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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would definitely go with a full time nanny / housekeeper first.  See how you feel after 6 months of that.[/quote]

For some reason hiring and managing help seems like just more work.  I know that if everything works perfectly it will be helpful but the time and energy I’ll need to put in on the front end to do this (and then hoping everything works well after hiring or I’d have to do it all over again) seems overwhelming.  Is there some trick I’m missing?  I’d honestly rather do all this stuff myself - I like to cook and clean and watch my kid (not everyday, she’d stay in childcare part time even if I resigned) but I’d rather do household chores and errands than my job.  [/quote]

It's not that hard. If you are overwhelmed use an agency like White House Nannies to find a housekeeper and/or nanny. I promise after a couple of years being a stay at home parent is not glamorous and it will not be easy to go back to a $250k in house job. It also changes your relationship with your spouse in a lot of ways that aren't good and can lead to a lot of resentment. There's a lot of talk about you and your feelings. Have you thought about him and the pressure it puts on him to be a sole provider for potentially the next 20 years particularly in a volitile industry? What happens if he loses his job, you are pregnant and now have no health insurance? In addition to likely quadrupling your healthcare costs by going on the exchange for a crappy plan, you have no income coming in so start going into savings.  What if he gets cancer and can't work or needs to take time off? All of the burden for income, benefits and retirement shifts to him. It's a lot of pressure to put on him. I would strongly encourage you to try some of the things that have been suggested before quiting alltogther.[/quote]

OP, I think a lot of these responses are driven by anxious gen X’ers. The workforce is changing; you can go back and earn even more than $250k if you really want to…I know a few friends and acquaintances who have made similar comp jumps recently after taking a few years off. You only have one life to live, as others have said. And while cliche, your health (emotional and physical) and your family is more important than adding a bit more $$ to your retirement accounts to tap at the end of your life. [/quote]

If your friends aren't lawyers it's really not relevant. Well paying in house jobs are competetive. There is always strong associates coming out of a big firms with recent knowledge (and maybe even already working with the in house team) who are applying for these jobs.[/quote]

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