When are you starting maternity leave?

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I live in Canada so I get 12 months at 55% of my earnings. I’m almost 35 weeks now and my hips are giving me so much pain that work makes me want to cry. What are you ladies planning?

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I live in the US and am still very comfortable so I’m working up until labor, but if I had 12 months off I would probably go out before labor if I were uncomfortable!

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I live in Vermont and am a teacher . I get 12 weeks FMLA but only paid for the sick time I’ve accrued. I began a new job this year and will only be paid for 5 days! (I have to save my others). I will work until my due date.

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Im working right up to whatever day I go into labor and will probably go back to work a month or so later since I don’t have any paid maternity leave I did the same with my first daughter, My husband gets 5 months paid paternity leave this time though so that’s super nice since not a lot of companies in the US seem to do that his work gives the same leave for moms and dads

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I’m in California so we get different benefits but my dr wrote me out at 36 weeks, standard protocol for him. I didn’t think I was ready to leave my super easy accommodates position but am soooooo glad he did. I am able to prep for baby but space thingsnout, not cram it all into a week or two. My car ended up taking a poop so I was able to take care of that. I do have lots of down time but I take that to rest, loom, catch up on shows, and just relax before baby comes. I’m 37 1/2 weeks now and enjoying my time so far

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In Canada!! I’m 38 weeks tomorrow and my last day of work was Friday!

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I’m in Canada too. I started sick leave at 29 weeks, I was in so much pain doing my job.

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I've been on sick leave since 28 weeks because of preterm labour so my maternity leave will start as soon as I have baby or on my due date, whichever comes first. We qualify for 15 weeks of sick leave paid at 55% and then a year of maternity leave. With my last baby I went off work at 23 weeks so I ran out of sick leave and had to start my maternity leave a few days before I had her.

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I am in Canada too. I am 37 weeks 5 days as of today. Jan 24th is my last day at work.

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I stopped at 35 weeks

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Started mine at 34 weeks but wish I had waited an extra 2 weeks. We thought all was well and ran into financial issues a week or so back and now I'm looking at having to try and go back to work at 2-4 weeks PP 🙁

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