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[quote=Anonymous]I just feel like I have hit a wall.  I'm am physically, emotionally and mentally exhausted.

I have a 9 month old.  Both my husband and I work full time at demanding jobs.  Mine is more flexible than his but still a 9-6 situation.

How do other parents in this situation cook meals?  Clean the house? Run errands?

My son is a total joy, an "easy" baby from what we have been told but he doesn't really nap so when we are home with him on the weekends there is nothing that can be done.

He goes to bed early (7:30)  but I feel so drained from work and then  playing with him when I get home until he goes to bed that the thought of cleaning or preparing dinner for the next day is just too much.  Also my husband doesn't come home until baby is already asleep and he is also exhausted (His job is even more stressful then mine).

My husband has suggested that I drop a day at work and use the day to do all the things I cant do normally.  I would love to do this but both my husband and I have a great deal of student debt and I was hoping to work full time for at least another year to make a larger dent in it.  I just don't know if I can make it like this for another year.

FYI we have no family around here and the closest family lives 5 hours away so no help there.  To make things even more complicated we want to try for next one in May.  I was thinking that might be a good time to drop a day but I would 1.  Los my health insurance, I'm on my husbands as well but mine is actually better and accepted at more places.) 2.  Lose my full time salary and be paid an hourly rate, I would in reality be bringing home about $1000 less per month.

Anybody been in a similar situation?  Suggestions?[/quote]

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