Did You Take Family Leave? - Discussion Video

http://www.DadLabs.com - DadLabs Ep 346 The Lounge -- This week we consult a veteran panel of parents concerning how much maternity or paternity they took. From restaurant owners to actors these moms and dads share how they handled having a new baby and a career. How much time off did you take?Brought to you by Baby Bjorn.

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[Tihbialdunav]

In Bulgaria we get 1year paid maternity leave at 100% of salary and a couple months of paternity leave of the mother absolutely has to go back to work. Grandparents are paid as well, if parents are too busy.

[DadLabs]

Thanks for giving us the info on Bulgaria! Always good to have more perspectives.

[PoohBear02003]

By the way, what was up with the end? Couldn't see anything...

[PoohBear02003]

My husband took it. He hated to leave his new baby and go back to work..

I had to go on leave a few weeks before my baby came for health reasons and I had a c section and I was told I got 2 extra wks for that but my job said NOPE you have to come back 2 wks early because you left early. I thought that wasn't far. So I ended up quiting!!! YEAH! Hahaha

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[blackcat2enterprises]

My maternity leave hasn't ended yet and my son is 8 years old. It won't end officially until he is 18. =)

Dad took a couple months off though.

- Heidi

[frootbat31]

My husband is a fireman and took lots of time off to be with me and our newborn son. I was a stay at home mom, but had a part time job as a computer tutor (and kept that part time)

My son comes first,

[CLdreams]

It is best for a parent to stay home as long as possible. Forming attachments for the first two years is important, especially the first 6-9 months. If their is not a sufficiant attachment formed, there can be many different kinds of problems with the child for the rest of his or her life.

[scwallac]

I work for myself, so I guess my "leave policy" is entirely determined by mood from moment to moment. But when my daughter was born I turned off e-mail and phone for 7 solid days. I also completely ditched a Taiwanese client and ignored their frantic attempts to contact me during this time. They were really super pissed about that.

[KatMomof3]

when I was still working, I took maternity leave, but my husband never took paternity leave.

Of course, he works out of the home, so that made it a little easier, but the real help was from my mother in law... I love that woman.