July 2012 Moms

How long did you take for maternity leave?

I'm just curious because I only took two weeks when Olivia was born but will definitely need more this time around.  TIA!
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Re: How long did you take for maternity leave?

  • MamaNelly2312MamaNelly2312 member
    edited October 2013
    planned on taking 6 weeks but ended up taking 8weeks off. It was worth it!
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  • I was really lucky in that I got 12 weeks paid maternity leave, and I took it all. I agree with @emilypc, it still didn't feel like it was long enough, but it was better than it could have been.

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  • I took 6 weeks.  I felt like it was enough time to recover and get used to the new routine. 
  • jfresh said:
    13 weeks. I definitely feel like I needed every minute of it too. Actually the thought of just two weeks makes me want to cry, although at least you work from home, right?
    Oh yeah, taking 2 weeks only worked because I was still at home.  I would not have been ready to leave my baby.  It was still super stressful which is why I'm pushing for 8 weeks this time. 
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  • I took 9 weeks total. That was combined time allowed by my company and all my vacation time I saved up. 
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  • 14 weeks because of the gd they started me early and I got 8 weeks after because of the c-section
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  • I got 8 weeks paid under disability and then I worked out a part-time deal for another 4-6 weeks where I was only working from home, filling in the days off with vacation days.  I'm not sure I would do the part-time from home thing again; it was stressful getting used to that routine and then going to the full-time routine.
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  • Only 2 weeks?  That must have been tough.

    I feel very fortunate that we have great maternity benefits here in Canada.  I had 1 year of maternity leave and I was paid about 55% of my salary during this time.  My work topped up my pay to 90% for 6 weeks as that was considered short-term medical leave.
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  • 12 weeks unpaid. Six weeks of it was STD, although that means 4 weeks at 60%. That barely covered the cost of my insurance during the 12w I was out.

    My benefits are awful.
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  • I had 6 weeks of summer and then 6 weeks off of school so I went back when he was 12 weeks. All unpaid though. I'm taking 11 weeks this time, unpaid, bc it correlates with the end of the year.
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  • I went back when he was a little over 2 months old. I had planned to just take the 6 weeks, but then he came early during summer break so I still took the six weeks off. I wish I would have taken the full 12 weeks of fmla though. Hopefully I can have the next one in the spring and then just stay out all summer.
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  • You'll definitely need more time this time around, just to get the twins on a good schedule before you start work. I took 10 weeks: 1 week paid, 7 weeks at 90% pay (STD) and 2 weeks vacation. By then the twins had started sleeping a good chunk of the night so I wasn't a zombie at work.
  • Wow, such a large variance!  I think the verdict is that I need to leave the country before these babies are born.Canada isn't too far from Ohio.  Although, it could possibly be a problem with DH's employer...  :))

    I had a call with my boss today and told him that I would like to take 8 weeks off.  I really hope they will work with me.  I'm an independent contractor so they could technically end my contact before the babies are born and avoid having to hire a short-term replacement.  Hopefully I'm worth the hassle!
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  • I took 8 weeks. I wanted longer, but it was ample time for me to get into the groove of things with caring for a newborn. I have no clue how you did 2 weeks! that must have been rough. I wasn't even healed from my C/S yet!

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  • I took about 2 months. I was staring school, so I figured I would just dive in! I was only paid for 1 week of my leave- vacation, and I had some sick days too that I burned at that time. :(
    I hope they decide you are worth the hassle!
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  • I took 12 weeks off.   6 weeks paid STD, 4 weeks paid vacation, and then 2 weeks unpaid.    I'll plan to do something roughly the same next time, although if I could swing longer unpaid I might go for more like 4 months total.
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  • Technically 6 weeks, but I ended up taking a few more since I had to get my gallbladder out when DS was a month old.
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  • Thanks for the input! Mine will be entirely unpaid so that sucks but I want to keep my sanity.
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  • edited October 2013
    11 weeks with DD#1, but mainly because I wanted to wait until after Thanksgiving to go back. Only 10 days of it were paid. My school had terrible maternity benefits. I didn't go back after DD#2.
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  • 12 weeks but 14 would have been better. My vag was still in pain and lifting and bending was not my friend

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  • Mine was all paid

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  • 6 weeks and only 4 were paid at 60% for me as well. It was not long enough.
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