hoping that whatever happens, I am either already at home or will be able to drive myself home.
I have a couple good work friends though, so I think if for some reason, I really can't drive myself, they will drive me... BUT I would need someone to get my car later - it has the car seat installed in it!
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I did! But (big but), I was able to work from home for the last 2 weeks prior to my due date. I have anywhere from an hour and 15 minute to an hour and 45 minute commute depending on traffic and train schedules. The last thing I wanted was to be going into labor on my way INTO work on a train and have to ride the train home in labor.
I ended up going into labor at 10:30pm anyway :o)
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@Adira: I'm also hoping that if it's at work, I can drive myself! I'm only 10 mins from the hospital from work, but about 30 from home. I'd rather be at work...but don't want my water to break there lol!
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@Bookworm: I'm really scared about my water breaking at work! I work with all men so I think they would be totally horrified if that happens!
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@Adira: Don't blame you! I work in a primarily female office, but everybody is in everybody else's business, so word would spread like wildfire that I was leaking all over the place...
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Kind of, I was 38 weeks and my doctor called me at about 4:30 pm asking me to come to the hospital to get induced right away because of some issues she was seeing on the ultrasound I had gotten that morning. It really took me by surprise since I wasn't expecting it. I emailed my boss and coworkers to let them know I was leaving to have a baby and I'd be back in 3 months : )
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@LemonLong: haha, I love it! I want to be all nonchalant like that and be all "I'll be back in May, laters!"
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I worked a full day at work until 5pm. I got a late afternoon snack of McD's before going home. About an hour and half after getting home, contractions started. We went to the hospital around 10:30-11pm with no traffic on a Monday night downtown. We had one traffic light stop at Michigan Avenue. That stop was my second worst contraction during my labor.
My best advice about working and going into labor is to completely ignore pains, etc. I felt crampy during the day, but didn't think anything of it. I figured that I would dilated a bit before my appointment on my due date on Thursday. Turns out, it was the beginning of labor. I didn't have any of those worries about early labor. I just worked the day away, went home, and then went into active labor.
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I worked up until the week before I had ds, cause my dr told me to stop (I was waiting tables). I was having the complications of gd, so I was told to stay resting.
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@cascademom: Thanks so much for the advice!! Hopefully I'll have a similar experience to you (or go into labor at night/on the weekend)!
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Up until the day before I had the baby! And I wasn't even inducEd...I literally couldn't take one more day!
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I worked until 4 days past my due date which was a Friday. my water broke the next night in the middle if the night. I had cleaned out my office 2 weeks earlier though in case things happened early.
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Sorta, kinda up until early labor. When we thought chances were good I could in the next 24hrs I started my leave.
My co worker and I totally had a emergency plan in place with back up drivers and alternate routes if I went into labor at work! -
I did! I was working the day I went into labour. No fun stories though, it started with period like cramps through out the day.
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Yep. My due date was a Monday. I worked until the Friday before in the office, with a plan to keep working, but from home until I went into labor. I ended up going into labor on my due date, so it all worked out really well.
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I worked until just under a month before my due date and was thankful because my son came 3 weeks early! So technically I had 3 days "off" before my son arrived.
Luckily for me my water broke at 2am so I wouldn't have been at work either way
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I worked through the Monday before my induction date. I wanted to work more, but every day I went in my boss would ask why I was there. Plus, I was getting pretty uncomfortable being on my feet as our computers are all at standing height and I didn't want to be the only one using the stool. And none of my uniforms fit.
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DH is super worried about this too because I will have to drive myself to the hospital or home if I go into labor at work. I keep telling him it doesn't start out that dramatic usually so happy to hear so many stories of water not breaking at work - that would be embarassing.
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@JoJoGirl: Awww, that's sweet your husband is worried! Mine didn't even really think about it! I'm just hoping that if things do start at work, it's subtle/minimal enough that I'm able to drive myself home!
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was induced but worked up until the day I was induced both times
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