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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My first kid was born at 36 weeks and had to be hospitalized for 6 days due to complications. There was a lot of downtime in the hospital, but it was always punctuated by nurses and doctors coming in and out of the room every hour or so.  Plus, as other people have mentioned, you will be recovering and emotional and will want to spend time with your baby.  I can imagine that it might be possible to get some work done when the baby sleeps, but I think the circumstances would make it hard to focus.

My second kid was born a few weeks ago, and I’ve been trying to finish out a few work projects that I was in the middle of doing when my kid came early (36 weeks again, but no NICU). I get maybe an hour of work done per day. It’s hard to be productive with a newborn around.

Talk to HR about what you can do to extend your leave. Are you just taking FMLA, or do you get actual maternity leave? Can you use PTO in addition to your leave? Can you take longer than 12 weeks on short-term disability? Can you take time off without pay?

Ugh, this country sucks for new parents. I’ll be thinking of you, OP. Hope it goes well.[/quote]

I think technically I get 12 weeks FMLA but I’m not sure how this works with the c section and then also wanting to be home for 12 weeks when the baby comes home. For those who did this- it sounds like you all did 6 weeks for c section recovery and then took the 12 weeks? I’m trying to see what my employers will allow.[/quote]

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