How long is your mat leave?

You’re allowed to take the full 39weeks paid maternity, and to take it to 52 weeks of maternity the last three weeks would be unpaid.

Are you in US or UK?

I'm self employed and unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to take more than 3/4 months financially. I will try to work a couple of days here and there maybe after 3/4 months but it'll be completely dependant on the work available and if that works. Good luck

I'm in UK and I'm entitled to 1 year maternity leave but only 39 weeks are paid. X

Depends where you are based and if you have support. I’m UK based and took 10m maternity leave and topped it up with my 6 weeks of annual leave so I was always paid. I also made sure to utilise all the work KIT days

UK - taking the full year and will return the week of LG's first birthday. Teacher mat pay is 4 weeks 100% pay, 2 weeks 90%, 12 weeks 50% + smp, then 21 weeks on smp - and no holiday accrued. However, I'm taking Shared Parental Leave to 'get' holiday entitlement. I ended my mat leave at the start of the summer holidays and so am on full pay for these 5½ weeks. I then go back on leave (ShPL) September to start of Christmas holidays, when I 'return' for the 2 weeks break on full pay, back on leave January to Feb half term, 'return' that week, then back on leave until March. I'll only have 4 weeks where I have 0 income as a result and an extra 8½ weeks on full pay (but during the school holidays so I don't actually have to work).

I WFH as well and my leave was about 5 months. 3 months full pay and the last 2 half pay. For US standards I was lucky but it definitely wasn't long enough.

I'm in the UK on a very cushy package where I mostly WFH. I got 9 months full pay, 3 months unpaid and then I took an extra few months of annual leave. I was off for 15 months total with each of my two.

I work for the nhs I was entitled to 9 months paid mat leave and 3 months unpaid. I chose to spread the 9 payments over 12 months and took a year then I’ll add some annual leave on the end so probably take about 13-14 months off

I also WFH and my maternity leave was 6 months paid.

In Canada, we get up to 18 months (if not self-employed). The actual benefit from the program is significantly reduced if it is spread our over 18 months (we only get 55% of our income if taking 12 months. It goes down to like 35% or something mathy that I can't do if we take 18 months). Yes, 3 months is far too short. And I feel for mamas in the US (if that's where you are from) because that is not enough time to form a bond with, get the hang of breast feeding, etc with your LO. If you are brave, you should definitely advocate/negotiate for more time...

I’m going to have around 14 months including around 8 weeks annual leave

12 weeks in dc 🥲

I’m taking the year. I get 6 months full pay, 3 months statutory and 3 unpaid x

DC with 6 weeks from company partial pay + 12 weeks DC leave paid + 4 weeks FMLA unpaid = 5.5 months, ends up about 6 months with some holidays and PTO in there. I definitely think I needed more than 3 months and took the max I could, and 6 months feels like it will be a better time to start back.

I decided on 9 months however ended up with almost 11 after days before due to go back to work we were all in a bad car crash even after 11 months I didn't feel like it was long enough. I personally don't think any amount of time will feel enough. I work in a school so don't get any leave to use.

I had 18 weeks total but I never went back to work

Wow. I’m in the US and I can get short-term disability with 60% pay for 5 weeks. Maternity leave is only 3 days. The US needs to do better.