Post by monicageller on Feb 6, 2017 13:16:01 GMT -5
Sorry to everyone whose family is giving them a hard time. I seem to be in the minority here, because I feel like "the more the merrier!" Only DH is in the room for pushing, but during labor and after I'm
Happy to have everyone there. And when we get home- definitely yes! I'm so happy for the help. Especially now that we have DS who will need entertained, etc. That being said, I'm lucky that my mom and MIL are both fab, and will be cooking, cleaning, helping in anyway they can. They aren't just there to see baby and give me more work to do.
Everything looked great this morning at the hospital. Even BP was down, but they are certain it's because I was on bedrest all weekend. So now I'm officially on maternity leave and on "couch potato rest" until baby comes. I will continue to be monitored about twice a week until something changes and they induce or 39 weeks is the longest they'll let me go considering the high BP readings I was having last week. Early maternity leave would be a lot more exciting if I could do more.
I spoke to HR and got good news about how this will all work with my short term disability. My STD starts now and runs through 6 weeks after I have baby and then I start using my sick/vacation time. So basically, I still get as much time off after baby as I planned without "losing" anything. 😀
I want to add to what I was saying regarding visitors. We don't have a bunch of extended family. It's just our parents and siblings (plus the nieces/nephews). If there were a bunch of elderly grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, etc I may feel differently. Also, not judging anyone else's feelings on the matter. Im obviously the odd ball on this issue! 😜