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Alice77 
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 8:26pm |
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Hey everyone i was just wondering how long your partners or husbands were off work after you gave birth???
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Lucky apple
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 8:30pm |
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5 and a half weeks. It was AWESOME.
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 8:36pm |
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2 weeks, so needed it too as I have C Sections so needed the extra help, especially after baby 2, cos DS was only 14 months when DD was born.
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 8:37pm |
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after i had ds1 he had a few weeks off work(though i actually got a little sick of him being around all the time lol)
after ds2 he didnt have anytime off work, my mum, sil and dh juggled ds1 while is was in hospital so he didnt have too. he had a week off after we got home.
after ds3 he had a week off then had another 2wks off when he was 8wks coz ds2 broke his leg.
ds4 he had a week off.
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 8:44pm |
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Mine had 2 weeks
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 8:46pm |
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My DP only had 1 week off.
DD was overdue and born during his Xmas time off so he had already had nearly 2 weeks off before she was born.
Amazingly i had no issues with him going back to work and coped fine. I think with 2 kids it would be a different story
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 8:53pm |
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about 11 days (7 work days and the weekends)
i was in hospital for 6 days (thursday to wednesday) then he had thurs, fri, sat, sun extra off.
next baby i will want him off for a extra few days to help out, but depends on if i manage to have a VBAC or if i have another CS. but his boss is pretty good about it and told him to take what time he needed. but DP is our only income and the business closes down at christmas time, he needs a certain amount of holidays kept for the end of the year.
but had lots of family support around most days to help with housework and give me a break to sleep.
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 8:59pm |
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Two and a half weeks. He was only allowed two weeks but his work was really good about it and said he could start his leave from the day i went into labour instead of trying to figure out dates. I ended up going into labour on the Wednesday so they counted his two weeks off from the following Monday to give him longer.
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 9:05pm |
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1 week but my mum also took a week off and they both helped to look after me but my mum mainly cooked and cleaned so we could enjoy Lily, more so DP because he studied all of last year and the day his course started was the day DD was due but she came a week early (lucky for him!)
He ended up taking a week off when she was 5 weeks old and his 2 week holidays too because she got very sick.
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 9:15pm |
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Two weeks here, his work let him take off from the time I went into labour which was great, however I had to spend the first week in hospital so that was a bit frustrating that I only had week with him and DS before he went back to work. I coped though and it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be on my own.
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 9:23pm |
DH was off for a week, and then I was on my own. That was fine by me, although I'd have been more than happy for him to have longer off if he'd been able to.
While I was totally happy with a week, and was fine when DH did got back to work, I'd say take as long as you can afford to - it's such a special time, you might as well enjoy it 
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 9:24pm |
2 weeks, then my mum had 2 weeks then MIL had 4 weeks so I was well and truly looked after 
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 9:24pm |
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None, but DH is self employed and would just go to work, do what had to be done and come home again.
Not sure if he'll take time 'off' this time either, although he will probably have a few days to look after DD.
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 9:27pm |
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4 weeks - I found by the 3rd week I wanted him to go back to work so that I could start trying to do it on my own! Was so great to have the help though.
I was in hospital after c-section for 4 nights, so DH started his leave from the day DS & I got home and he came to visit us at the hospital in his lunch breaks and after work (he works in AKL city right near the hospital).
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Alice77
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 9:29pm |
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Oh thats cool my partner seems to think hes only having a day or 2 off, which to be honest I think is bull crap!!! I told him he is having at least a week off. ( our parents are not going to be involved in the first few weeks so I am gonna need him!!!)
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 9:33pm |
2 weeks with a few extra days for the stat days over christmas
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 9:41pm |
My husband didn't have any time off work. He didn't even bring us home from hospital, my mum took a day off work, drove 1.5hrs to Auckland and picked us up and brought us home.
He's no longer my husband 
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 9:44pm |
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DH had a day off immediately after the birth (while I was still in hospital) but after that, went straight back to work.
Hes a dairy farmer though and as it was the quiet time of year, he didnt have to do a whole lot on the farm. So it was pretty much a few months of him being home for most of the day - it was awesome.
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 10:03pm |
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I think I would have managed with out DP which would have happened had DD come one her due date or later but tbh it was nice having someone there to cook and watch baby while I showered!
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Posted: 02 January 2011 at 10:23pm |
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Mine had three 'days off' but was then able to work flexi hours, so would stay home for a few hours if I needed him, or come home early.
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