When should i take maternity leave?

Question

I’m currently 24 weeks working 40 hours doing home health. My patients are disabled and require extensive physical assistance. One of them is over 300 lbs & i have to lift her from her wheelchair to the toilet, shower chair etc several times per shift. Right now I get sore after my shifts but it’s nothing unbearable. Times like these i wish i had an office job so i could work right up until my child’s birth. Just wondering when is the right time to take my maternity leave so I’m not overexerting myself physically & put my baby in harms way. When would you or are you planning to take your time off?

Answer

If you talk to your HR department can they transfer you to an administrative role until after birth? With a note from your doctor?

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I’m starting maternity leave at 37 weeks and I have an office job- I would make sure your doc knows you’re lifting a 300 lb person because they may give you documentation for your employer

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Go Cats!

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Once you go into labor

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I am going on leave at 36 weeks, just because that’s when my doctor puts all his patients off. You should really let your doctor know about the lifting as someone else mentioned. I work as a registered nurse in the hospital and they were accommodating from the moment I told them about my pregnancy at 4 weeks. I haven’t had to lift more than 10lbs since then. And you shouldn’t have to either.

When should i take maternity leave?

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