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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I disagree with the idea that there is no "ideal" time to have a baby.  Some times are more ideal than others.  A time when both parents face a lot of stress is not a good one.

From what you've described, you and your husband are already on a tight budget.  Your work schedules sound pretty stressful and you both sound stretched.  if you do it well, parenting takes an enormous amount of energy and can be very stressful in itself.  I say this as a mom who worked 70 to 80 hour weeks, had my baby signed up for daycare 6weeks into conception, and who planned to go back to work.  After my child's birth, I quickly saw that there was no way I could be a good parent while working the job I had.  I quit my job.

i'm not saying you or your husband should quit your jobs.  However, you might want to consider if your jobs will enable you to be good parents, i.e. have enough time, emotional, and physical energy to meet your child's needs.  If not, you might want to consider other kinds of work and/or co sider postponing parenting until you're in a better place.  the thing about parenting is that once you begin, you can't stop at will. If you do it badly, you can scar your child.[/quote]

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