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I get 12 weeks paid. Hubs' work is really flexible and basically lets him do what he wants. He's taking the first week totally off and then will work from home until we're ready. Fully paid. We are TN, I work for an international company, his works for a local small company.

They keep my job open for a year, but I do not get paid. DH has about 2 weeks paid. For maternity leave for his irm, I think it's 4 months fully paid.

I consider myself extremely fortunate. I'm in Australia so my position is held legally for a year. I get 14 weeks full pay from the hospital that I work at, which I am able to take at 28 weeks half pay. I saved up 6 weeks annual leave which is paid at 117.5% and then when that finishes, the government pays me minimum wage for 18 weeks as part of the Paid Parental Scheme (PPL). They've just changed this legislation though and while I'm eligible, they won't allow "double dipping" anymore (ie being paid by both your employer and the government). My husband is also entitled to 2 weeks pay through the government.

We are very lucky and both work at huge companies in Texas.

I get 2 weeks antepartum and 6 weeks postpartum paid thru short term disability. After that, I get an additional 6 weeks paid parental leave (this is open to mothers and fathers at the firm).

DH's technology company just increased their paid parental leave from 2 weeks to 4 weeks. That said, the culture is so bad that I doubt dads feel like they are actually able to use it.

I'm in Australia and I'm taking my mat leave as half pay over 28 weeks. I'm going back to work 12 months after I started my leave, which is when I wad 36 weeks pregnant. Im a teacher, and they will hold my job for 2 or 3 years.

@bunnylove: I think we can still double dip as long as our babies are born before some time early next year. I am! My HR manager assisted me and he's down with all the rules. Edited to add a link that says it ends in July next year haha also just realised i misread your post and you already know this. Oops! http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/BudgetReview201516/ParentalLeave

I only got a paid leave because I live and work in NJ. DH got two weeks unpaid, and I got 6 months off thru my work/state benefits (but only a portion of the time was paid thru the state of NJ. although it was 10K when you combine STD and NJ "family bonding insurance")

No and No. I live in KY. The only way I get any pay is by saving all my sick, vacation, and comp time. They are reviewing our personnel policy manual but I'm not confident that they will start offering a more attractive parental leave package.

I get 6 or 8 weeks STD at 100%, 2 weeks maternity leave at 100%, and then I can choose to take 4 weeks of continuous vacation too. I'm only going to do 2 weeks of vacation on top of the other leave, and since I'll have a repeat c, that'll get me 12 weeks.

DH gets 4 weeks of paternity leave and he'll take 2 weeks of vacation on top of that. All 100% paid.

We work for tech companies and live in MA. We're lucky that we work in a competitive industry and benefits get better and better.

Neither SO or I get a top up.

we have a super awesome (our province has a different one than the rest of canada) paid parental/maternity leave though.

and right now we're getting PICIC (parental insurance for critically ill children) before parental leave so we can save that for when he comes home (essentially making our leave longer than a year).

@sera_87: yes sorry that's correct...

I get 12 weeks at 100% and another 4 to transition back to work at a reduced schedule but full pay. I work for a German company in the US. DH works for a super small law firm and has nothing official, but will take 2 weeks.

I get the standard Canada mat leave , and then my employer gives me 6 weeks paid.

DH gets no paternity leave from his work, he has to use vacation. I could split my govt parental leave with him but thats not a viable option for us for several reasons.

My company just announced yesterday that they're now giving 4 weeks paid . Before that you had to use your own time. I have STD as well.

Edited to add that I'm in PA. FMLA runs 12 weeks, STD runs 8 weeks or 6 weeks depending on whether you have a c-section. 2 of those 6 or 8 weeks has to be your own time. So when I had E two and a half years ago I used 8 weeks of my own time, and 4 weeks of STD. If I were to get pregnant now I'd get 4 weeks paid by the company, use 4 weeks of my own time, and have 4 weeks paid through STD. Luckily I've been here forever and have accrued a ton of sick time, which doesn't expire.