I’m currently hitting 26 weeks and I’m so over working. How soon did you take maternity leave & what did you tell your doctor?
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I went on leave at 36 weeks and just requested the disability paperwork from kaiser. It was hard at the end but I’m also very fortunate to have a job where I can sit

I went on leave at 32 weeks. I told my doctor all the symptoms I was experiencing and she had no problem taking me off and putting me on disability.

I went on leave at 33 weeks. I told my doctor i was experiencing pelvic pressure, cramps, my feet were getting swollen, also I had very bad pregnancy related carpal tunnel. I work with kids so they took off work and put me on disability

I have a desk job and didn’t have enough symptoms that impacted me at work until 35 weeks, so I rallied and stayed at work that last week (and started disability leave at the beginning of week 36).