I took 12 weeks with my first and I'm taking 16 weeks for baby 2. I recently asked my boss if I could go back early and he said no...business is slow in the summer!
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50 weeks! HoodyHoo! Way to go Canada.
Seriously not moving back to the states any time soon. -
12 weeks.
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13 weeks
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21 1/2 weeks but only because we timed it so that my mat leave went right into summer vacation (I'm a teacher)
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12 weeks. 6 weeks STD, 3 weeks vacation, 3 weeks unpaid
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With #1 I was off for 14 months (the first 6 weeks were vacation and then I gave birth - I went back to work when LO was 13 months).
With #2, I will have about 11 months.
Go Canada!
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@autumnlove: I would love that!
I took 12 for DD but I want to take 14 for the next one
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Yeesh I'm the shortest so far
I'm only able to take 8 weeks off
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12 weeks with #1. Not going back after #2
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13 weeks.
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It'll be about 11 months bc I was off for 4 weeks before she made her appearance!
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11 months since I effed up & started 4 weeks early. I should have done sick leave first but my claim got so messed up that by the end I was just happy to have it over with.
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@Bookworm: I'll be shortest
With #1, I took 16 weeks and though it was hard to go back, I was pretty ready.
With #2, I only got 3 days and I had to scramble to get that! (I took a 4 week work from home hiatus in our low season several months later. -
14 weeks!
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I have a year off from work, but DD was two weeks late, so really I'll have 11 months with her. I will likely tack some vacation onto the end though so that I can be home with her until the one year mark.
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12 weeks of partial pay, through that state. I might take a additional 4 weeks of no pay, though. I've been receiving partial pay through the state for the last few weeks of pregnancy, too.
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@oliviaoblivia: ugh. I'd kill for that!
I had 4 weeks before I started working from home part time and went back to the office at 6. Worst decision ever.
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13 weeks. A math "error" got me the extra week. He he he.
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With Ellie I had ten weeks. Would have been six, had it not been for needing a c-section, so in that sense I was very grateful for my birth. With Lorelei I was already at home and continued to do so. But I did stop substitute teaching and will start again when she starts preschool.
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I had 6 weeks con leave and I took 2 weeks of my own leave. It was NOT long enough.
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5 mo for DD and 4 mo for DS
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@Mrs. Jacks: wait 3 DAYS?! How did you go back to work after 3 days?! I couldn't even sit for more than a week!
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@travellingbee: Ahh, the benefits of adoption. Don't get me wrong, it was a total blur, but more do-able than giving birth... Though I did feel like a million bucks once Lala was out of me that I was taking long walks and doing crazy outings 2 days post-partum.
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4 weeks before and 10 weeks after. I'm so jealous of Canada!!! I would love to still be on maternity leave!!
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Taking 12 but trying to convince DH that it needs to be 16. If we are frugal enough this month and next it can happen!
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Originally 8 weeks but ended up getting an additional 4 weeks because I wasn't quite ready to go back!
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12 weeks, 6 unpaid.
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@Mrs. Jacks: Ah that makes sense! Still hard though, just not in the same physical way.
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@travellingbee: It was wrenching and if it wasn't my high season, I would have said "screw it" I'm taking the time!
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Mine just started 2 weeks ago and Im taking 39 weeks. Baby is due mid August. My mat leave started early because I always finish work in June (work in schools). DH is going to take the last 11 weeks. 50 weeks total for us. I feel very, very fortunate.
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13 weeks. I was ready to go back!
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8 weeks with number 1, no idea what I'll do with 2! I have 2 weeks pto if I don't use any days at all (never gonna happen with a LO) through march...any more time ill get docked pay. If I had childcare that would take less than a six week old I would just go back to work!
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I have 52 weeks off. And since I stopped work 3 days before he was born I get pretty much his whole first year at home. I was supposed to have a couple weeks off before him but someone decided to come a bit early.
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24 weeks.
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8 weeks :(. I go back next Tuesday.
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I get 12 weeks paid and up to an additional 8 weeks unpaid. It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to go back to work though, so I guess the additional 8 weeks doesn't really mean anything since it's unpaid.
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I had 16 weeks paid leave at full salary. I could take up to one year of unpaid parental leave, but I ended up quitting to SAH.
Where I am living now in Austria by law parents have 1 year of parental leave. The mother is required to stop working 8 weeks before the due date. From what I understand, the parents can then split up the remaining 10 months between them, so for example the woman can take 9 months and the man 3. And I think it is at least at 80% salary.
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7 weeks
and I was in the hospital for almost a week after giving birth. -
I had 7 months at full pay and I accrued vacation days, but the governement only supports 3 months (Switzerland). I just had a generous employer and over 11 years of service.
I was required to go out 10 weeks before my due date, I had to get an exception to go out 6 weeks before.
I'm only able to take 8 weeks off
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