Maternity Leave

So, on Saturday I was at work and felt really funny- I had a strange type of pelvic pain and really hard and fast Bh contractions. I left work early and was able to get them to stop. My muslces were really sore all night. I went to work on Sunday morning and did well for a little over an hour before the whole thing started again- so I waited while they got someone to come in and really couldn't decide if I should just go out now or not- I technically have up to four months I can play with, because this company is rather generous with medical leaves, although I do have to play the system a bit- luckily I've been with them for so long that I know how to do that. (For example, I will be having a flare up of anxiety and depression so I can stay home longer than 6 or 8 weeks after the birth) but it is a tough decision to make, because I also didn't want to just sit around at home if I wait until June 3rd, which is 38 weeks and when my Dr. will induce me. I stayed home on Monday and still had contractions doing nothing. Today I really feel like crap, so I think I must have really been ignoring my body for a little while. I have been blessed to be pregnant with twins and able to work fulltime and go to graduate school full time- school just ended for the summer, so that has been a huge relief. Long story short, I decided to start my leave. I'll be 34 weeks in just a few days. I guess I feel better about it because I still feel crappy even after I have been home and resting! Well, this was really just a ramble. Hoping for some sympathy about making the decision. I come from a long line of people *****ally ignore their health, and I want to do better with that. I think I was really doing that though! Thanks for listening ladies!

Carrie

Carrie- so sorry to hear that you aren't feeling great. I am not either and am working on making the hard decision to cut my hours. I get 12 weeks maternity partially paid which is going to be rough but we'll be OK. This week I am having trouble getting through the day without a lot of discomfort (yes I know it's only tuesday) and today I left at 12:30. I think next week I am only going to wor****il 2 and the following week I'll go back to noon until I deliver. I am too selfish ( I want all the time home with my baby not alone) and stubborn to go out with out a darn good reason before baby comes.

I hope that you feel better and can keep those babies baking until 37 weeks at least!

At least you realize that you weren't paying attention to your body and now you are. I think you've done amazing at staying in a full time job with school and pregnant with twins to top it all off. It sounds like it is time for you to take it easy now. You want to be able to keep the babies in as long as possible and being on maternity leave now will probably help that.

 Carrie, I so feel your pain.  I went out Aug 1st of last year and Alex was born Sept 6 (1 week early due to c-section).  Thankfully, I'm in Canada and have quite an extended mat leave.  The stress and anxiety I was experiencing at work was definitely worth giving up 6 weeks of mat leave to take care of myself and Alex.