Maternity Leave Planner: Telling Your Boss, HR Scripts, Handoff Template. Pregnant at Work, Sorted.
A thirty-page planner for navigating pregnancy at work. Pre-announcement research on company policy and legal rights. Timing decision for telling your manager. The script for telling them. The HR conversation script. Accommodations checklist. Mat-leave prep with a real handoff document template. The "what if I don't come back" page. Practical, navigation- focused.
Instant download. Print at home on A4 or US Letter. Your receipt and re-download link arrive by email.
Look inside
Pages from the file you'll download, not a mock-up.
You are pregnant. You are also working. Almost no existing resource takes both seriously at the same time.
When to tell. How to tell. What to ask for. How to ramp down. How to actually use the leave. Whether you come back. This planner is the navigation surface for all of it.
It is not legal advice. It points you to your country’s laws (FMLA, PWFA, ADA, PUMP Act in the US. equivalents elsewhere). It is not financial advice. It points you to your HR. It is the prep work between you and the conversations you need to have.
What’s inside
Thirty pages, fillable:
- A note before you start.
- Pre-announcement research page. Your company’s policy. Your country’s laws.
- When-to-tell decision page. Timing by trimester, with the trade-offs.
- Script for telling your manager.
- Script for the HR conversation.
- Accommodations checklist. What to ask for, with provider-letter language.
- Mat-leave prep. Handoff document template + ramp-down plan + out-of-office.
- Mid-leave page. Life admin while you are off.
- Return-to-work pre-plan.
- “What if I don’t come back” page.
- A final note.
Format
Instant-download PDF, US Letter + A4. Personal use only.
From Soothemade Notes, a small apothecary of printables, planners, and cards for the unphotographed parts of new parenthood. Made slowly, in plain language.
