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when is everyone going on mat leave?
Hi im a teacher n im due 31st may...im hoping to get up to may half term which would be 22nd may which would make me 39wks....have i got my head in the clouds? this is my first baby n not sure how far tiredness etc will allow me to keep working. rather have more time off with baby rarher than sitting on my fat bum watching jeremy kyle alone at home before the birth!!
when is every1 else starting meternity leave?
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how stressful / active is your job? I work in PR so generally just sit at a desk all day, but if you're having to bend down with the kids or lift them, then I'd probably advise to finish a bit earlier!
how stressful / active is your job? I work in PR so generally just sit at a desk all day, but if you're having to bend down with the kids or lift them, then I'd probably advise to finish a bit earlier!
Bec 26+6 x
Jennie 29+5
Im a nurse on a busy medical assessment unit and I finish in 2 weeks tomorrow - I will be 35 weeks and the first 2 weeks will be annual leave then mat leave from then on. Im definately starting to slow down at work (I normally run around like a loon) and I am finding it harder especially as I havent slept through a night since beginning of December! Just to add, ppl are always telling me how small I am for how far gone I am so size doesnt necessarily dictate how you feel as you get further along!
Good luck with coming to a decision.
Becky x
Im a teaching assistant working with children in nursery aged 3-5y.im finishing on the 20th march which will make me 34 weeks. i have had two weeks off sick with pds and a sprained foot then i have the feb half term off so when i go back i only have four weeks to work.
i would finish now but i dont want to go back till jan.
i also have a very active 2 1/2 y old at home
i would not work till 39 weeks i think you need time at home my daughter came a week and a bit early too.(i finished at 34 weeks with my daughter)
emma 29+1 xxxxxxxxx
16+4 xx
I will probably finish at about 34 weeks with the first 3 weeks of that being annual leave.
I'll be 33 weeks when I finish!! I'm taking 5 weeks holiday from work, then my mat leave will start the week before my due date!!!
Bring on the sunshine!!!!
Butterfly123
20+1 x
and if i could i would start it earlier.
Also have loads of things that i want to get sorted at home before baby comes and just dont have the time whilst working 5 days!
Nina 29+5 xx
This time my Maternity leave starts 12 April, And i'm due 19, but I am taking a couple of weeks leave before that as well. I am part time now, whereas I was full time last time.
I think if you are finding it tiring now it is worth going a little earlier as you can get as much sleep in before hand as possible.
Rach
30+6
To be honest i'm only going today (33 weeks) because it was the only way to protect myself from being made redundant had this not been the case I was planning at going at 36 weeks. I am already completly and utterly knackered and falling asleep really early in the evening plus have a very bad back so I think in the long wrong its probably a good idea for me to go early just so I can get a rest and try to ease my back pain before labour and a newborn baby !!
MrsW 33+1
20+3
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