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How long to be at a job before TTC?
We've talked in the past about TTC this fall/winter. However, that was before I left my last job. For some reason, I thought I would find one right away (ha, yeah right). Anyway, assuming that I do get a job at some point this fall/winter (fingers crossed!), how long do you think is appropriate to be there before starting to TTC? I know that you need to be at most (all?) jobs at least 6 months to qualify for maternity leave, and obviously it might be longer at certain companies. But would it be effed up to try to get knocked up as soon as I"ve been there for 6 months?
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Re: How long to be at a job before TTC?
Really?? How can a company not offer you maternity leave? Isn't that what FMLA is?
And no, I don't have a job yet and we're obviously not TTC yet. Just something I"m thinking about.
From what I understand, in addition to needing to be employed with a company for more than a year (or x number of hours) before qualifying for FMLA, the company itself needs to be a certain size (I think more than 100 employees or something like that).
I got lucky in that the company I work for, an employee qualifies for short term disability after 30 days of employment - with pregnancy being covered by STD. A month after I started my job last year, I found out I was pregnant.
That is good!! Was the pregnancy planned or more of a surprise, if you don't mind me asking? (and your daughter is adorable!)
The company I'm thinking of (with which I have another interview tomorrow) is a public agency and fairly large, so they definitely qualify for FMLA.
I think I was thinking about this the wrong way, also...I was thinking that I wouldn't be able to get pregnant until I've been there long enough to qualify for FMLA (seems to be about a year). But now I don't think that's right-- I think I just need to be working there a year before I am able to take the weeks allotted by FMLA, and can be pregnant while I'm working up to 12 months (If I'm there for 6 months and then get pg, I would qualify at 6 months pg). Does anyone know if that's true?
We reached the age where if it was going to happen, it had to happen soon - waiting for the perfect situation job-wise just wasn't going to happen. So while we weren't exactly trying, we definitely weren't preventing.
Correct - to be eligible for FMLA, you need to have been employed full time for the 12 months prior to taking leave. So getting pregnant after being there for 6 months would have you eligible in time.......as long as you don't end up needing to go on bedrest early or anything like that.
Remember though (a lot of women on the bump seem to forget) - FMLA is unpaid time off. Your employer is required to hold a job for you and keep you on their insurance/benefit roll for 12 weeks, but that's IT.
Short-term disability policies depend on the company, but with most you are eligible for the policy after 60-90 days. However, most also state any "conditions" that you have been treated for 60-90 days prior to the start of the policy are considered pre-existing and will not be covered.......so check on that before moving forward with TTC.
Also it should be noted that if you are in FMLA unpaid leave status, you will likely have to pay out of pocket for your insurance benefits during that time ( if you have them through the job).
We've been going through the same thing! Lol. I have to be at my current job for 1 year before I'm eligible for leave through FMLA. I hit my 1 year mark in April and since it is now August (8 months away!) we figure we could start TTC sometime in October.
I'm already eligible for my company's STD which covers about 6 weeks maternity leave with pay and my insurance covers 100% of pre-natal and maternity care as well as childbirth and delivery so I'm good there too. We just want longer than 6 weeks with me at home so we're waiting for FMLA to kick in. Good luck to you!