I'm due in April with our third baby, and trying to figure out what to do for maternity leave. With my first, I took 12 weeks and with my second only 9 because I hadn't been at my job for a full year. My company just changed their policy and now I get 12 weeks FULL PAY, which I am thrilled about! So I'm definitely taking at least 12 weeks.

Now I'm trying to figure out if I should take vacation / sick / unpaid time at the end of those 12 weeks to get me to the beginning of the school year. My oldest will be starting Kindergarten in the Fall, and I was planning on sending her to a super cheap day camp in our town instead of daycare over the summer to save money.

If I deliver on / around my due date, 12 weeks of maternity leave would take me to around 4th of July.

Any ideas much appreciated as I've never really had a choice in when I came back to work, but having 12 weeks of time off be fully paid gives me some wiggle room in terms of taking more time later!