I feel like a pansy 
in the last two weeks i have gone from feeling pretty darn good to hardly holding it together. I always pictured working right up until giving birth and up until two weeks ago there wasnt any reason not to. Sure i had aches and pains but they were manageable. Now suddenly i have gained over ten pounds in water weight, am puffy EVERYWHERE, my BP is up, i have headaches daily, horrible pelvic pain, carpal tunnel that is so bad my hands are completely numb and most days I can barely keep my eyes open. I am working in a medical clinic running my butt off seeing patients all day and I am genuinely having trouble keeping up. I am still a month away from my due date which really distresses me. Is this normal? When did you guys have enough?
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i lucked out and was able to work from home the last five weeks of pregnancy. my official last day was a friday and i was due on a monday. i went into labor on tuesday.
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3 weeks before my due date with DD.
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I worked until this past Monday, which was 4 days before my due date.
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I worked the day I went into labor!
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I worked until the week before my due date, and ended up being three day late.
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I worked up until the night before I gave birth. I worked a full day of work on a Monday, went into labor about 7pm that night, had LO the next morning.
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I worked until two weeks before my due date, which was company policy. I could have worked longer but it would have been hard and very tiring. Having those weeks to rest and take care of me was so awesome, since now with an infant I don't even remember deodorant every day.
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@tillma: I stopped 19 days before my due date and gave birth 2 days past my due date. Originally I had planned to work until 10 days before my due date, but I was so uncomfortable that I stopped early. No regrets. In my case, it didn't cut into maternity leave, so that wasn't a factor.
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I worked until I was 38 weeks, because it coincided with summer vacation (I work in education). Quite franky, I would have happily worked until my due date, or beyond, as I finally had DD at 42 weeks. That last week was challenging and uncomfortable, though.
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Last day of work was Thursday, due date was Friday, and he was born on Saturday.
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I planned to work until the due date but my baby came two weeks before that. I wasn't having nearly the trouble that you are though! In your case I'd be more likely to consult with a doctor regarding my condition to work.
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2.5 weeks before my scheduled C section.
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Til 38 weeks. Then went til 42 weeks.
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I worked from home starting at 38 weeks. Went into labor at 38+6!
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I have a desk job, so I'm not on my feet as much as you are. My last day was a Thursday, she was due the following Thursday, but she came early on Saturday!
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I plan on taking a month before my due date off.
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I started maternity leave at 36 weeks and I was soo ready.
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I was so ready to work up to my due date but then I threw in the towel. My last day was 8/03. My EDD was 8/08 and he was born 8/12
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I had a scheduled C-section and worked until the week prior but I was already working reduced hours at this point.
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I worked up to the very end. It was sooo tough! I would've done anything to rest at home, but wanted to save as much PTO as possible for after the baby was born.
I had LO on a Monday; my last day of work was that Friday.
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I was put on bed rest (modified) at 20 weeks so I stopped working then. It was really boring staying home for the entire second half of my pregnancy.
With this second baby, I plan to work until the day I give birth. Work is super dependent on me and I'm only taking 4 week maternity leave.
I feel your pain though, because at 32 weeks with #2 I am pretty freaking miserable.
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I wanted to stop a month before she was due! O have a strange work week. I work Wed night through Sun morning. I finished work on Sun morning and she was born on Wed. So technically she was born on my weekend and I worked until then. I had to I'm pretty to save my leave time for after she was born.
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The day before! My last day of class for the semester was scheduled just a few hours away from when my water broke. A sub managed to teach last minute. But I teach online, so it's not as crazy as it sounds!
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I was lucky and felt great for most of my pregnancy. I took off one week before my due date, but DS was born 4 days after my last day.
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I stopped work at 39 weeks, but I should have stopped at 38. That last week at work was so hard.
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I took a poll about this issue a few weeks ago:
http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-work-up-until-your-estimated-due-date
Personally, I am hoping to work until my due date (unless I go into labor early), but I may work from home the last few weeks.
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I worked until Friday the 14th, my due date was Monday the 17th, and I gave birth on Tuesday, the 25th.
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I worked until I went into labor (which occurred at work - had to go home early that day)!
I only get 12 weeks of FMLA so I wanted ALL of that time to be WITH the baby. But I also have a desk job and just sit on my butt all day, so it wasn't too strenuous for me to work.
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6 weeks!
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When I was pregnant with N at my 37 week appointment (on a Monday) that I was no longer allowed to make my 2 hour one way commute to work and then he was born the following Friday. So he was a about 15 days early.
This time I don't really have much of a commute. (In fact I am closer to the hospital at work). So I will probably work until I go into labor depending how comfortable I am.
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I planned on working onsite right up until labor but my supervisors told me one week from my due date to work from home until maternity leave starts. I'm now overdue but super thankful for the opportunity to stay home rather than go into the office.
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I think it really depends on the type of job. I have a desk job besides the few times I have to walk to a meeting (within our building). So I was able to work right up to our induction date.
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I was planning on going to work on Monday morning but my water broke Sunday night around 9.
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I planned to work up to my due date but I was put on bedrest for pre-e at 35 weeks and induced at 36+0.
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I worked until the 23rd of August (Friday) and she was born on the 27th... My job is not strenuous, plus my director gave me plenty of desk work to do in the last couple of weeks. It sounds like you'd benefit from an early departure... The last thing you want is to be extra worn out when you go into labour!
Good luck
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I only work during peak season at work (March-October 31) and I'm off for the winter. I'm not due til February but I will be off starting November 1st. I'm glad, but it means less money to prepare for baby and I won't be able to start back until Memorial day next year.
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I worked right up to my induction, my induction was on a Friday and I worked that full day.
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38 weeks. Next time I'd like to work to the end. I went nutty and imagined all the worst case scenarios in my time off. I do better with activity.
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I was supposed to work until 38 weeks but ended up stopping at 36 due to pain and discomfort.
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