Also, when are you starting your maternity leave?

[theatre4life]

I plan to work until my due date. Though my current estimated due date is Labor Day weekend, so I just may not come back...though my work is right next to the hospital that I will be delivering at (vs 15 minutes from my house), so there's that.

[tigress]

My maternity leave is still far away, but for the other 2 I worked up until I delivered. I went into labor at night both times, once on a Tuesday night (and had her on Wednesday night) and then on a Saturday night (and had her early Sunday morning). I work a desk job so there is no point to taking off early unless medically necessary.

[stealthmom]

The day I give birth.  I worked up until I went into labor w/ ds1 too.

i'd prefer working to sitting at home waiting to go into labor, but I'm sure that is job dependent.

[lulu21]

I am hoping to work until March 1, about 2 weeks before I am due. I have PTO hours to use before Maternity leave. Also, I do not plan on going back, so I want to get those last couple pay checks 

[pixiedust]

Till I deliver, but I already WFH.

[agteach08]

I am a teacher and my due date for now (have first ultrasound this Thursday) is Sept. 3rd. I would give anything to work up to due date but will so whatever my doc says is best. School starts Aug. 25th. I live 35 or so minutes from our hospital & only work 10 mins from it so I would be closer if I was at work!!

[ringstrue]

Until I go into labor.

I was 10days late with DD so I feel like it'd just be a waste of days.

[osulori]

I worked until I went into labor at 39w5d, because by my calculations I'd have juuust enough PTO+STD saved up to have the entire 12 weeks paid...but it turned out I did my math wrong and I came back to work with 2 weeks PTO left in my bank. If I'd known that I might have started my leave at 38 or 39 weeks. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess

[Stingyshark]

I started WFH at 36 weeks. I worked-ish until I delivered.

[laurack]

Until the bitter end.

I can only take 12 weeks off so I hope I don't have to use a single day before the baby arrives.

With my daughter I was induced at 42 weeks, I was SO glad I just keep working because even if I stopped on my due date I'd have used up two whole weeks of my leave!

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Jan 16, 2014 11:59:51 GMT -5 MNH2013 said:

I am working until I go into labor.

This right here.  Or until I get put on bed rest.