Your occ and when did you go on ML?

[willow5]

I know! I have wondered the same thing actually, he would have been like 15pd!!! He was 59.5cm long too, all genetic I think, DH is really tall and lean, and I think DS is heading the same way. It is funny cos I actually lost my appetite while pregnant too, so imagine if I had eaten as I normally do....actually I don't want to think about it!! . (by the way I had a great birth with no pain relief so it was all okay! Don't want to scare you!)

That's one big baby! I'm sure going off your food was your body's way of regulating bubs growth

[volcomkitty]

I'm slave labour...aka Car Detailer (& supervisor to the 3 other women that I worked with). I finished up at 37 weeks, then sat around for the 3 and 1/2 weeks. It wasn't until I finished that the blood pressure was always up and the cankles started. My contractions never started until the Friday evening the day before DD was born, and honestly I felt like I probably could have worked right up to then...

[~Hestia~]

I'm a nurse in a high level care facility. Due to the 7am starts, heavy patient load, spending 8.5 hours on my feet & physical demands of the job I started ML at 30 weeks though I could've easily started at 24 weeks!! The first 6 weeks I took as annual leave.
I loved having all that time at home before my son arrived & felt sooo much more relaxed in the last trimester.

[chickenlittle]

Wow... lots of teachers and health care workers here!

I do voice overs for a living, very fortunate to have flexible hours as it's freelance but I work through an agent so I just let them know how much work I am willing to accept and when.

I have worked right up to delivery for first 2 preg, again will do so this time, albeit in a reduced capacity, and with someone driving me around for a bit in the last week or two as I just get too tired.

I don't have maternity leave as I'm self employed.

I go back to work after about 3 weeks at home; at first it's only an hour or two on say two days a week, and I increase the volume of work by a couple of hours each week. Still I don't work as hard as usual as I breastfeed and make time to come home or only work a short while between feeds.

My hubby is the kids' main carer and will have 2 years off on paternity leave.

[willow5]

Really interesting to hear all the different occupations!

Like chickenlittle said quite a few teachers and health care workers...only one voice over lady though, pretty cool we've probly heard your voice!