https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:29:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2089109 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:39:02 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 2089109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took 8 weeks of state disability, 6 weeks of state family bonding and 4 weeks of PTO (all of our sick/vacation leave is rolled into PTO, so that's our only option). For the next baby I probably will have to dip into my catastrophic leave too since I likely won't have enough PTO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2089083 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:08:48 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 2089083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will have about 12 weeks paid with disability and vacation time and the final month will be unpaid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2089014 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:09:06 +0000 FaithFertility 2089014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took 12 weeks FMLA 8 paid 100% due to my sick leave 4 60% with STD<br /> I took a leave of absence for the rest of the calendar school year so months April - July will be unpaid! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2089013 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:05:04 +0000 magnolia 2089013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well... I was supposed to gO back yesterday but i got laid off today :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2089006 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:00:01 +0000 Anya 2089006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, by resigning?? Not really but when the STD and my PTO runs out I'm just taking the rest unpaid. I figured out how it would be with my company as soon as I started working here and planned accordingly so we could be set to handle the unpaid weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2088984 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:40:55 +0000 travellingbee 2088984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no paid leave, just had to use my sick days and take the rest unpaid. I did have short-term disability so it covered a little bit. There was no option to extend other than quitting. However a week after I returned was summer break (teacher)so essentially, timing extended it for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2088974 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:37:58 +0000 marionberry 2088974@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't get paid leave so I have to use my pto for maternity leave. With FMLA and State leave I could go unpaid for up to 16 but we can't afford that. Luckily I'm salaried and will likely work part time for a couple weeks after that so it will help a bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2088866 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:06:13 +0000 aegie 2088866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>12 weeks paid maternity leave separate and apart from FMLA and STD although they all ran concurrently. STD paid me and then my company paid the difference for the full 12 weeks of maternity leave since I qualify for 100% paid STD. After 12 weeks paid maternity leave, I took 1 week unpaid leave through FMLA, and then 1 week paid vacation time for a total of 14 weeks off. </p> <p>FWIW, my LO was born early June and I came back to work mid September. I used paid sick days prior to my leave + intermittent FMLA so I wouldn't have to touch my vacation days. That left me with an additional 3 weeks of vacation days to use for the remainder of the year just in case + I can roll over up to 10 unused vacation days which was my goal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2088821 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:38:42 +0000 ballerinabee 2088821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got 6 weeks paid STD, 2 weeks of vacation, and 11 weeks unpaid FMLA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2088159 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:30:11 +0000 LuLu Mom 2088159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm offered 12 weeks unpaid through FMLA, this is what i'm taking, I can't extend it (we have to use all PTO in conjunction with FMLA.) When I return I will have no paid time off available until I renew on my anniversary date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2088137 Fri, 27 Feb 2015 09:13:19 +0000 wonderstruck 2088137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What @Alivoo01: said about FMLA having to run concurrently with any accumulated paid time off was true for my company as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087866 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:49:20 +0000 simplyfelicity 2087866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Teacher here:<br /> --6 week disability (doesn't really matter because I am giving birth over summer)<br /> -- Use up sick leave (I only have three weeks)<br /> -- 12 week differential (I get paid my salary minus the cost of the sub.)<br /> -- 12 week FMLA (unpaid of course) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087851 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:39:21 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2087851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had 6 weeks STD, 1 week PTO for the year LO was born, 1.5 weeks unpaid, 1.5 weeks holiday (Christmas and NY), then 3 weeks PTO for the next year. Then I decided to not go back to that company because I realized how absolutely miserable I was in my job, so I took another 5 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087662 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 20:55:36 +0000 catlady 2087662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had 12 weeks unpaid under FMLA and added on 2 more weeks using PTO (ours is basically sick + vacation combined). So I arranged for 14 weeks total: 2 weeks paid, 6 weeks STD (60% salary), and 6 weeks unpaid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087595 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 20:06:17 +0000 MrsBucky 2087595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am taking 6 months- I have almost two weeks PTO I will use, then 6 weeks paid by std/ topped up by my company, 2 weeks paid by the company, the rest is unpaid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087252 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:57:25 +0000 Adira 2087252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took 12 weeks under FMLA - could not extend it.