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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm honestly psyched that we're going back right before my due date - I'd like to get some face time with folks and get back into the groove before maternity leave. Partially, I think, because covid started in the middle of my last maternity leave, so I don't want to go right from maternity leave to maternity leave without seeing anyone face to face!

I wouldn't ask unless you have a specific reason - just "the last three weeks of pregnancy kinda suck" doesn't feel like enough. If your commute is long and you want to be close to home for labor, okay, ask. If you walk to work and it'll be too hot those last couple weeks, okay. But if you'll just be uncomfortable and contracting at your desk - wouldn't that be the same if you were home? It feels like by asking to telecommute, you're basically saying "I was going to phone it in those days anyway."[/quote]
Yeah, this is my source of hesitation about asking. We've been partially back in the office for months now, so I get plenty of face time as is, but I'm not sure I have a compelling enough reason to ask not to come in full-time. I do think being at home gives me more flexibility for moving around, sitting on a ball, laying down and working, etc. to mitigate some of the discomfort. I also carpool to work (driving isn't an option), so my only true concern relates to getting out of there if I do in fact go into labor in the office. My home is a good bit closer to my hospital too. But overall I should be physically capable of working in the office and am not sure it's fair to ask for an exception.[/quote]

PP here - the carpooling makes a difference to me. I would not want to be stuck in the office, reliant on others for transportation, when I went into labor.

Maybe do a week or two full time and request the final week to work remote specifically because of the carpooling? If I were a boss, I'd find that eminently reasonable. [/quote]

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