Maternity Leave Budget Planner

Know what leave will cost, and exactly what to save each month before baby arrives.

Know what leave will cost, and exactly what to save each month before baby arrives. This maternity leave budget planner turns your leave plan into a month-by-month income forecast, so there are no surprises.

Enter your weeks of full, partial and unpaid leave and the spreadsheet builds your income for every month of leave. It works out the gap between your normal income and your leave income, then turns it into one clear number: save this much a month from now until your due date.

There's a baby first-year costs list (one-off and monthly items, ready for your own amounts) and a return-to-work budget that includes childcare. Leave rules differ by employer and country, so every rule is an editable field, not an assumption.

A printable PDF with the checklists and planning pages is included for writing on by hand. Works in Excel and Google Sheets, in any currency.