How long is your DP taking off when baby is born? - Page 2

[jessitron]

DH will take a week and a half or two weeks, most to all of his vacation for the year. We definitely won't be travelling for the holidays, so that helps. Last birth he didn't have enough vacation available so he took a week unpaid.
We'll have more help, though. MIL will stay around for a week or so, my aunt is going to come visit the first week of November, and my mom will probably find some time to spend with us. I want him home for bonding more than anything. And to give DD the attention she won't be getting from me.

[marlygf]

My dh get's 2 weeks paid leave a year and 1 week sick, so he will take 1 week sick and 1 week paid. It's nice that 2.5 weeks later is Thanksgiving and 4 weeks after that he will get a week and a half off. They have a plant shut down between Christmas and New Years This is one thing we like about this company.
I'm actually thinking of asking my dad if he could come help with the boys after dh goes back to work. he has so much time and never uses it I might as well use him

[tamagotchi]

Probably about 4 weeks. He's been saving vacation days for a while.

Depending on how things go when the new baby is born, he might start working from home during that time so that he won't have to use up all his vacation. When DS was born, he was planning to take 4 weeks but ended up taking about 2 1/2 weeks and then working from home for a few weeks. But we feel that it's good to have that 4 week cushion in case the new baby is higher needs than DS was, or in case the transition is difficult for DS or us.

[vivianstcloud]

My DP is an artist and his studio is behind the house, so he doesnt have to take time off; he IS off when he needs to be! yay!

This is a full-on partnership with the baby-raising and I expect him to do a lot work. And he will be the primary caregiver once I graduate in the Spring and start working full-time. It works out great for us!

[tonimk19]

My EDD is Oct. 17th and we're hoping DH can take 1-2 weeks off but he's currently in grad school for his teaching credential, working as a substitute teacher, then retail during the weekend (about 8-12 hrs) and thinking of assistant coaching freshman football during the Fall (Mon- Thurs). He'll take off work but will have to go to grad class and football practice. Since it's close to the Holidays too, I'm hoping he can take off an extra day or two for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.

[2bluefish]

I picked "other" because we are just going to play it by ear. Hopefully, everything will go straightforward this time, and he won't have to take off so much - maybe a week.

[smudge]

DH will be taking 4wks off. I am glad. DD will be exactly 2, and I will be having a scheduled c-section so having him there for recovery will be a huge relief.

[MrsAngelic]

Just a couple days...so much of his vacation time is already used up towards the Jewish holy days. Hopefully I'll give birth on a day he already has off so we can squeeze in an extra day or two.

[roostery]

DH managed to get 5 days off for DD. Unfortunately that was consumed by 2 days of labor and 3 days in the hospital post c-section. He went back to work on Monday, 2 days after I got back from the hospital with what can only be described as a classically high need baby. And me with abdominal stitches. I figure it will be the same this time. MIL came in every day for 2 weeks and did the dishes and threw the laundry in the wash. Which was great.

DH is self-employed and we are unfortunately having this baby during the busy season.

Now that my friends have had kids I think that I can count on them to come and take DD for a couple hours here and there to help out for the first few weeks at least. And I am stocking the freezer!

[Pumpkin_Blythe]

his work gives him 6 weeks paid baby bonding time.

[Hippiemommie]

DH never takes sick time or personal time off so he is taking the entire month of October off I'm so glad because we will have a 2 3/4 year old at the time and I think it would be hard for me to chase him around all day with a newborn.

[Hippiemommie]

Originally Posted by Pumpkin_Blythe

his work gives him 6 weeks paid baby bonding time.

Nice!

[wildgarden]

It will probably be 2 weeks after the baby is born and then a week here and there later on.

[ashleyhaugh]

i hear the army usually gives 2 weeks, but dh is in school (lpn license) and cant take that much time away, so probably just a couple days but we should get 2 weeks christmas leave, and my mom wants to come up, but im not sure when

[Apryl Srissa]

Dh works in a bakery and October starts their really crazy business. So we're hoping for a Friday birth, then he is off the weekend and can take a couple days after that but only officially 'miss' a couple days. Unfortunately, his vacation time will be all used by then (a planned vacation with my in laws coming here over the summer and sick days, sick kids, etc all add up), so we will have to be careful of what he misses.

What I'm depending on is that there is extra OT that time of year, so he can make up any time missed. I tend to have contractions for weeks, so with my 3 year old, he missed like 3 days for nothing, my contractions were just so close and strong he wasn't comfortable leaving me. I'm pretty much depending on that Thanksgiving is right behind and he'll be off for that.

[dachshundqueen]

I'm just not sure. We'll see how labor and delivery goes and then how Annabelle adjusts. We have a small family business. I'm thinking that him working PT for two weeks would be a whole lot better than him just taking off one week and then going back to work.

Liz

[veganone]

I'm pushing for 2 weeks as well - he's thinking a few days but there's no way! He can get paid family leave (which is like half of his salary), but I think we're going to save that for when I go back to work. With me not making anything, we're going to need his income... I'd love more time with just the three of us.

[Banana731]

Dh won't be taking any time off as far as I know, if everything works out as planned. He works at the hospital I'm supposed to birth at, and his shop is pretty laid back. He will just come home when I need him, or not go in if I'm in labor in the AM. They won't make him take vacation or anything. Plus my mom is coming here for a month, maybe more. So hopefully she'll be here at least a couple of weeks after baby is born to help with dd. Dh will also be allowed to take a couple days off if he wants, or go in late/come home early in the beginning. My birth options may be a little bleaker than I'd like, but when it comes to the post-partum situation I know I am blessed. :

[Jennbee]

DH will be taking at least 17 weeks off for parental leave. He is entitled to up to one year, but his pay would drop down to just Employment Insurance benefits (which wouldn't be enough to pay the bills at our house) after 17 weeks. I'll be going to college and he'll be bringing baby to college for me to nurse during the first month. After that I plan on pumping breastmilk. At least that's the plan for now.

With our first child, he had planned 2 weeks of vacation and then parental leave after that. He ended up having court scheduled for one day that first week. There I was waiting at the hospital for him to get back from court to take me and baby home.