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[quote=Anonymous]I had my son ( Owen) in November. I am 38 ( almost 39) and the might be our only child. We are hoping to have second child, but that may not happen. I am a nurse practitioner and my husband is an MD. I am struggling with the idea of giving up my career and what is best for my child. I would love to be there for him full-time during these early years, but I worked very hard for my degree. I was a nanny for 10 years, worked as tech while getting my nursing degree ( at 35) and then became a nurse practitioner ( at 37). I put a ton of hard work and money into my career. I feel in some aspect I will be throwing it away. I worry that quitting my job for the first year will turn into me staying home until he goes to school, and then I will br trying to restart my career 4-5 years from now. We can support our family on my husbands salary, but I like having my own income if anything were to happen. I have thought about going back to work part-time, but I know my boss will want me back full-time soon after I go back to work. What did you do if you were in similar circumstances? [/quote]

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