Take the leave. It is already hard enough to adjust to parenthood. Use it or you will regret it in the future. You should not be worrying about your teams. If

Take the leave. It is already hard enough to adjust to parenthood. Use it or you will regret it in the future. You should not be worrying about your teams. If you did your job right, they will self-manage and someone will step up to help call the shots while you're out. Take the hit to productivity of not having another person on the team for the duration of your leave. The world will go on without you.