how much time do you have off?

MandyR88

ladies how much time off is your job giving you after you have your baby? i get 6 weeks. its a little rough because im in the military. it sucks i only get six weeks off and will have to but a 6 week old in day care   but i have no choice. what about you ladies?

jilicious

I'm fortunate enough to qualify for FMLA so I will get 12 weeks. One month is paid due to saving up PTO and a dear friend/coworker donating 40 hours of her emergency medical leave.

cdc1982

6 wks here too.  Unless I have a c/s, then it's 8.

I agree, 6wks is NOT enough time to have with your baby!  The only thing helping me handle the thought is that my SIL will be watching the baby when I go back to work.  At least we'll know LO is in good hands with family

ETA: I qualify for the FMLA too but don't have any time (sick or va-k) to use & we can't afford for me to have it as unpaid leave

mysticporter

We only have what's mandated by FMLA, up to 12 weeks off unpaid and the option to use accrued paid time off.  I've hoarded up 4 weeks of sick time I'll use, then telework for 2 weeks before returning.  It's not in my family's best interest for me to make use of anything unpaid.

ETA:  Military is covered under FMLA, isn't it?

Alyssa102

In Canada we get a 1 year maternity leave.  You get 55% of your pay for that year.  I feel very fortunate, b/c like you said, I could not imagine putting a 6 week old in day care.

tarebear9891

8 weeks because I will be having a c-section.

HailsLyrics

I'm lucky enough to have accumulated enough hours here in Canada to have a whole year off after baby is here with 55% of my pay. Whether I use it or not is a different story. If needed/wanted we can transer half that time to use as pat-leave if hubby wants to stay home with the baby instead. Those are our options.

kristalr

I get 6 weeks paid and 6 more weeks unpaid which I am choosing to take because DH has been getting tons of overtime at his job and I really want to be able to bond with LO as much as possible before having to go back to work, plus I don't even have a babysitter picked out yet so I still have to worry about that.

MWoodside

12 weeks off. 6 weeks pd 100% & 4 wks vacation time pd at 100%.  If LO is late I may have more vacation time saved up, but if not I'll take the last 2 weeks unpaid.  I feel lucky.

APRILMW

I get the 12 weeks from FMLA + about 2 weeks paid.  Last day of work is May 14th and I return to work Monday after Labor Day!

alicianrj

I am allowed to use up to 20 sick days before and 20 sick days after. I am taking my 20 days and then using 6/7 days of the Family Leave Act. I am a teacher so I will have the summer off as well. I will go back to work in September.

sherina825

I qualify for 12 because of FMLA, but thanks to my great planning I will take 8 and then have the WHOLE SUMMER!!!!!  Or I may take 6 and then go back half time since my students won't be in school because they will have already graduated.  Woo Hoo!!!!! 

Brewtowngrl

I own my own business.  I was back at work 4 days pp for a few hours a week with DS.  I imagine it will be the same this time. 

MalaMomS

I get 4 1/2 blessed months (with 70-100% pay), thank you State of CA. 5 months if I have a c-section. Even still I'm devastated at the thought of putting him in daycare when I return.

kmmccollum

I am having a c-section so i get 8 weeks of paid leave with up to 12 optional with the last 4 being unpaid. However my job put me out on disability in january so my pay has already been cut down to 60 percent and will stay that way until I return to work so I need to go back as soon as I can after the baby is born. That and my FMLA has already run out so there is nothing protecting my position besides the fact that it would be a huge PR nightmare if they fired me while out on disability due to pregnancy complications due to my job duties. 

mrsjenni

Just FMLA.  12 weeks unpaid unless you use your time.

I plan to use 8 weeks of vacation time so that I'm paid 100%.  I then plan to work 4 weeks of 3 days at home and 2 days in the office (again, at 100% pay.) 

D_Nett86

I get 6 week or 8 weeks if I have a c section. I'm covered under FMLA for the 12 weeks unpaid but can't afford to be out of work unpaid at all. It is sad having to leave LO so soon to a daycare. I get bummed everytime I think about it.

Vonita

My company has FMLA and a short term disability policy.  So depending on when DD decides to come, I'll take 6-7 weeks off (I hope to be back to work the beginning of September) and then I'll be laid off since my office is closing our location October 2nd.  I don't plan on looking for another job the rest of the year.  It's a bit crappy that my job will just be gone but DH & I are very fortunate that we can make the finances work for mew to take the rest of this year off.

