For those that work part time

[Kelly]

If you worked part time when you were pregnant, how long were you allowed off after you had your baby? When I had Alex, I was working full time, and I took 12 weeks off. I only work part time now and *hopefully* will have another baby next year. I work somewhere with no real clear cut rules on this, that I've ever seen, anyway. So just curious what your company's policy is!

[Mandi]

No clear cut rules on that for us either. :dunno: With my first I took off about 6 weeks. With my second, almost 4 months. They had no problems with it. But my work is very family oriented so I'm sure that makes a difference. Can you go to your boss or HR and find out what they say? Or are you not wanting them to know that you're planning on getting pregnant again?

[Nichole]

My company allows for the same amount of time to be taken off regardless of your status, so I took the full amount of time allowed with both pregnancies which is 12 weeks. (Well, I actually was allowed to take 18 weeks after my first but they changed their rules by my second one so that I would have had to pay for my insurance premiums if I was out longer than 12 weeks. That extra $700/month expense wasn't appealing, so I settled for 12 weeks. :lol: )

[Kelly]

I can ask them, I just wanted some backup that other people are allowed 12 in case they said only 6 weeks.:lol: That's a total deal breaker for me. I think it's totally unfair to think that because you only work part time, you don't need the extra 6 weeks off. I can work up to 35 hours a week, that's close enough to full time, in my opinion, to qualify for the full time benefit of getting 12 weeks off. Thanks for the info, guys!