<prompt> Human: I have about 3 months of accrued sick and vacation time. I could take it under FMLA but my employers are very reasonable. My question is, do new dads use all their time to stay home with the mother and newborn? I am thinking of taking about two weeks worth and banking the rest in case of emergencies. Appreciate feedback.Edit: I should add: I want to maximize my time off in chase we need it later but also want to be supporting my lady as much as possible in those first few weeks. So second q: is two weeks reasonable from that perspective?  <response>: In my experience, we had plenty of help in the first couple weeks parents, in-laws, family visiting, etc and there wasnt a lot I could do. But a couple weeks later, when everything settled and my wife really started needing lots of breaks, is when i was needed. Maybe take a couple weeks, head back to work for a few, and then take some more time. I also know a couple who took the wifes 3 months and then the husband took his when she went back to work. 