</p> <p>6 weeks were paid by my sick time/STD<br /> 5.8 weeks were paid by my vacation/holiday/excused time<br /> 0.2 weeks were unpaid </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087244 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:53:24 +0000 MrsH 2087244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't extend my leave. I get 12 weeks and that is it. I don't get PTO or sick days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087239 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:51:01 +0000 ShootingStar 2087239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had STD for 6 weeks (stupid insurance company only does 6, even with c-section) and then PTO (all our time off is lumped as PTO) for 4 weeks and 2 weeks of part time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087196 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:34:44 +0000 lamariniere 2087196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had 16 weeks paid mat leave from my company. After that, I had the option to extend unpaid for up to 1 year without losing my job. I extended 4 months, but ended up quitting to SAH after the first month of unpaid leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087136 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:14:18 +0000 MoreCoffee 2087136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took 12 weeks under FMLA, 10 paid by my company and 2 unpaid. I used 2 weeks PTO after that for 14 weeks total. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087125 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:11:44 +0000 yellowbird 2087125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>None of my leave is paid at all. :( I'm also the breadwinner. We've been saving for over a year for this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087040 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:52:48 +0000 Mamasig 2087040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took 12 weeks using FMLA. 1st 8 weeks paid 100% using STD, then two weeks vacation time, then two weeks unpaid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2087029 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:51:18 +0000 psw27 2087029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did 12 weeks at 50% pay (using my sick and vacation time to pay myself). The first 6 weeks were considered maternity leave, the second 6 were considered under FMLA. Then I took another 3-4 weeks of straight unpaid time under FMLA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2086957 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:32:30 +0000 Alivoo01 2086957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FMLA runs concurrently with any program the company offers like STD and PTO. Since we can't roll over more than 144 hours each year, everyone always runs out of paid leave before FMLA is up so we can't really extend it beyond that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2086926 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:21:34 +0000 yoursilverlining 2086926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>didn't really have the option to extend my leave beyond the 12 weeks under FMLA (I took 2 before LO was born and 13 after, and that was def frowned on, sigh). I extended the *paid* length of my leave beyond the 6 week paid by STD by using all of my saved PTO - 4 weeks. I didn't have separate "sick time" - everything was one bank of time (PTO). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2086907 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:13:17 +0000 mrsjyw 2086907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 weeks paid maternity<br /> 2 weeks paid STD<br /> 5 weeks saved PTO/Sick/Vacation<br /> 4 weeks unpaid FMLA </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2086882 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:55:48 +0000 Smurfette 2086882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 weeks company paid, 1 week sick time, 3 weeks vacation (I have none left for 6 months), and then 3 weeks unpaid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2086878 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:52:06 +0000 MrsF 2086878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have an option to extend my leave past 12 weeks. 6 weeks of leave was covered by my STD policy and I used PTO for a second 6 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2086872 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:48:58 +0000 avivoca 2086872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted wrong.</p> <p>My company offers an 8-week unpaid maternity leave, with the option to extend it for an additional 4 weeks at the discretion of the director. I asked for and received 12 weeks. I was not allowed to use my sick/vacation/comp time to extend my leave; it had to run concurrently. I stretched out the paid portions so that 2/3 of my leave was paid at 50% of my normal paycheck. The rest was completely unpaid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-you-use-to-extend-your-maternity-leave#post-2086857 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:43:44 +0000 kiddosc 2086857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no paid leave, since i was not eligible for STD at my company due to a pre-existing condition. I was required to use all of my accrued vacation and sick time while gone on family medical leave. I had enough leave saved up to take off 8 weeks, I returned to work after that was gone. </p>