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I'm a teacher and LO was due over spring break. So, I worked until 38 weeks which was the start of spring break. he arrived about 3 days later!

This is a great question and one I've been wondering myself! Been loving reading everyone's replies.

I work in education, 40 hours/week. I plan to tell my work once I hit 13 weeks, which is coming up soon. I've been debating when to take off. I'd like to take a week off before my due date to just do absolutely nothing. I'm not worried about being bored - I'll find stuff to do!

I'm an RN in an ICU. I was put on bedrest for pre-e at 35+2 (after working that day) and was induced at 36 weeks.

I work 40+ hours a week at a mentally stressful/demanding but physically easy job and planned to work until I went into labor. I was pulled at 37 weeks due to swelling and BP. Most boring 3 weeks of my life twiddling my thumbs sitting at home all day!

I told my manager very early on because I was extremely sick, so it was obvious that I was either pregnant or extremely ill.

I was a field scientist, doing a ton of walking in the wilderness (ok, outdoors). I kept up with the field work until 6 months. The last few weeks in the field were really exhausting. I did some on and off office work after that. I was in the office on Friday, in the doctors office late Friday afternoon and induced on Saturday morning.

I was terrified of losing my job for being pregnant, so I didn't tell anyone until I was 4 months. It was really difficult as I was living with my colleagues out of town, and working with them all day then going home with them and having dinner with them and watching tv with them, etc, etc. To not mention that I was pregnant was SO hard.

I'm a NICU nurse working 12-hour shifts. I worked until 36 weeks then took my vacation before my mat leave started. It was tough at the end (mentally and physically).

Oh and I didn't tell work till 18 weeks. No idea how they didn't catch on earlier!

I was working fulltime doing payroll and finished at 36 weeks. I had four or so weeks of holidays saved up so I didn't actually start my maternity leave until my due date. As it was I was hellishly busy in my last couple of weeks and the stress combined with baby flipping herself breech made me very glad I finished up when I did. I ended up working limited hours in my last week due to oedema, rising BP and spilling protein and not surprisingly my health improved dramatically once I finished up.

I told my bosses at around 8-9 weeks and the rest of my office figured it out at around 11-12 weeks (we were a big group of gossips who know everything about everybody!).

I'm a dental hygienist and with LO #1 I worked till 39+5 and went into labor at 40+3, and then with LO #2 I worked till 36+3 and went into labor that night.

@MrsEmm: Do you not bill time/ have a billable requirement?

I worked from home due to a long commute at 39 weeks and did so right until the day I went into labor at 40 weeks. I had to get special permission to work from home though.

I worked until 40w6d and went into labor that night. I work a desk job. I also WFH the last few weeks because I had a longish commute.

I worked my usual prebaby schedule of 4 days office, 1 day at home until 35 weeks. Then I worked from home for the rest of my pregnancy until 40 weeks. My last day was a friday. I went into labor the following tuesday!

I plan to work as long as possible to save my leave... We'll see how it goes!

With DD I worked all the way up to the day I went into labor at 40w6d! I am an engineer that used to develop large/small commercial retail sites and I told my boss at 14 weeks. This time around I waited until 17 weeks to tell my boss (different company) and I am an engineer that now does public infrastructure improvement. I'm hoping to work until 40 weeks or labor, depending which comes first. If #2 is late then I will use those extra days after 40w to spend with DD, though I may want to take off a little early to spend some 1-on-1 time with DD before #2 shows up.

My due date was July 15th, I was scheduled for an induction at 39 weeks (July 9th), and ended up going into labor on July 4th at 38 + 4. I stopped working the Friday before that, on July 31st.

I told my first boss at like 6 weeks, and then I changed jobs at 34 weeks and I'm pretty sure they knew right away

I work as a lawyer at a small to midsized law firm, and I worked until I went into labor. I had an induction scheduled, and I planned to work the day before the induction (I was to be induced in the morning) but I went into labor before that. I told work at 13 weeks, and everyone was very happy for me. I told several people, including my assistant who spread the word. I don't think telling work impacted how I was treated at work.

I am a lawyer, but I work in policy - work about 45 hours/week. I told work at 14 weeks. I worked full-time, in the office until 37 weeks, when my MW wrote me a note saying that I needed to telework full-time (she was worried about the stress of my job impacting my health). I worked about 30 hours/week from home until my water broke at 38w5d on a Tuesday afternoon. (I was really glad I was home already...) Had the baby at exactly 39 weeks. Took 17 weeks off.

I hate my job and don't plan on returning.
I'm only 6w4d right now and I'm counting down the days till I can tell them and also resign. I know I have a long way to go!
I plan on working until 32-ish weeks. I want to take 1-2 months to enjoy alone time and getting everything ready for baby.
I'm nt sure if I'll SAHM forever, but if I return to work it's definitely not to this job.
I plan on telling my employer around 14 weeks when I'm sure all is (relatively) clear. It would suck to quit and then have to un-quit. Haha.

I planned on working up until baby arrived but my boss told me to stay home and rest at the end of 39 weeks. I ended up being 10 days overdue.

@indi: lol!