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How long was your maternity leave and was it paid?
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Deb - Mom of 3 Girls 26th Jan
With
my
first
2
pregnancies,
I
was
able
to
take
off
12
weeks
through
FMLA.
I
had
enough
sick/vacation
time
in
my
bank
to
take
the
first
2
months
off
paid
and
then
the
last
one
was
unpaid
both
times.
With
my
3rd
pregnancy
(different
job),
I
had
5
weeks
of
disability
pay
(60%
of
my
regular
pay)
and
they
gave
me
an
extra
7
weeks
of
unpaid
leave
-
but
I
was
responsible
for
paying
my
own
health
insurance
premiums
while
off
(over
$700/month
for
a
family).
It
was
quite
a
struggle
and
I
ended
up
not
going
back
to
that
job
after
my
leave
was
over.
kikarose 25th Jan
My
company
didn't
pay
me
anything,
but
allowed
me
to
take
the
full
8
weeks
allotted
to
a
c-section,
plus
6
weeks
of
Family
Medical
Leave.
With
my
first
baby
I
followed
that
to
the
letter,
this
time
around
I
decided
to
take
advantage
of
the
fact
that
they
are
pretty
relaxed
and
really
wanted
me
to
come
back;
I
took
the
8
weeks
of
leave
and
6
weeks
of
paid
sick
leave
that
I
had
accumulated,
plus
two
of
the
FML
weeks.
It
was
nice
to
stretch
out
my
time
with
the
baby
a
little.
shanspring 24th Jan
WOW!
I
didn't
realize
how
lucky
I
had
it
until
I
went
to
work
for
another
company.
5
years
ago
when
my
son
was
born
I
got
8
weeks
maternity
leave
all
paid
at
100%.
No
one
has
maternity
leave
anymore.
It's
all
disability
and
half
pay
and
you
have
to
take
your
vacation
days.
It's
like
they
are
trying
to
gyp
you
out
of
what
should
be
rightfully
yours.
Paid
time
off
to
recover
and
be
w/
your
new
child.
Samantha 24th Jan
wow,
most
of
you
are
so
lucky.
I
am
faculty
at
a
state
university
so
I
got
up
to
12
weeks
unpaid
leave.
I
planned
to
take
8
weeks.
Two
weeks
before
I
left
my
boss
told
me
I
was
expected
to
continue
answering
email
and
taking
questions
over
the
phone
while
on
leave,
so
I
said
I'd
have
to
be
paid
for
that.
Since
I'm
salaried
I
tried
to
get
my
full
salary
for
being
essentially
'on
call'
during
my
leave
but
was
unsuccessful.
I
got
paid
for
whatever
hours
I
claimed
I
was
working
while
on
leave.
So
it
ended
up
being
about
half
time
leave
for
half
time
pay.
I
felt
really
gypped
and
hope
that
anyone
else
in
my
department
who
ends
up
pregnant
starts
strategizing
with
me
from
the
start
so
she
doesn't
end
up
like
I
did.
Diane K. Danielson 24th Jan
I
had
planned
on
taking
12
weeks,
all
paid,
because
I
had
worked
out
a
good
deal
with
my
company
...
which
at
the
time
I
was
fortunate
as
I
was
also
going
through
a
divorce
and
my
ex
had
tied
up
all
my
money.
Yet,
I
still
feel
guilty
taking
it
because
the
company
didn't
want
me
to
mention
it
as
they
really
didn't
want
to
provide
that
to
all
their
female
employees.
Ironically,
I'm
not
a
baby
person,
so
when
there
was
a
big
emergency
about
6
weeks
into
leave,
I
started
back
a
few
hours
each
day,
working
my
way
back
to
full
time
by
the
12
weeks.
Do
I
regret
going
back
early?
Not
at
all.
I
echo
Mandy's
bit
about
the
"normalcy"
of
work.
I
was
completely
out
of
my
element
as
a
new,
single
mom.
At
least
at
work
I
knew
why
my
colleagues
were
crying
and
whiney
(and
at
least
I
didn't
have
to
change
their
diapers)!
I
was
also
able
to
build
up
the
good
will,
and
the
financial
resources
to
work
for
myself
now
that
he's
older
and
can
really
benefit
from
my
having
a
flexible
schedule.
lolagoetz 24th Jan
Actually,
I'm
on
maternity
leave
now.
I
can
take
up
to
12
weeks,
but
only
8
of
them
are
paid
through
disability
(70%
-
and
that's
only
if
you've
paid
for
supplemental
disability).
I'm
using
vacation
at
1/2
time
to
pay
for
the
remaining
month,
because
I'll
start
back
to
work
on
a
part-time
basis
towards
the
end
of
February.
sdbab 23rd Jan
12
weeks
for
me
-
2
paid
for
by
the
company,
the
next
4
were
short
term
disability
paid
at
60%,
and
the
last
6
were
unpaid.
But
we
can
carry
sick
time
from
year
to
year,
and
we
have
generous
vacation/personal
time,
so
I
was
able
to
use
that
to
be
paid
during
the
last
6
weeks.
What
I
did
and
will
do
again
(someday),
is
take
some
days
unpaid
so
i
didn't
run
out
of
time
and
could
use
them
when
the
baby
gots
sick
after
I
went
back
to
work.
Kate 22nd Jan
all
of
8
weeks,
and
i
got
6
weeks
(but
really
only
5)
of
short
term
disability.
i
could
have
used
up
my
vacation
time
but
wanted
to
save
it
for
doctor
appointments
etc.
was
NOT
thrilled
with
this...
alanaransley 22nd Jan
With
my
son
6
years
ago,
I
took
6
weeks
at
half
pay.
With
my
daughter
this
past
fall,
I
took
12
weeks.
I
got
6
weeks
at
half
pay,
6
weeks
unpaid,
and
the
equivalent
of
2
weeks'
pay
with
my
disability
insurance.
MamaBoone 22nd Jan
I
took
9
weeks.
Two
weeks
paid
100%,
6
weeks
paid
70%,
1
week
unpaid.
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