https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 00:42:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-16043 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:35:39 +0000 Pipers Mommy 16043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My company offers paternity leave (I actually got it in my leave too because they can't discriminate)<br /> My husband's company doesn't offer anything because they get so much vacation time over the course of the year - he had started there only 2 months before I delivered so he had barely anytime - and actually had to go back to work the day after we came home from the hospital. it sucked, I was really surprised that his boss wasn't a little more understanding :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-16041 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:34:10 +0000 Navy_Mommy 16041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It has nothing to do with the country you live in, just where you work. Even in other countries where Paternity leave is more common, a specific company could say no to it.</p> <p>But, hubs gets 2 weeks off - all of the US military branches give 2 weeks paternity leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-16037 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:27:51 +0000 loveisstrange 16037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH gets 2 weeks of free leave for paternity leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-16018 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:08:05 +0000 daniellemybelle 16018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband gets paternity leave at his current company. I'm not sure how much it is but I think it's two weeks paid. His company actually calls it "secondary caregiver" leave, so if he was going to be the primary caregiver he would get two months paid, even though it's technically paternity leave. Since we're not TTC yet, he may not work for them when we do have a baby, and that will be something I'd want him to consider if/when he moves on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15997 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:10:19 +0000 looch 15997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband had 2 weeks paid, but that's what the company offered, not the country (Switzerland). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15993 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:49:41 +0000 mrsjyw 15993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The US has a long way to go as far as maternity/paternity in comparison to Canada!! :'[ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15992 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:44:24 +0000 yin 15992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband used vacation days to stay home with us for the first week. I wish more companies would offer paternity leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15986 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:37:06 +0000 junebugmama 15986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH will have to use vacation time. He'll probably take a week or so. Luckily for us he works 2nd shift from 3-midnight, so if I needed help all of the other people in our lives will be around at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15985 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:37:01 +0000 enjollah 15985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband gets 6 weeks for paternity leave with full pay. He can also take additional time off through FMLA but is unpaid. We're still trying to figure out whether he is able to split up the time vs. taking it all in one chunk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15958 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:57:38 +0000 lavender 15958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At my husband's small office he's the only male (out of 4 workers) and will take one week off when the baby comes. It depends on how busy they will be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15948 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:44:44 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 15948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not expecting yet, but my husband and I have already talked about this. His company does have FMLA but he is only going to take a week off and use his vacation to do it. At his company they look down on fathers taking a lot of time off after a baby is born. Luckily his mother is retired and will be coming to stay for a while when we do have a baby, so I will still have lots of help after he returns to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15941 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:41:30 +0000 twinmama 15941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were just talking about this last night, and hubby is planning to take 6 weeks off, and then take the remaining 6 weeks available through FMLA in the form of 1 day/week off for as long as possible. He doesn't have official paternity leave, but will use a combination of sick and vacation time so he will get full pay during that time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15937 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:30:19 +0000 winniebee 15937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's company specific as to whether he would get leave and if so, if it's paid or not.</p> <p>My husband is a surgery resident and actually gets 2 weeks paid paternity leave (@eupenmalmody, I think it's the same idea that he'll never get to see us after that, LOL!). He is in a VERY male dominated specialty though (orthopedics) and he doesn't think that the men typically take both weeks and instead they only take 1 week. He's going to find out what others do, though. Right now, the plan is for him to take at least 1 week off right when the baby is born (end of May-ish), then take 1 week's vacation in July and another week off in August (he gets 4 weeks paid vacation a year). I will be on maternity leave all summer so I think spreading out the weeks off will be good for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15931 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:20:07 +0000 heffalump 15931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a SAHM, I quit my job before I got preggo due to health reasons, so I didn't have to worry about maternity leave.</p> <p>All of my hubby's vacation and sick days are all in one bank, so he just had to make sure he saved up enough days and he could take whatever he wanted. He took a week off, and then worked from home a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15922 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:04:21 +0000 mediagirl 15922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband gets to use his vacation time for "paternity" leave. I don't think his company even has FMLA (they are under a certain amount of employees) so he couldn't take extended time off unpaid w/o fearing he would lose his job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15895 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:46:35 +0000 eupenmalmody 15895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband also gets 4 weeks paternity leave - 100% paid. I think it depends on the company, etc. My husband is an attorney at a large law firm, so I always joke that they accommodate wives by offering paternity leave since it is the only time he will get to see the baby (he regularly works 10-12+ hour days). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15890 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:41:11 +0000 Tisty1982 15890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband gets 4 wks paternity leave - 100% paid. But I think we are the exception,, I don't think most workplaces offer anything near that much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15885 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:36:37 +0000 tequiero21 15885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i don't think my husband has paternity leave. if any, it would probably be at most a week. he'll have to use his vacation days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paternity-leave#post-15878 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:32:31 +0000 mrsjyw 15878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the US, how does this work for most companies? Do husbands get paternity leave if their wives are taking maternity leave?</p> <p>I plan on taking 3-4 months with my standard maternity + supplemental disability. DH will probably only take of couple weeks tops, but will he have to use his vacation days?</p> <p>What did you and your husband? </p>