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I am an independent contractor MT who works from home. I am having a baby after the first of the year and was wondering if anyone else has had a baby while working from home as an MT and if so, how long did you take for maternity leave? I have asked my company what is common and have been told that it varies from person to person. They act like they do not want me taking the full 6-8 weeks maternity leave saying that the baby sleeps so much during that time and usually the mom doesn't need that much time to heal/recover. I keep thinking to myself that maternity leave is not necessarily all for recovery, but to bond and become adjusted. I am beside myself on what to do. I love my job and do not want to lose it or upset my company because I take too much time off, but I also want to be sure that I have no regrets later that I did not have enough time with my baby. Any advise/support/information on how you done things would be appreciated.
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