MrsDCruz

Better to have 6 week off paid than 6 weeks off UNPAID...

I have no maternity leave through my company and I didnt know this until after I got pregnant and it was too late to get Aflac or anything like that...

 

 

MrsDeHav

18 weeks total - 12 weeks FMLA (6 weeks paid at 100% using accrued PTO and 6 weeks STD) and then an additional 6 weeks for the newborn leave act in NJ (at same pay rate as STD)

islandgirl79

I qualify for FMLA as well....so I plan on using all 12 weeks, 6 or 8 which I can collect Temporary disability on, and 3 weeks of paid vacation which leaves a few weeks unpaid. 

JenCrabbe13

I am taking 12 weeks

wannabmommy

I can qualify for FMLA, but will just be taking 6 weeks off.

tmastert

Alyssa102:

In Canada we get a 1 year maternity leave.  You get 55% of your pay for that year.  I feel very fortunate, b/c like you said, I could not imagine putting a 6 week old in day care.

I'm with you on this! except my company is dishing out 65-80% of my pay for the year, so hopefully I won't need daycare till past a year old

Aprilmomx2

I know the feeling, 6 weeks just doesn't seem like enough time!  I plan on doing my 6 weeks of STD, then 2 weeks of vacation, then going back 1/2 days for the next 2 weeks to ease into things....DH will stay home those 1/2 days and then the last 2 weeks DH will stay home full time with baby....this gives us a full 12 weeks before we have to send baby off  

lucisparents

I have unpaid leave. I saved up enough to take 10wks off. When I go back I might work part time til I feel comfortable leaving LO with the babysitter.

paxilchyk

I'm taking off from 5/8 until 9/1(maybe sooner/maybe later on both ends) all unpaid.  We've saved quite a bit and I plan on breast feeding to allow for so much time off.  If we're able to get into a good routine with baby earlier I may go back before September, but I am also considering finding a new job while on leave so we'll see!

Aligator28

I get six weeks off, but since I am a teacher the six weeks will end right as school ends, so I won't be going back to work until teachers reports to school on August 5.

naylon511

I am very blessed to have a series of paid leaves back to back for a total of 22 weeks.  24 weeks if I have a C-section, plus I'll add PTO to it.  I have 30 days banked PTO and I'll earn PTO even while I'm out.

All in, I hope to be out for 6 months.

amygauntt@windstream.net

The 24 hours I'm in the hospital!

I'm a SAHM, so I'll have my 2.5 year old to take care of, as well as DS, as soon as I get home. DH will be home for a week & my mom will be here for a few days, but basically it's right back in the swing of things.

amynicoletta

I get 12 weeks through FMLA. 6 weeks paid 6 weeks unpaid. Hopefully returning to a flextime schedule, if not then I will be looking for a new job!

MrsBraun

Alyssa102:

In Canada we get a 1 year maternity leave.  You get 55% of your pay for that year.  I feel very fortunate, b/c like you said, I could not imagine putting a 6 week old in day care.

Same, except I'm taking 4 weeks vacation before my mat. leave kicks in, for a total of 13 months....I'm very very fortunate.

almostabuck

I am a teacher and always have the summer off, so that will be my maternity leave. It will end up being about 3 1/2 months.

Stephanie2167

6 weeks maternity leave (for vaginal delivery) and I'll be taking 6 weeks extra of FMLA. So a total of 12 weeks.

MelonieK

I'll get 3 weeks PTO from vacation, then I'll work from home part time for 3 weeks. I have the option of 2 additional weeks unpaid if I decide we can swing it financially.  Not what I wanted at all, but as fair a compromise as I was going to get from a boss who originally wanted me back in the office 2 weeks pp.

**Purr-Fection**

I qualify for FMLA, but will probably take between 8-10 weeks (not the entire 12). I get paid my time that I have accumulated (about 4 weeks) then the rest is unpaid. I have been saving up though so that the income won't be missed for those 4-6 weeks I will be out...

Mama2beNY

6 Weeks at 100% pay, then another 6 weeks at 60% pay, so 12 weeks total.