First Time Father to Be!!  

I am very fortunate to work for a company that will allow Fathers off without even having to file for FMLA paperwork. I am also very fortunate to have a boss that is extremly flexable. I think it helps that she recently adopted and her boss recently adopted a newborn too so they understand. With all of that said how long should I take off work to help my wife?? Two weeks?? Three weeks??

 I would recommend at least two weeks. My husband stayed home for a week and I begged him to stay home the following week, too.  I really could have benefited from him being home longer, but he couldn't miss work. I was home 8 weeks after my baby was born, and those last six were tough because I didn't have anyone around (my mother did visit once a week, but it was still hard).

 

If need more help with whatever the wife or father need, get doctor slip in writing and supervisor can't complain about that and it depend on but that should work.