I have been lining things up for maternity leave/fmla and I’m so sad/frustrated/shocked. My options are

1) Be off for only the 20 days I have sick leave to cover

2) Be off for 6 weeks and return to work with -5 sick days or

3) Be off for up to 12 weeks but only the first 20 days would be paid.

None of my options leave me with any sick time incase baby or I are sick. I don’t take off much work at all, but I teach preschool and it is a total germ factory. I can imagine making it through the winter without myself or the baby getting sick! I didn’t expect to get a whole year off or even six month. I was just hoping to be off through mid December and have a few sick days for emergencies left over. Anyone else struggling with this?