Anyone working until very close to due date?

[coffeeforone]

Just wondering if there is anyone planning on working right up to due date, or did already and managed ok?
I’m 38+2 tomorrow, due date is Monday 24th September and my last day at work will be Friday 21st.

With DS1, I worked until 39+6, mat leave started on my due date and DS was born at 40+6. I was bored out of my mind for those 6 days.

I do have a long commute on busy train and tube, but I had same commute last time too.

I just feel more uncomfortable and exhausted this time (the Braxton Hicks are definitely stronger!) and wondering if I should relent and start my leave earlier?

However, we also have guests staying from overseas (DH’s cousin and friend) for the next week, so I know I won’t be able to relax much if I do start my leave early.

On one hand I feel I should ‘power through’ for the sake of a week. Financially this would be better too.
But then I also feel I’ll go out of my mind with boredom at home, for potentially the next 3-4 weeks. And it won’t be any more relaxing with a 2.5 year old whose favourite three words are currently ‘carry me mummy’, and guests at home that I don’t know that well.
WWYD?

It entirely depends on how you feel. I finish this week at 38 weeks and I wish now I'd planned to work up to 39 or 40 weeks as I feel absolutely fine (annoyingly too late to change it now!). Others left around 30 weeks as they felt horrendous. Just do what feels right for you. I'm annoyed that if I'm 2 weeks late this will mean a month twiddling my thumbs at home. But I have an easy commute and would find yours hard! Why don't you play it by ear? You can't extend mat leave with no notice but you can start it just by being off (with a 'pregnancy related illness)!. Why not just take each day as it comes until you wake up and decide no - that's enough? Just try ans make sure your tasks are easy for someone else to pick up at short notice! Is there a friend at work who could tie up any loose ends?

@surreygirl1987 thanks I think I'm going to take each day as it comes.

I have spent this afternoon doing a 'just in case' handover with my maternity cover so she is pretty much set for me disappear at any time. I'll be working remotely during my leave so most of what I need to do in the next week or so is just getting a head start on that so not urgent.

My mat leave starts on my due date, but I’m taking the week off before that to use up my holiday.

From the sounds of things, I’d probably hide at work not being very productive if I were you!!

Sounds like a plan