Working close to full term

Until recently I came to know that as a pregnant woman I can elect to work passed the date the doctor advises I go on leave-
How many of you ladies out there have elected to do the same? And how long did you work until you finally went on PDL?

I was never given a datei couldnt work passed. i am a nursing assistant(lifting twisting and bending...and worked until 3 days before my induction date.....i also went back 4 weeks after i had him.

I'm planning on working til this lil guy pops out 

I just cant imagine sitting at home waiting and worrying...

Quoting mandamarie♥:“ I was never given a datei couldnt work passed. i am a nursing assistant(lifting twisting and bending...and worked until 3 days before my induction date.....i also went back 4 weeks after i had him.”

Was it hard to go back to work 4 weeks later? I'm planning on 6 weeks...
Did you have a daycare or did someone you knew watch him?

Quoting Baby Boy Maker:“ Was it hard to go back to work 4 weeks later? I'm planning on 6 weeks... Did you have a daycare or did someone you knew watch him?”

i found a sitter when he was 3 weeks old.

it helped me lose a lot of my weight i was 129 1 pound from pre preggo by 6 wks...at 4 week pp appt i was 140.

I had a fairly easy pregnancy and my doctor never told me I couldn't work until a certain time. I worked up until my 39th week and was induced at 40weeks 5 days. I worked retail and was on my feet alot so besides back aches there was no hard labor for me!

Quoting Baby Boy Maker:“ I'm planning on working til this lil guy pops out  I just cant imagine sitting at home waiting and worrying...”

Well, I'm planning to work maybe a week before my due date-I don't know if I want my water breaking here at work, lol...just a tad embarassing! Although I am in the medical field-so I guess it wouldn't be too bad 

I was never advised to take leave on an specific date but I worked up until I delivered. Seriously, I was at work and in the early stages of labor! lol

with my son i worked up until i delivered him, he was born 3 weeks early tho, and with this one i an planning on working up until my due date

I worked until I delivered. Literally the same day.

yeah, i was at work the morning of the day i delivered. i had him 11:30pm that night.  

My doctor would have let me work until I was in labor, but at my job that I had I informed them that I was going on leave three days before my DD with my first if he didnt come sooner. I ended up going into labor 4 days before that date.

I worked up until my induction date. Though, I had a few days where I called out or would come in late. If I was having bad BH i would call in late and my supervisor woudl tell me, "If you don't feel well, dont' come in. I don't know nothin' about birthin' no babies!" LOl

i went to work in while in the early stage of labor. my contactions were 2-3 mins apart but not painful so i decided to go to work. I sit down all day which was hard on my back. i would have to get up and walk every hour.

I cleaned houses and my doc said as long as I wasn't eating the cleaning product I could clean and work as long as I felt comfortable. So I worked up until I was due.