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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I are in our late 20s, both want to have a child, and are thinking about TTC sometime soon. The catch, if you will, is that we both work full time, our income is divided fairly evenly, and we are not high earners (about $200k HHI in close in suburbs). Technically I could stay home but it would be extremely difficult financially. With that said, I can’t wrap my head around the logistics of two full time careers (in normal times - pandemic would hopefully be in rear view mirror by time we have a baby) and a baby. Adults need sleep to drive to work safely and then actually do their job, and it seems like a full nights sleep is not a thing for many people until a long time in. There’s also the disruption - we recently had a home repair emergency that required me to suddenly take time off at work, which caused me to fall way behind and have to work crazy hours to make up for what I missed.

I’m kind of rambling, but I’m just scared and confused because I don’t feel like two working parents and a baby are compatible unless you just accept that things are going to be really miserable for a while. Am I being dramatic or does this make sense?[/quote]

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