How long is DH staying home after birth of LO?

ach99 · September 2009

How long is your SO, FI, DH taking off work to stay at home and help once LO is born?? Or is he going straight back to work??

carimeli · September 2009

my DH is taking 2 weeks off

sdc06 · September 2009

DH has 1 week paid paternity leave. If I have a repeat c/s, I will be in the hospital for 4-5 days so he will only be home with me for a few days before he has to go back

christy1009 · September 2009

I think DH is planning on about 2 weeks.

baker_ame · September 2009

DH has 2 weeks... including the stay at the hospital.

JulesLuvsSean · September 2009

My DH is taking 2 weeks off, then working from home for 1-2 weeks.

missmags3 · September 2009

i'm due the day after thanksgiving, and FI is leaving to go back to work for 3 months the day after christmas... so if all goes as planned, roughly 1 month

ENev · September 2009

DH is taking a week off.

Then he'll take a day here and there throughout my maternity leave, which is 12 weeks.

MrsCarroll.6-10-07 · September 2009

Mine is taking 2-3 weeks...whatever his boss will allow really. It also depends on when I go and what complications come up. Some of that is going to be up in the air.

reannegummer · September 2009

Probably a week? It really depends on how busy they are at that time. Also, his mom and dad are coming from out of town shortly after LO arrives, so in the event that they don't come here for a week, he'll probably take a few days while they are here too.

jebarry · September 2009

My DH is taking 2 weeks off when I have her and 4 weeks when I go back to work.

tabi_ja · September 2009

Probably about a week, so long as everything goes well.

Pam081206 · September 2009

I really only expected DH to stay 3 - 5 days, but when I asked him about it the other day he said he had been setting expectations at work that he would be out for 2 - 4 weeks. You could have knocked me over with a feather! This is nothing against DH. He's just has a pretty high profile job and he's working on huge project that requires a lot of attention at the moment. We both know that family comes first. That's our priority, but I didn't mind him going back to work quickly because I think I'll be able to handle it and I knew that I really needed him I had no doubt he would stay home to help out.

mandiespudich · September 2009

My DH is taking at least 3 weeks (that is how much time he has paid for leave) but may go up to 6 depending on how my sales go the next 2 months before the baby gets here... He is a trucker so he is gone for sometimes a week at a time so this will be a huge deal to have him home with us for that long! Smile

ruffle&rust · September 2009

carimeli:
my DH is taking 2 weeks off

Same here!

MissLinz · September 2009

A couple of days. Our nanny has already started. His mom and my mom will be helping as well.

Jess4481 · September 2009

Wow I'm really jealous of all of you. My DH is hoping to get the day of delivery off, the rest of the hospital stay however long that is, and one day at home. Boo.

SpartanGirl · September 2009

It depends. If the project he is working on isn't finished yet, he'll be working from home for 2 weeks, with maybe one extra week depending on how close to Christmas it is. If the project is done, then he'll be home for a month!!

beegirl4 · September 2009

This is my fourth and dh has NEVER taken even a day off. With my first three I had no help either. DH owns a business so he never takes off!

jafric · September 2009

My DH is going to take 3 weeks. I might send him back to work early if he starts to drive me crazy before then, but I have a feeling I will be very grateful to have him around for that time!

mistywhite400 · September 2009

since I only have 6 weeks maternity he will take 2 weeks off after I have to go back work to stay home with her. He will initially take a few days off when we have her.

burning_television · September 2009

After Friday, DH is home for 8 weeks. Smile

madalynnsmommy09 · September 2009

He is taking 2 weeks, and then the week of Christmas, so it could end up being 3 weeks depending when I deliver.

whidbeymomma · September 2009

In the Navy, fathers get 10 days of leave, but for married sailors only (usually). It is up to their CO, so we are hoping that he gets the green light and can be off with us during that time because he has been working a lot more than normally scheduled and because he is the shop supervisor. Crossing our fingers and toes cause he only has 1 day of regular leave on the books for now...

dianabarton · September 2009

My DH is taking 12 weeks off (same as me). We work for the same company and our company offers 12 weeks paid parental leave whether you're the mother or father. I'm very lucky to have him home with me the entire time. I'm excited that he'll be able to bond more with our LO more than if he had to go back to work. I know this isn't the norm though.

mrs-rogers · September 2009

One week. He wont be getting paid or he would take more time off.

lovesazzie · September 2009

2 weeks - that is how long he gets paid. He could take more, but we don't want to lose the paycheck.

LONGONMOH · September 2009

same here - i'm really jealous of the other situations that will allow their SO to stay home. We have so much going on and hopefully, she'll come the day before THanksgiving so we can have as much time as possible, but let's be honest, I'm sure she'll stay in there as long as she can.

woolgathered · September 2009

4 or 5 weeks. He gets 3 weeks paternity leave, and will take maybe 1 or 2 vacation weeks (he gets about 8 weeks a year).

Shananah · September 2009

DH is self-employed, so he's really only taking a couple of days - there's no pay if he doesn't work!

etteyam · September 2009

None. He's self-employed and works from home.

applejuiceyness · September 2009

One week.

MrsLeslie030405 · September 2009

My hubbs gets 2 weeks paternity leave Wink

dnh · September 2009

Dh is taking two weeks. One week paid paternity leave one week of his vacation time. Then he will take a week off during Christmas

mrs_sherod · September 2009

I'm thinking he will spend the night in the hospital with me then go right back to work. He doesn't have vacation time really, and we need the money. My mom will be there to help me though.

DiaMT · September 2009

My DH will be taking one week off and then working from home for one week. Then, he'll take a day or two off when I go back to work to help with the transition.

Webbie3 · September 2009

5 weeks!!! 3 weeks paternity leave + 2 weeks vacation. We are so fortunate that his company is this generous!

jennlovesrandy05 · September 2009

One week, but he works very close to home and can work a flex schedule so that he is home more when the LO arrives. I will probably take about 8 weeks off.

steph_rose · September 2009

probably just a few days. he's an attorney and unfortunately works like crazy!

but he will be working a little from home so he won't be working such long hours at his office. my mom and grandmother live about 80 miles away and can both come and stay as long as I want or need them too.

ZAngel · September 2009

Not really sure yet. I think we are just going to play it by ear. I wanted him to be home with me for at least 3 weeks but after that, I will leave it up to him. He might work from home for a while.

cindydee · September 2009

1 week completely off with no work interuptions & the second week he will be on call..after that its him going back to work since we i will be getting disability we need him to stay working for financial reasons. I wish he had 6 weeks off after birth like me.

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