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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes to talking to therapist.

But there is nothing wrong with feeling attached to your baby and not wanting to send her to daycare at three months (nothing wrong with other people sending their kids to daycare either [b]IF that feels right[/b]).

Perhaps, you feel this is your last baby and that is your last chance to be home with the baby. Listen to yourself and [b]explore staying home[/b]. It does not mean you're giving up work. You may (or may not) want to go back in a few months, but you would know that you gave yourself a chance to explore staying with the baby longer. It is very natural to feel what you feel. No woman should be forced to be separated with her baby at three months IF it does not feel right to her.

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Does it not occur to you most people don't want to put their babies in daycare at 3 months, and would love to stay home longer, but cannot afford to do so? You can cut your Starbucks habit, shop at Walmart and thrift stores, trade the Highlander for a Corolla, and eat rice and beans at home all you want...most likely it's not enough to forgo one whole salary in a household that is, by necessity, dual-income.[/quote]

This is PP. It does occur to me and makes me incredibly sad. Hence, the words "explore" and "listen to yourself" and "talk to therapist." Sometimes a happy relaxed mom is worth the $$ sacrifice. Again, every situation is different; what I am trying to say that this is not just some irrational anxiety that needs to be medicated; such feelings are pretty normal and need not be dismissed/ shut down.

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