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When did you start Maternity Leave?

  1. mediagirl

    hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts

    I went into labor on a Sunday and had my husband call my boss on Monday when we were in the hospital to tell him I was on maternity leave!

  2. Jumpingjacks

    apricot / 426 posts

    I'm working until 36 weeks. My workplace closes for a week at Christmas and then its only two more weeks until my due date. I know I'm not going to want to go back to work at that stage. But I'm also in Canada, so I get 52 weeks off, plus a couple weeks of holiday time I'll be using.

  3. GrapeCrush

    grapefruit / 4823 posts

    My last day of work was my due date. i went to the doctor that afternoon and he took me out of work(or maybe i asked...depends on who's asking haha) i was induced 6 days later.

  4. mamabolt

    nectarine / 2797 posts

    I worked until 6 pm on Wednesday and went into labor that night at 10. It was 6 days past my due date. I wanted to save all my PTO for after LO was here!

  5. lemondrop

    bananas / 9118 posts

    Initially I was going to start it at 37 weeks during my school's Christmas break- but I was bored to death and my work really needed help, so I worked two extra weeks. On the Friday of 38 weeks I felt too crappy to keep driving so I told them I would not be in on Monday.

    My water broke and my son was born the next day at 39 weeks, 1 day!

  6. winniebee

    hostess / wonderful grape / 20803 posts

    I started maternity leave the day I delivered. But, I was on bedrest from 30.5-37.5 weeks and worked from home during that time. I went back to the office at 37.5 weeks and delivered at 38.5 weeks. During that week, I worked mostly half days. I was having contractions throughout and it was a little distracting to say the least...and I was physically very taxed from having been on bedrest so long. I was very fortunate to have a flexible work situation.

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