Maternity Leave

Bride7-7-07 · December 2008

How long are you or did you take for maternity leave?

craziheazo · December 2008

I'm taking between 8-12 weeks. It depends on how well we keep doing financially.

Realistically, it will probably be 10 weeks.

tosababy · December 2008

I took 12 weeks.

14years · December 2008

13 weeks

disbride061103 · December 2008

13 weeks

ElizC · December 2008

6 weeks, I go back to work on Monday. However I do not plan on working full time until January. Taking more than 6 wasn't an option for me because I am not protected my FMLA and I didn't want to risk losing my job.

jenny1980 · December 2008

Not pregnant yet, but I hope to take 4-6 months.

sara1104 · December 2008

I took 16 weeks (I could take up to 6 months unpaid). I am thinking I'll do the same this time, of course depending on the financial picture as well.

flyer23 · December 2008

I took 18 weeks with DD.

When #2 comes along, DH will have paternity leave too, so I'm planning to take anywhere from 12-20 weeks (depending on finances) and then he'll take about 8 weeks.

Kelly&Dave · December 2008

I took 12 with DS and am at a new job now and can only afford to take 8. I'm jealous of those that can take 16-20!

senecamom · December 2008

I took 6 months.

bellrm22 · December 2008

I took about 5 months -- I got paid for the amount of sick day I had accumulated. I'm lucky that I'm a teacher -- I had my dd in April and went back to work the following school year in late August.

blondie75 · December 2008

I took 18 weeks. ?

amos2006 · December 2008

16 weeks, i know it was a good amount of time, but i would have loved a little longer.

monica92603 · December 2008

I plan on taking about 12 weeks. Maybe longer depending on a few variables.

miniko · December 2008

I had my son the day summer vacation began so I had the full two months off and then I took another 3.5 months.

wedbliss5 · December 2008

12 weeks - I would have taken longer and gone back part time (or not at all) if I could have.

beenbizzy · December 2008

I took 8 weeks. I chose to use the rest of my leave working part-time for an additional 10 weeks.

E C · December 2008

I took 12 weeks

SportsLover · December 2008

20 weeks

mochi211 · December 2008

16 weeks.

babyluv617 · December 2008

12.5 weeks... not enough

lami22005 · December 2008

3 months with the twins, and 8 weeks with this baby. In both cases, I felt ready to go back to work, although a bit overwhelmed.

RedBrideNC · December 2008

10 weeks

BillieAnne · December 2008

12 weeks

Alligator · December 2008

I took 17 weeks with baby and had 9 weeks off before the baby came. I am a teacher though and that included summer break, Thanksgiving break, and now Winter Break. I will go back after the break- January 5th.

shouldbeworkin · December 2008

I took 12 weeks with DS and 11 weeks with DD, but took a day off each week for the next 5 weeks to finish off my last week of leave. You're entitled to X number of hours w/in a 12 month period, they don't have to be taken all together as long as your boss is ok with it.

pnstirling · December 2008

I took 18 weeks. When I returned to work DH took 8 weeks.

FinnishPrincess · December 2008

with dd I took 12 weeks (6 paid, 6 unpaid)

with ds I took 4 months (6 paid, rest unpaid)

Bella427 · December 2008

I was very fortunate to take 18 weeks off. 6 weeks paid from STD, much of the rest paid b/c I saved up a lot of sick and vacation days. I think only 1 month of it was unpaid.

katydid2007 · December 2008

17 1/2 weeks. This is only my second week back in the office. It's not as bad as I thought it would be, but I wish I could have been home longer.

SBMBride406 · December 2008

I planned to take 12 weeks but I had a preemie with complications so I took 19 weeks.

jlw2505 · December 2008

I was out for 12 weeks with both of my girls. With #2, 2 weeks were before she was born due to bedrest but it was still 12 weeks total - that is the max I could get.

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