https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 12:08:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076568 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:55:24 +0000 MrsTiz 1076568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No one has ever had a baby before, (while working here of course). I'm pregnant, DH's assistant's "girlfriend" is pregnant, and one of our warehouse guys just told us his wife is pregnant (5 weeks!). We don't have any PTO, so there is absolutley no paternity time.</p> <p>DH will take a few days, his assistant will take a few days &amp; the other guy will take a few days. None of them will take more than a week (because it's unpaid.) So if my LO comes on a Wednesday, DH will take Wed, Thurs &amp; Friday off and go back Monday. It SUCKS, but we can't afford both of us to be off unpaid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076438 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:14:43 +0000 Corduroy 1076438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most guys here take a few weeks. My boss took 2 months after the birth of his daughter and another guy recently took 6 weeks when his wife went back to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076379 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:56:37 +0000 Rubies 1076379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DD, DH took 2 weeks of vacation. With #2, he's taking 6 weeks of paternity. Woo hoo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076363 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:51:05 +0000 bunnylove08 1076363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my husband's job had paid paternity leave. He took it when I went back to work and stayed with LO for 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076359 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:49:34 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1076359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, a couple guys used FMLA or took a few weeks off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076145 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:30:31 +0000 futuremama 1076145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dh gets 4 weeks paid paternity leave that can be used within the first 12 weeks after birth. He's planning on spacing them out, but I'm really looking forward to having the help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076141 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:28:49 +0000 MapleMoose 1076141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A short time, a couple weeks at most. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076116 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:19:14 +0000 Foodnerd81 1076116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work with a lot if people in England and the men there usually do for a few weeks at least. Here they usually take a week or two. But I do work with mostly women who take their regular mat leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076044 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:52:06 +0000 mrsjyw 1076044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yep... most of them take at least a few weeks. some take a week. and spread their vaca days out throughout the first six months.</p> <p>dh took 6 weeks! (1 week paternity, 3 weeks vaca, and the others just personal days around holidays!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076043 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:52:00 +0000 autumnlove 1076043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Yeah, he seems overwhelmed! Lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076041 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:50:44 +0000 blackbird 1076041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>he has 5 people in his house helping with the new baby? too many cooks in the kitchen :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-your-coworkers-take-paternity-leave#post-1076036 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:48:59 +0000 autumnlove 1076036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One of my coworkers had a baby on Friday and he is working! His in laws (mil, fil, and 3 SILs) are staying at his place right now and he wanted to get away...haha. He plans on taking a month off after they leave next week! </p>