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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maternity leave isn’t about “refreshing” OP … it’s about recovering from childbirth and caring for a newborn.

If you are having a mental health crisis you can ask for leave. I have a single friend who did this recently. [/quote]

+1. I have three kids and never found my sleepless maternity leaves where I attempted to bond with my baby, maintain my bonds with and take care of my older children, lose 20 pounds while keeping my milk supply up, and deal with 6 weeks of postpartum bleeding - to say nothing of hormonal ups and downs or the toll pregnancy or nursing take on your body - akin to a vacation.  Nor did I find the first year or two back in the office after having a child freeing. I had to work very hard after having all of my kids to continue to advance and be taken seriously. There is a lot of vulnerability around being a working mom and the periods during and after pregnancy are very challenging.

Maybe you like the idea of being able to take a break from work or the idea of focusing on yourself or passions outside work? If so, take as much vacation as possible and look into taking a sabbatical. You’ll be setting a good example for your team and you’ll get some perspective and rest, which it sounds like you badly need if you are crying about stress from work in front of your direct reports. [/quote]

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