If your husband/significant other is using FMLA...

alrighthamilton · June 2012

when your baby is born, how long are they planning on taking? My husband was initially taking 3 weeks, but said last night he is going to take 5 weeks (he has to use his vacation time first, so really only about 3 weeks will be FMLA.) 5 weeks off for a new father seemed like a lot to me, but he said most new fathers at his work take that amount off, and his supervisor was the one who suggested it. I'm fine with it-I know we will be without pay for the FMLA (he's the primary income) but I was just curious what amount of time other fathers (or mothers) to be were taking off?

LilTexasPeanut · June 2012

BF is taking 15 days, they will be paid. I am taking 60 days, paid as well.

tashala · June 2012

MIne is taking two weeks, one week paid. I'm taking the full 12 weeks, six weeks paid and we have money saved.

anngeewhiz · June 2012

He'll be taking two weeks at first, which he could have just envoked Family Friendly Leave. But I made him fill it out so that he can shave one hour off each day to take DS to and fro from Pre-K for the first 4-6 weeks. That way DS isn't in care LONGER just because I can't drop-off/pick-up. (we don't have a car--so it'd be an hour+ roundtrip for me and lo)

Msbean22 · June 2012

I wish mine could spend 5 weeks! But alas, only two, and they are not paid. I am taking the 6 weeks paid at 60% my company offers, and vacation time, and a week payless to add up to two months off, total. It doesn't seem like enough

kathyo1982 · June 2012

DH is taking 1 week of his vacation time, and then its back to work. I will have the standard 6 weeks of STD...given there are no complications or a c-section. C-Section would give me 8 weeks of STD.

Reilly626 · June 2012

He's a teacher so he will be home till school starts, about a month. He isn't going to do family leave act.

januaryjen18 · June 2012

3 weeks, paid

cedenton · June 2012

DH isn't using FMLA. He can use 3 days of sick leave and then combined with his regular days off I think he'll be home about 2 weeks paid. I'm now considering having him take just one and then the other one for the week after I go back to work so DS isn't starting daycare until 8 weeks instead of 7.

I don't want him to exhaust all his leave right after because I won't have any leave again until January and I expect DS to come down with some DC induced colds AND our DC is closed the whole week of Christmas, but we're only off 2 of those days. DH will be a VERY involved dad.

allardr · June 2012

My husband will take one week paid vacation after baby comes. I substitute teach and tutor so my job is different. School won't be in yet so subbing I'll go back to roughly after a month but only for 1-2 days a week, on the days my husband is off and can be home with LO. I tutor through an online site so I plan to keep doing that as much as I can sleep deprived

Plus DH will have more time off with baby about a month after she is born because we're making a trip back east to see our families so he'll take another week of vacation.

JayandEmm · June 2012

H is taking 2 weeks off. 100% paid. He wants to take an additional week off, but he's not sure if he can swing it, since he's a boss of 13 people. Im just fine with him taking 2 weeks off.

abbyful · June 2012

My DH is taking 2 weeks off, he's just using vacation time so it will be paid.

I'm taking 12 weeks. A little less than half of that will be at full pay through saved up sick time. (My company requires you to take 2 days PTO before you dip into your sick time, so I've never used sick time in the 3.5 years I've worked here because I'm never sick for 3+ days.) And rest be at 60% pay through Short Term Disability insurance.

ashS10309 · June 2012

Since we own a family company DH will probably only take a couple days off, but will be flexible with his schedule If I need him for something. My mom is taking a week off though.

Andreabks · June 2012

DH works for the state so we're kinda lucky about his time off. he's taking 2 weeks of Sick time, then 2 weeks of FMLA (at 60%) then 2 weeks of PTO and 2 more weeks of FMLA.

All told by the time we get there, between sick time, PTO and FMLA he'll be taking about 2 1/2 months off, but he's been saving sick/PTO for over a year now.

mswood1977 · June 2012

DH works for a small company that isn't covered under FMLA, so he is taking 1 week of vacation time and then going back to work.

punkrockabye · June 2012

We can't really afford anything. We're hoping he has enough paid time off to call in when I go into labor and be off work while I'm in the hospital and for a day or two after we come home. Maybe he can take an unpaid day but we can't afford to lose much.

Sarendipity · June 2012

My husband was planning on only 3 days, but now is talking more like a week. I won't have much help! FMLA allows 12 weeks unpaid. I am taking 12 weeks, but will mostly be full pay due to me saving vacation/sick leave for the past 3 years

jennhugsjake · June 2012

About 5 weeks. He works at the hospital at night, so he will be getting his base pay ( No night or weekend differential) I will get about 4 weeks paid, 2 weeks vacation time 2 weeks employer benefit, and I'm still debating if I will take 4 or 8 additional unpaid weeks.

magnetar · June 2012

My DH work allows him to take intermittent leave, which still qualifies under FMLA, so he'll be taking the first two weeks full, and after that he's taking two days a week FMLA until the total of 12 weeks is up. In addition, he'll be working one day from home, so he'll be home three days a week. This way it will continue long after I go back to work, and after I go back my MIL (who is retired) will be watching LO for the other two days/week so we can hold off on daycare until LO is about 6 months old or so. (Even then, MIL will continue watching LO 2 days/wk so daycare will be three days/week)

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