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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm not sure what is going on with all of these people who describe being with their own baby for a year as boring, tortuous, etc.  I loved the time, and you shouldn't get bored, since you can just strap the baby in a carrier and go hiking, to museums, meet friends for lunch, etc. etc. 
It's not exactly the same, but I had my first partway through my doctorate.  I had completed by coursework but still had to finish running my experiments and write my dissertation.  I remained enrolled... the first few months, I worked whenever the baby napped, or while he played, and after he went to bed.  I used babysitters for a few hours at a time starting when the baby was 7-8 months old, when I needed to be on campus running experiments.  But I managed to graduate when he was about 2 with very limited childcare and lots of time with my kid.
One thing I will say:  a year will go by really, really fast, so be prepared for that, and enjoy the time.  Good luck![/quote]

PP who was bored. It was the worst of "lockdown" Covid and I was very cautious at the time. Esp before we had data on how safe outdoor stuff is.[/quote]

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