Shel got I think it was 6 weeks unpaid 'paternity' leave, but she had saved up her holidays/annual leave and took 6 weeks paid off. TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO long IMO, but then I just wanted to get into the seing of things and Shel took it more like a holiday She bonded with Jazz and it was great for them, but for me I would have liked maybe 2-3 weeks off after the birth and maybe a week off at 2 and then 3 months old... Just to give me a break, as at those times I generally had a meltdown and could have used a good sleep.