Your occ and when did you go on ML?

[willow5]

Just curious as to what your occupations were/are and when you went or are planning to stop work??

[~Kim~]

Police officer. Ordered to stop work at 32 weeks I think....took sick leave and started maternity leave the day he ws born.
Finished my maternity pay last week and currently on long service leave until Jan.

[GlitterMum]

hey i am a bank manager, very stressful and very boring lol. I am planning on working until 32 weeks

[Toomanytoomany]

I'm a journalist and web editor. I went on maternity leave officially at 38 weeks, but I had been working part time from home for a few weeks before then. I had planned to work right up to my due date, but my boss had gone away and left me in charge the department for a month when I was seven months pg and I was just exhausted.

[*Infinity*]

I manage a team of project staff in the field of cancer prevention. My last day at work I was just shy of 38 wks. Bub arrived spot on 39 wks. I have 12 months off work.

[MrsFabuloso]

I am an Early Childhood Teacher and went on mat leave at 34wks with DD and 32wks with DS. My job was (is) too physical and emotionally draining for me to go too long! As well as having a toddler to care for, it was just oo much!

[willow5]

Police officer. Ordered to stop work at 32 weeks I think....took sick leave and started maternity leave the day he ws born.
Finished my maternity pay last week and currently on long service leave until Jan.

So that was ordered to stop work by the doctor? Or work?...Don't wanna know much do I! Just wondering as you took sick leave first up, hope I'm not being too nosey

[~Kim~]

So that was ordered to stop work by the doctor? Or work?...Don't wanna know much do I! Just wondering as you took sick leave first up, hope I'm not being too nosey

Don't mind By the docs. I had a high risk preg.... I was on restricted duties but I should have been on bedrest.....

[butterfly_warrior]

High school teacher. Finished up at 35 weeks, at the end of the school year.

In hindsight, it was far too long as I spent most of the day on my feet and was severely anemic for the majority of the pregnancy. Fortunately my department carried me through and I managed to make it to the end (which then meant I got 7 weeks of paid holidays before my 14 weeks of paid ML started). Didn't have time to get bored, didn't have time to prepare or rest before Sam arrived at 36 weeks. I'm pretty sure I'll stop much earlier if there's a next baby.

BW

[fionas]

Communications manager - finished up at 38 weeks but prob should have finished sooner as i was an absolute zombie until about 11am most days. Not being pregnant now, I'm only a zombie until 10.30am so a vast improvement

[willow5]

Don't mind By the docs. I had a high risk preg.... I was on restricted duties but I should have been on bedrest.....

Not nice Kim, glad you got through it ok,thanks for letting me be so nosy!