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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you don’t expect to be be the default parent and don’t want to get used to being solo on some weekends, nights, and holidays then consider this a fling and move on. These are part of the life of being married to doctors in certain specialties.

If kid gets a fever at school, he can’t leave a patient on the table to go pick them up, the school will always call you. If kid throws up before school, he can’t call it in and reschedule patients that booked their surgery weeks or months ago, it will be you that will need to call in sick. He can never work from home. If he takes overnight call, you will likely need to live close to his work not yours. Unless you book your kids’ doctors appts 1-2 months in advance, he won’t be able to take them if he works a day shift because his schedule is booked out at least a month in advance.

- married to a doctor[/quote]

OP here. I want kids but work in healthcare and love my job. I feel being married to a high earner like a doctor will mean me compromising my job to stay home. I don’t want to be a SAHM. [/quote]

You don’t have to be a SAHM but you will need a flexible job and a good nanny. I stayed at home for several years, but my Dh was in residency, we had little money and daycare or a nanny along with my college debt and his med school debt would have pushed us over the edge. I’m back to work but sought out a completely mommy tracked, not great paying but flexible job.

If you make good money, go the nanny route.

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