When are you planning on starting your maternity leave?

ericamanuela

I'm 33 weeks and I was thinking that I wouldn't start my maternity leave until my water breaks and I'm ready to go into labor. Now I'm starting to have second thoughts. My round trip commute for work is about 4 hours each day. I'm not sleeping too well (I toss and turn, have acid reflux and can't sleep for too many hours straight). My boss is piling on the work more than ever and I'm having a difficult time concentrating because I'm so tired and I have so much on my mind. Now I'm thinking of maybe starting my maternity leave at 38 weeks. When are you planning on beginning your maternity leave?