4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[cordelia]

...I didnt realise men were having babies now too !!!!!!!

 

(mother of three children)

 

rant over....

[xScrunchee]

I'm just pleased that my OH is self employed and only took a week off work when my youngest was born-would have killed him if I'd have had him at home for 6 months

[Space Chick]

I think everyone should be entitled to 1 or 2 lifestyle breaks in their working life.

 

I don't have children but do look after my elderly grandfather, it would be useful to be able to take a few months off for him if he needs it in the future.

[Egluntyne]

Another death knell for small businesses.

 

The last thing I would have wanted would have been Him Indoors hanging around the house for 6 months after I had given birth. :lol:

[BocBoc]

A chap at our work is on extended parental leave from mid August until January. I think it's a nice thing to have paternity leave but six months?! If I was a new mum I'd only want the OH there for a few days til the novelty wore off!!

[majorbloodnock]

...I didnt realise men were having babies now too !!!!!!!

 

(mother of three children)

 

rant over....

 

Didn't realise parental leave was to recover from giving birth; thought it was to have time to bond with child during first formative months....

 

Didn't realise being a father ended at conception; I've obviously been doing it wrong....

 

(Father of two children)

 

P.S. Not ranting, and tongue firmly in cheek, but general gist is still in earnest.

[Patricia W]

Isn't the idea to give more flexibility as to who has time off and when? I know couples who have swopped roles with Dad staying at home with the children and Mum continuing to work -and not for purely financial reasons. It works for them.

 

Tricia

[mostin]

No-body ever likes to talk about this fact as the risk these days is miniscule compared to a hundred years ago, but sadly, child birth is not risk free . There is the very unlikely, but very sad possibility that the father may be the only parent, and I think he would certainly need full paternity leave.

 

In normal happy situations, it may suit families to to switch roles. Two of the women I work with have stay at home OH's with their kids.

[Griffin]

I would've absolutely loved to have had Mr Griffin at home for as much as six months! Our youngest is three and half now, I suppose it's too late for him to take it now

[theherd123]

Is it true that men will get 3 months full pay to?

 

Most women dont even get that!

[The Dogmother]

I certainly didn't, or I wouldn't have been forced to go back to work after 8 weeks!

[Busybird]

I took 6 months off work when I had DS. I then couldn't bear to leave her so young so extended this - 12 years later I still can't bear to leave my children in the care of others (and yes, I know I am privilaged to have this option).

 

If OH had been allowed big time off work I could see him not being happy to go back. Not that he did much with the kids when he took a week off after each birth...

[Redwing]

Its a good idea and a boon to working couples

 

I earn twice what my hubby earns so it would make sense in our house for me to go back to work and for him to stay home

 

I don't think its a bad thing for us ladies, it gives more flexibility to the ability to start a family

[SAB]

The ideal would be if it is flexible enough for mum to take 6 months off and then partner (male or female) to be able to provide the baby with another 6 months at home - I would have loved that option.

[Chucky Mama]

I would have definately have killed my OH if he had been at home for 6 months after my babies were born. Maybe one of these many daft surveys that keep popping up on the news could see whether there are more divorces following 6 months paternity leave

[craftyhunnypie]

Can I have kitten leave please? Looking after & playing with Poppy takes up most of my time!

 

Emma.x

[redhotchick]

The ideal would be if it is flexible enough for mum to take 6 months off and then partner (male or female) to be able to provide the baby with another 6 months at home - I would have loved that option.

 

As I understand it (from Radio 4 this afternoon). That is how it might work.