Hey everyone, thanks for your replies I haven't had a chance to look into it (the scheme) further yet, but I'm pretty certain we couldn't take leave (from my employer & the government) at the same time, because then we'd both be classifying ourselves as the primary carer. I'm also pretty certain the leave can be taken by either parent within the first year of the baby being born, so we shouldn't have any problems starting it at 24 weeks.

Also, a benefit for us is that I only work a few minutes from home, so expressing wouldn't be hard and I usually come home for my lunch hour. Now that I've been thinking about it longer, I reckon if hubby wants that time with bubs to experience what I get to have for those first 24 weeks, it can only be a good thing for them both bonding-wise and for hubby to know what it's like to be the full time parent and me to know what it's like to leave for work every day.

But yeah, we'll think about it more when the time gets nearer I suppose. Thanks!