I'm planning on using annual leave before going on maternity leave DH my maternity leave would start the week before I am due.
However I had really bad carpal tunnel with DC1 which never left me but became manageable about 8/10 weeks post birth.
I'm now 22 weeks & its worse than ever - I need an hour in the morning before I can even hold a toothbrush to brush my teeth!! My hands & fingers are so swollen & my rings are off. Feet are swollen too I'm for Evans today to get some really side fitting boots - again my feet never returned post DC1!
I'm part time admin which is not great for this problem. I imagine things are only going to get worse as my fluid levels rise. I want to keep going as long as I can though for my mental health - I don't have much of a social life.
I know if I am signed off sick then my maternity leave starts at 36 weeks.
I assume I don't lose my annual leave & I can tag it on at the end of my maternity leave? It's 6 weeks worth of leave.
In my last job (same company) my gp finished my sick note but it still said I wasn't fit for work as my work agreed to let my move from
Sick to holidays to maternity. I imagine this was at my managers discretion so won't necessarily happen this time.
Has anyone been in a similar position?
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GreyBird84 · 15/01/2017 09:36
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