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[quote=Anonymous]If you don’t see yourself staying home long term, I wouldn’t quit just because of the hassle of the early year child care situation. Hopefully your DH will be able to help juggle the unexpected days off and share the work in hiring a nanny or finding daycare and planning camps/after care etc. If you don’t truly WANT to be a SAHM, you may find that it is miserable.

I quit my job when my first was born because I wanted to be a SAHM and it worked well for our family at the time.  DH was working long hours in an inflexible job, and I wasn’t making that much but my job was also not at all flexible. I have LOVED being home with my kids, it has truly been a dream do me, but nearly a decade later and I cannot imagine how I will ever enter the workforce again. I have a graduate degree but didn’t do any of the things PP suggested to stay up to date with contacts and the industry etc. Fortunately, we have kept our expenses fairly low despite DH’s rising income, and our marriage is very stable, so I don’t HAVE to go back to work any time soon. But I really wish I had thought about the end game and tried to work part time or done anything at all to keep my skills current.  So don’t be me!![/quote]

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