So, my question is, how much maternity leave are you ladies planning on taking?
I am asking because I work full-time and my husband is currently unemployed because of the economy and I am only able to take 3 weeks off of work once I have my baby. ( I could take the full 6 weeks but I would have to pay the entire portion of my health insurance and not just my co-pay, which would come to $2200, what my employer pays) and with only one income I can't afford to do that.
Has anyone taken less than 6 weeks off? Can you give me some advise? The more that I think about it the more stressed that I get about it, lol. Thank you for any advise or support.
Quoting montanacat:
my only thought is that you should be very careful for your own health. Giving birth and then going right back to work can be very hard on your body, especially if you have a physical job. Good Luck though, I understand why you're doing it.
I agree!!! I guess just way out the pro's and con's of both. I have always been a stay at home mom. So I am not sure how that all works. My husband usually gets 2 weeks off.
I am Santana and 23. I have a little girl Hannah(9/9/07) and a little boy Jameson(3/23/09). I am married to the father of my children, high school graduate (some college), exclusively breastfeeding, baby wearing, extended rear facing, vaccinating, non circumcising, disposable diaper using, non spanking, attached parenting, home owning, stay at home mommy!
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