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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:)

I wanted to use all of my leave days with the baby!

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.

@looch: That is an awesome leave-where do you live?

@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.

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.

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!

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

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!

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

I worked until the day I went into labor.

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.

with CA, we get 4 weeks before our due date with disability, so i went out about 3.5 weeks beforehand. it was awesome.

I was induced on a Thursday and started leave Wednesday. I had been working from home since week 38, though

I worked until 38 weeks and gave birth at 38+5!