Maternity Leave-Teachers

Ki

Anyone else work in education and get only 6 weeks (or 8, if c-section) of paid maternity leave??

I feel like that’s super short (yes I know we have summers off but I can’t plan when I’m going to actually get pregnant!)

I’d like to take a standard 12 weeks but I don’t think the hubby and I can do an extra 6 weeks unpaid! Is it bad for the baby to go back so soon? What are other people doing???