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[quote=Anonymous]- At least one year at the company so I qualified for FMLA.

- Flexibility in my schedule/not tons of travel (turned down a promotion that would have been more travel while TTC).

- Finances at home were comfortable enough to get by.

- DH felt secure at his job.

- For me, I'd actually been at my company 8 years so I felt I had a good reputation built up and 3 months away wouldn't hurt that. I see some women come in and get pregnant 6 or 8 months into their jobs, and while they are certainly entitled to their leave, I think it does end up hurting their career prospects at that company long term because it is a large amount of time (percentage wise as part of your whole time there) to take off when you are still pretty new. People seem to be more excited/supportive of those who have been there at least a few years before getting pregnant, and more "annoyed" by brand new employees getting pregnant because they don't have the long-standing relationships and background built up. They still get the same leave & treatment formally, but on an informal level, I think being somewhere a little longer before getting pregnant is preferable for your career. Not always possible though. [/quote]

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