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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really don’t understand why the father needs to get paid time off? The mother is the one recovering. [/quote]

He's caring for wife and baby. Like how grandmas used to help back in the day. I couldn't move the first few days after birth. And I nursed every 2 hours round the clock so didn't get more than 2 hours of sleep for a month or two (sleep deprivation affected my ability to drive and carry on conversations). I think 6 weeks is sufficient though... I personally think men should do 6 weeks and then when wife returns back to work, another 6 weeks. I don't think feds can split up leave though like that.[/quote]

Feds can split it up. Both before and after Oct. 1 with the 12 weeks paid.  For the latter, you have a year to use it. [/quote]

Unfortunately you cannot. That baby has to be born on or after 1 October to take any of the paid leave that is separate from your stored annual or sick leave. We tried to get the paid leave for the part of the initial 12 weeks that fell after 1 October for one of my employees who delivered in late August. Nope. OP can use up to 8 weeks of sick leave to care for the wife who had a c-section, but he would have to have that in the bank.[/quote]

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