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Any guesses how these two vastly different experiences affected my babies and me?

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Once my leave started, I was automatically logged out of all my work accounts so I couldn’t even be tempted to work. When I return, I will work part-time for a month and use my unlimited PTO to continue receiving my full salary.

With Baby 2, I qualified for CA benefits (receiving 60-70% of my salary for ~20 weeks). My work then supplemented those benefits so I received 100% of my salary for ~12 of those weeks. I was also able to go on leave 2 weeks before my due date…

I could either return to work 1-week PP, or pay out of pocket for a sub ($100/day). Six weeks of leave would have cost me $2,500 plus medical bills. However, since schools went virtual for COVID right before I delivered, I actually got *zero* leave and continued teaching online for 2 months.

With Baby 1, I worked until my delivery date (making lesson plans while in labor). My district offered 12 weeks unpaid job protection. I would receive pay only by using my accrued sick leave. I had 7 sick days left because I used most of them while I was pregnant + teaching full time with HG…