how do preggos work till then end...

i have 5 weeks left before i go out.... and it's kills me everyday to get myself up (after a night of no sleep) and get ready for work... by the time i leave i'm ready for another nap... then driving to and from work... which varies on where i'm working that day... either 10 minutes or 1 hour each way.... then work the entire time on my feet.....

ugh... i dont know if i can make it till the end..... but i'm praying since we need the extra $$$ for my to stay home.... and there is an extra friday this month... so extra $$$ yeah..

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im going till the very end, not taking any time before.. it is very hard but i have office hours where i can sit and relax for a couple of minutes... if you are on ur feet all day that is crazy!! just wanted to tell u that ya it is hard and only getting harder but we can do it!! almost there

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With 10 weeks left I'm starting to question my own decision to work until the end.

Things are hard to handle NOW, let alone two months from now.

But I really want all the time I can get after the baby comes so I'm going to give it my best.

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With my last PG, I left a month before I was due. I would never have been able to make it until the end since I wasn't sleeping either. Some people can do it, and some can't. Hang in there, it will fly by and soon you will have that baby in your arms!

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I will be in that situation since I'm a teacher. It will be great to be off in the summer. I usually teach summer school but figured i should let it go this year. but I'm due at the end of sept. and I figured I would go back for the beg. of sept. From what I'm hearing I guess it's gonna be harder than I thought. to all you ladies suffering.

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The only way I can do it is that I work from home. Since I got GD my boss put me on 4 days at home 1 in office. Come April 1 I will work my last month 5 days a week from home.

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My last day of work was last monday, I had 3 carry over vacation days to use, so technically, my maternity leave started on thursday and I will be induced on wednesday.
I was able to work for so long b/c I got a note from the dr that i was able to come to work, but couldnt take phone calls or do anything that would stress me out. Basically, my job just wanted another body there and they didnt care whether i actually did work or not.

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I hear ya! Im due in the next four weeks and Im really trying but it's hard. I stopped my two part time jobs and am just working my fulltime job. We'll see how it works out.

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Thankfully the director keeps saying "there is only one rule with pregnant women- you arent allowed to go into labor at work. when it gets closer and you dont feel well, work from home". So im hoping to stay up until the week before, and if i need to take him up on this offer, i will. I still have a long way to go, so we'll see....

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I am starting to feel that way. I have felt pretty good this entire pregnancy and now with 6 weeks left I am really feeling it! I am also on my feet all day and work and I am lucky if I get to sit for 10 minutes for lunch. I am so exhausted when I get home I can barely function. I actually was talking with my dr. yesterday about cutting back my hours a little bit. I am going to cut down to 3 days a week.

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With both PG's I went to the very end. I was feeling pretty good for the most part. Just BIG! No one could believe I was still moving around good with having almost 11lb babies!

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I'd planned to go till 38 weeks- and my doctor made me stop at 34. Initially I was upset but I don't know how I would have done the hour commute each way and the work day.

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I worked until the day before my water broke and sometimes I wonder how I did it. I was exhausted but knew I couldn't just sit around at home.

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With my DD I worked a weke past my due date since she was 8 days late. But my commute is only 15 minutes and I can sit at my desk most of the day. I am hoping that I can manage the same with #2, but with this one due in the summer I am afraid the heat will make it harder!

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I'm sitting at my desk right now...today is my due date. Little peanut is nto making any moves to get out.