Hellobee Boards Topic: If you adopted a child, did you take maternity or paternity leave to bond with him/her? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:04:41 +0000 ValentineMommy on "If you adopted a child, did you take maternity or paternity leave to bond with him/her?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-child-did-you-take-maternity-or-paternity-leave-to-bond-with-himher#post-797915 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:03 +0000 ValentineMommy 797915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom took two years off of work when I was adopted. </p> Mrs. Polish on "If you adopted a child, did you take maternity or paternity leave to bond with him/her?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-child-did-you-take-maternity-or-paternity-leave-to-bond-with-himher#post-796536 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:14:21 +0000 Mrs. Polish 796536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was planning to take my full 12 weeks, but couldn't stop there. I left my job to stay home with him. </p> Mrs. Cowgirl on "If you adopted a child, did you take maternity or paternity leave to bond with him/her?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-child-did-you-take-maternity-or-paternity-leave-to-bond-with-himher#post-760338 Fri, 03 May 2013 16:28:04 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 760338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 months. I took my full 12 weeks of FMLA. </p> Mrs. Jacks on "If you adopted a child, did you take maternity or paternity leave to bond with him/her?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-child-did-you-take-maternity-or-paternity-leave-to-bond-with-himher#post-760214 Fri, 03 May 2013 15:12:28 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 760214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 days. We bonded beautifully despite my work challenges. We had no option, since M's birth was unanticipated. I did take a month in the summer where I only went in part time. </p> spaniellove on "If you adopted a child, did you take maternity or paternity leave to bond with him/her?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-child-did-you-take-maternity-or-paternity-leave-to-bond-with-himher#post-760207 Fri, 03 May 2013 15:09:48 +0000 spaniellove 760207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not me personally, but - in grad school I had a professor who took a year of paternity leave when he and his wife adopted twins. I thought that was awesome and set the bar high for my future husband! </p> Mrs. Train on "If you adopted a child, did you take maternity or paternity leave to bond with him/her?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-child-did-you-take-maternity-or-paternity-leave-to-bond-with-himher#post-760142 Fri, 03 May 2013 14:48:02 +0000 Mrs. Train 760142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped working completely and my husband took off two weeks. My job would have let me take FMLA but not maternity leave. </p> mediagirl on "If you adopted a child, did you take maternity or paternity leave to bond with him/her?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-child-did-you-take-maternity-or-paternity-leave-to-bond-with-himher#post-760139 Fri, 03 May 2013 14:46:37 +0000 mediagirl 760139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How much time did you take off from work to spend with your child? </p>