How long after mat leave did you wait to take time off? Have a family wedding 6 weeks after getting back - would need to bring my two kids so would be a week (5 days off)

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If you’ve accrued the time, take it. The idea that you owe them back a certain amount of time before you can be “off” again is part of the problem we have with treating mat leave like it’s PTO.

I took a few days off for a wedding a month into my return and was feeling unsure too, an older coworker who was also a mom but of older kids basically shook me and was like “you weren’t on vacation. You still need one!”

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Agree, don’t think it matters. There are times you will need to take off for appointments, sick kids, etc. so shouldn’t matter. Maternity leave isn’t like it is a vacation anyway, two totally different time off requests.

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Yup, like others said. Your maternity leave isn’t a vacation! Once your back your back like normal, there’s no reason to feel bad about needing to take days off.

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My boss made a huge deal about me requesting time off for the holidays about a month after my return to work date. Big red flag! I quit as soon as I could after that.

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I went on a family vacation a month after getting back from maternity leave, and no one made a big deal about it. The way I see it, the two aren’t directly correlated & as others have said, maternity leave is not a vacation, so don’t feel guilty. You deserve it, mama! :)

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Two days 😂 before a daycare stomach bug tore through our house and took us all down.

Two weeks and I took off two days

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