stopping work at 36 weeks and 3 days
I’m 36 weeks +3 and just told my office manager I need to be done until I have the my baby but for some reason I’m feeling really guilty and anxious about it 🥴 I know some woman literally work until the day they give birth. I’m a dental hygienist and I only work 2 days a week but on those days I’m leaned over/twisting and turning/using my hands and wrists for 9 hours a day. Between the swelling, back pain, carpal tunnel feeling in my wrists I feel like I just can’t do it anymore. I have gestational diabetes so I’ll be induced at 38 weeks, so stopping now gives me a few weeks off before he’s here. I guess I’m just curious if anyone else has had guilty feeling about stopping work earlier than expected? also secretly hoping people will justify my decision to stop a little earlier and make me feel better about it but also open to hearing if I’m being a baby lol. When did everyone else stop working?