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If your current job has paid leave, you might consider staying and job hunting during your leave if you can
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We are the only “industrialized” country without paid maternity leave required by employers
THIS. This is so important. Yet when we ask for it they tell us we don’t want to work.
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I did the same. I immediately started a word document that I updated weekly with notes about where my matters stood, and it formed the basis for my “leave memo,” so someone could pick it up and run with it. I was clear with everyone from the start that I would be going out on leave, so there were no surprises.
I had a scheduled induction for medical reasons and it made planning my maternity leave much easier to have a solid date in mind. I’m not suggesting you schedule a birth when you don’t have to, but it sure as hell made my life easier.
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Is it an option to stay in your current role for maternity leave benefits, and any required return period? Some law firms don’t offer maternity benefits right away for new hires, so if you do decide to make the move be sure to negotiate full maternity leave benefits eligibility into your offer letter. Firms are usually better about this than companies, but not all.
Hey there! I found out I was pregnant when I had been at my job for 2.5 months (i say “found out” but after 2.5 years of infertility we did IVF and were shocked when it actually worked). Currently due 2 weeks before my 1 year mark. Only issue is my firm requires 1 year of employment to qualify for FMLA/maternity leave so I’ve been trying to sort that out which is a little bit of extra stress.
I would be honest with potential employers re. your pregnancy and make sure you have a set plan for maternity leave so you and baby can bond. The right job is out there! You’ll find it. Everything happens for a reason.
I went in-house in early 2022 and found out I was pregnant about 7 weeks after starting. I agonized and waited until about 18 weeks to tell my boss/the CLO who was incredibly supportive and told me to have as many kids as I want whenever I want and never apologize.
Similar to Attorney 2, I do not qualify for FMLA or our parental leave policy. I do, however, qualify for short term disability which does not have any probationary period. As a result my leave is going to be a hybrid of STD, saved paid vacation time, and a few weeks unpaid.
A good job and boss will understand and help. Just be ready to have more hurdles with leave and save money to cover yourself in the event you are going to be unpaid for a period of time.
Thank you so much…staying in my previous role isn’t an option unfortunately since I left before I knew I was even pregnant. Definitely a bit of a messy situation but I’m trying to roll with it
Congratulations! There’s never a great time to take 6 months off from any job, so focus on finding a position that’s the best for you and your financial needs. It’s sad that being pregnant is viewed as a negative to career progression, but all you can really do is put in 100% as you would whether or not you were pregnant. That way, your reputation and work product hopefully will speak for itself wherever you land.
Congratulations on your pregnancy! What an exciting time for you!! Would you consider contract positions (those could lead to perm roles too)?
And are you sure you want to carry this pregnancy to term?
Eww, what a tacky and inappropriate question.
If so, great. But if not, don’t use it as an excuse to sabotage yourself. Also, will the father be supporting you? Since you mentioned leaving before finding something else, does that mean you were affected by the mass layoffs?
Just remember there is nothing heroic in *choosing* to raise a child alone (self-handicapping yourself, and stacking odds against your child). They deserve two parents, and you deserve a partner who finds it worth their while to stick around. If you find your life difficult and complicated now, it sure won’t be easier when you have to care for another. Personally, I don’t think it is wise to bring a child in this world until one feels they are in a good place (financially, emotionally and mentally stable). Starting there gives you room for things to go wrong, without landing you in catastrophic situation. But if you start low, when things go wrong you can end up homeless and they can be in foster care.
Did she say she was doing it alone? And there are stellar single mothers and fathers. This really wasn’t necessary at all..