Maternity Leave
Hey Mamas. Im 35+4 and I'm exhausted. My job is not that physically demanding but the commute, the walks etc sometimes are too much. I cant really sleep well lately and i just feel over the edge. I am due on the 30th October but officially starting my maternity leave from the 16th. Although I feel like I can't get to work anymore. My question is whether I change my maternity leave for next week or I wait for the 16th. It feels so far away and feel like I won't be doing much home, but I would love to rest more.
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Can you ask for some amended duties? Can you work from home?
I remember feeling like this it’s really hard towards the end . I was a community care assistant which I don’t think helped matters as it was full on! I did reduce my hours in the last few weeks to shorten my days.
Have you got any holidays you can use to finish early? That’s what I did I finished at around 37 weeks used up holiday then maternity started when she was born which was 9 days early 🙈 I think because you know the end is soon approaching it can sometimes make it drag so much more x
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Hey Mamas. Im 35+4 and I'm exhausted. My job is not that physically demanding but the commute, the walks etc sometimes are too much. I cant really sleep well lately and i just feel over the edge. I am due on the 30th October but officially starting my maternity leave from the 16th. Although I feel like I can't get to work anymore. My question is whether I change my maternity leave for next week or I wait for the 16th. It feels so far away and feel like I won't be doing much home, but I would love to rest more.
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