Paternity Leave

[Todd]

Sick time? Take a couple of days off, more if your wife has a c-section. Make sure to help Mom, getting her water, changing diapers, take your shift on nights if you can.

A couple days?  Really?  If you have sick time banked, take as much as you can.  A couple days really doesn't speak to the amount of help that a new mother really needs and the important time bonding with the child.  My first place allowed for unlimited sick carry over so I banked as much as I could and was lucky to take 3 weeks in the beginning and then when the wife went back to work 3 weeks after that.  2nd place I didn't have as much time to carry over so I dipped into regular vacation time. 

Agreed on the taking shifts.  Our kids are almost 3 and 7 and since the beginning we alternated waking up to tend to the kids and even now with putting them to bed.  Good system if your schedule allows.