when did u/are u leaving work

[~Hestia~]

I left at 30 weeks. Used 5 weeks of annual leave before maternity leave kicked in.
I'm a nurse & couldn't have worked any longer than that as I was on my feet 8.5 hours per day. I LOVED having 10 weeks at home, plus my DH took annual leave too so we some time together before DS was born (which was 3 days after EDD).

[GabberQueeN]

I'll be leaving work on the 28th of jan i'm due on the 30th of jan. I haven't been at my work a year yet and my one year anniversary is on the 27th of jan. if i last that long i'll be able to get 6 months half pay.
If not ill be going back to work really early as i need to pay the bills.

[GlitterMum]

i planned on leaving at 34 weeks but due to an accident i had to leave at 22 weeks . I must say i do feel like a lady of leisure lucky for me i am in the banking industry and get 6 months at half pay. I do beleive everything happens for a reason though cause with all the time on my hands i have created my own party planning company and already have 4 demonstrators working for me. I dont plan on going back goodluck hun xx

[CinderToriella]

i have created my own party planning company and already have 4 demonstrators working for me. I dont plan on going back goodluck hun xx[/QUOTE]


Oh wow good for u!! iv been wanting to organise my own home small business ,but have been lacking motivation..but now i feel very motivated , so after bubs is born and settled i will def get it to it good for u...

[~Kaz~]

I'm pretty sure that you just have to indicate to your employer when you plan to take your leave. Obviously, pg can't always be predicted and there needs to be flexibility. So don't feel like you'll be locking yourself into something. Just tell them what you plan to do, if things change, then update them.

I worked right up until the day before my due date - so to 40 weeks I was doing long hours but wasn't on my feet all day or anything. I have a great boss and prior to DS I loved my job. I decided that I wanted more time off after he was born than before. I knew I'd go nuts sitting at home for too long. As it turned out, I had a week and a half off as he was 11 days late.

It's really individual and lots of things (like finances, leave entitlements, how you're feeling now, how you'll feel in a few weeks time) will come into it.

[lindsaymaree]

I worked untill 38 & 1/2 weeks, I'm employeed as a florist and would generally spend long days on my feet.

Not having any option of paid leave I really needed to work for as long as possible. I was really nervous about how my body would handle working untill late in the pregnancy and was really scared about approaching my employers. However my employers were great, we sat down and I explained my need to work as long as possible and they tailored different jobs for me that meant I could spend the majority of my time at work off my feet. They were also really flexible with me cutting back my hours as needed.

[Ellee05]

I finished up at 34+3. Purely because we are not allowed to have babies where we live and must be out of town by 36wks. So in the week and a half I had to fly down and back for extra doc appointment, pack etc and we drove 2 day to get to Perth. I was in perth for 1 wk before DD decided she'd be born at 36+6. I think as others have mentioned it depends on your work, how stressed you are (mine was quite stressful and demanding), how organised you are for bubs and most of all - how YOU feel.

Best of luck with your decision.