My work offers 2 weeks off before your due date. This can’t be used after you deliver and must be used before. I have high blood pressure during this pregnancy and had to go on BP meds. Because of this, my doctor told me that they will induce me no later than 38 weeks and made a note in my file. Do you think my employer’s leave center would allow me to use 38 weeks as my expected delivery date so I could start my leave at 36 weeks and don’t miss out on the 2 weeks?

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Your work shouldn’t have any idea when your expected delivery date is. Your doctor would fill that out with paper work. Also sounds like they’re looking for expected delivery date - NOT due date, so this should be fine. Especially if they are going to induce you then.

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Yes I do think they'd allow the 38 weeks as your expected delivery date. They aren't asking for due date, just when you expect baby to come. In terms of maternity leave, they know its only an expected date as baby will come either way earlier or later.

I'm more curious what happens when you take the 2 weeks at 38 weeks and then dont actually have the baby until 41 or 42 weeks. Would you have to go back to work after the 2 weeks is up?? 😂

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That would be awful! 😂 I don’t think so because if you take the 2 weeks starting at 38 weeks and go past 40 weeks they don’t make you come back. Everyone says going past your due date is the best because your maternity leave doesn’t technically start until you deliver! So from 38 weeks-delivery is just part of the 2 week freebie even if it’s longer than that

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I had my kids at 38 weeks so never went passed my date - but I can’t imagine loving being more than that pregnant! I was so ready for my pregnancies to be over

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