Quiz: Should You Stay at Home or Go Back to Work?

Your maternity leave is filled with thousands of firsts for you and your baby. (Maiden car ride, first sneeze, first trip to the grocery store, first extra long nap—ahh!! ) Whether your thoughts of returning to work are on the back burner or popular visions in daydreams, it is a decision that most moms wrestle with today. The following questions can help you find answers and trigger more questions that can help you confirm your decision of whether to stay-home or leave the nest.

Thanks to the Family Leave Act, enacted by former President Clinton in 1993, employers must hold your job for 12-work weeks of unpaid job-protected leave, if you welcome a new son or daughter by birth, adoption, or foster care.