SOs Returning to Work

[mrskblack11]

I start my induction Monday night so DH will take Tuesday-Friday off. We are going to play it by ear for the following week but the plan is for him to just work half days.

[Deleted]

I needed the SS option. DH works from home as a writer in his home office so he'll be able to take frequent breaks to help out.

[jessila]

DH found out two weeks ago that he gets 2 weeks of paternity leave! Then he got a huge (unexpected) promotion so he was like "I might only take a week." All the guys he works with are telling him that he'll need the two weeks if he doesn't want to be super-zombie.
So, he's getting 10 days and if Little Dude comes near his due date there will also be extra time off for Independence Day.

[turtletyme]

May 31, 2015 7:55:52 GMT -5 sully326 said:

DH owns his own business & they're REALLLLLY busy right now. I'll be lucky if he gets the days I'm in the hospital off. Good thing is, he can make his own schedule so we're hoping that even if he has to work, he can come home early sometimes. All I can say is I'm thankful for my Family & Friends right about now!

I'm in the same boat! I know he will do what he can, I am hoping for a week at first and some days here and there later on.

[Widget123]

May 31, 2015 11:28:11 GMT -5 silv3rlining said:

I just want to add that DH annoyed me on his paternity leave after I had DS. He pretty much played video games/napped the whole time. If it wasn't for the fact I wasn't allowed to drive I would have been more than ready for him to go back sooner. He did go grocery shopping with me 1 day and changed some diapers...This time he will be entertaining DS or doing things around the house that need to get done before our move.

My DH drove me nuts the first few days, weeks, etc. as new parents. He was crazy worried about DD and everything was his way or the highway. Our first night home he insisted that one of us stay up all night and watch DD sleep. This time i want him to help me with DD more than anything but we need our space from eachother too

[Flick]

My due date was so perfect because it fell right before SO's factory shutdown where he'll get two weeks off. Now I'll be induced two weeks early but at least he'll get to spend two weeks with us even if it's not at the very beginning like I had hoped.

Special shout out to all the single moms out there, you guys are rock stars. I can't imagine doing this alone, you ladies are tough as nails.

[noname83]

My husband gets 2 weeks of paternity leave which he'll take starting when we go to the hospital. He also has 72 hours of sick time accrued if needed for doctors appointments, and he'll be using his other PTO when I go back to work. Not sure how much is accrued now but I think it's about 2-3 weeks.

[baytosa2013]

DH is taking the first 2 weeks off and then he will go back to work but can work from home if I need him there for some back up. He will also take another week off at the end of summer. He's at use or lose status so he has the time. My BFF is coming the week I go back to work to keep her out of daycare as long as possible and as she says "to help me transition back in to work without getting us kicked out of daycare for being the crazy FTM" LOL

[wink568]

If DH decides to take the full time position his temp job offered him, he'll be going back in July, about 3 weeks from my due date. Our original plan was for him to be a SAHD, so if that's the case he'll be home indefinitely, except when he travels for his side business/hobby.

ETA: I'm selfishly hoping for the latter since I don't want him to go to work.

[theBeeMama]

Dh is taking two days. he doesn't get any paid paternity leave and only recently started at this job so he doesn't have any vacation days. And due to some unforeseen circumstances we won't be able to afford for him to take off any more than that. Which is sad and mildly terrifying since he may not even be there to help me leave the hospital! And we have a two year old. It's gonna be tough, but I do have an awesome support system (family) close by, and I know they'll help a lot!

[belle0720]

My H is taking 2 weeks right away and then has another week he's going to use later on. He also has a week of vacation left that he'll probably use while I'm still on maternity leave too.

[gigi3126]

I'm ridiculously grateful that MH is a teacher too. His district's calendar is a little off from mine, so he won't be done until Friday (today was my official first day of summer break), but we'll both be at home until mid-August.

[ravinraven216]

DH is taking a week off. He gets a goodly amount of paid time off, but nothing like the kind of paid paternity leave his German company offers to employees outside the U.S.