Maternity leave

[kesky]

FTM here and I'm trying to get an understanding of our finances during maternity leave... assuming nothing crazy happens... how much time should I plan for maternity leave? My employer is awesome about me taking whatever I need... but I don't know how long that is! Help!

[kesky]

Thx ladies for the info! I'm in WA but can see that we really need to move to a different country... seriously! So it sounds like I should be plan to return after 6 or 8 weeks.

[jamiek63]

Ya I live in canada too. I'm thinking all you mom should move here! Lol

[Jrob0530]

I'm up for that move too!
NY you're screwed!
Under 50 employees they can't fire you but they don't have to pay either. You are allowed 4 weeks disability at max $170. A week, you may use your own accrued sick/vacation. FMLA legally allows 6-12 weeks without pay.
Luckily I've got 3 weeks and my boss offered to match the 170 for the other 3 weeks.

[mrsonens]

9 months off with 80% of pay

[newluv]

Its official ....I am moving to another country

[tinkerbella32]

In ireland u get 26 weeks maternity leave.most employers pay u in full, then u can take 16wks unpaid maternity and then unpaid parental leave of 90 days aswell.if u can afford the unpaid leave.

[Mama530]

Lol!!! Me too! Hahaha! I live in California,  most girls I work with take a ull 16 weeks a combination of pregnancy disability leave and than child bonding/paid family leave. I can't afford that so I only take 6 weeks leave. I don't get paid my full wages and theirs a 1 week waiting period before benefits begin.  By time things get squared away,  I am usually already back at work. Not sure where your at, but definitely save money for the time your off. Better to be safe than sorry.

[abbb01]

Im moving to Canada

[canadiana]

Where are you? We get 9 months of maternity leave plus three months of parental leave. I live in Alberta Canada.

[abbb01]

Fmla is 12 weeks no pay unless ur employer offers it like mine does 6weeks full pay for natural 8 weeks full pay for c section but thats place to place and that law only applies to places of 50 or more employees and probably need to be there for a yr and have so many hrs worked talk to ur hr dept. But start saving now everything u can cuz u probly will have less or no pay at some point during ur leave

[myangel330]

6 weeks if vaginal and 8 weeks for csection. Can take longer using FMLA but that's unpaid

[soon2bmomof4]

I got 8 to 12 wks depending on when the Dr released me back to work. The first 6 wks at 70% my pay and the remaining time at 50% basically I was full-time 30 hours so I got 30 hours with my pay being 7 an hour since I usually made 10 then it went down to 5 an hour. Every workplace is different

[kplumm]

6 weeks with a vaginal delivery or 8 weeks with a c-section delivery.  I believe you can us fmla which is good up to 12 week at 2/3 your pay. Anything after that you have to use your pto. I'm in MD, not sure how other states are.

[likklehev]

I get 9 months pay at 90% of my wage im from the uk

[Lila0415]

I get 4 weeks before baby arrives and 6 weeks after I live in Ca

[mege26]

6 weeks if you have baby vaginal. 8 wks for csection. That's what it is in iowa. I had a c section and at my 6 wk check up she said if I didn't want to go back at 8 weeks she would right me a dr note! Lol I went back!