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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the urge is a factor of how difficult the baby is.
Colicky spit up baby?  Can't wait to get back to the office.
Easy happy baby?  Who wouldn't love to be around that?[/quote]

Partially true. Another part is most people are not early childhood experts and it’s hard to learn all there is to know about how to engage babies and help them reach their milestones. So even if your child is an easy baby, there is a good reason to hire a nanny or send your baby to daycare (even if you don’t financially need to work) so that an expert can engage your child in ways that maybe you cannot. I’m in a situation where I chose to stay home bc we can afford to and my baby is all smiles and snuggles mostly, but I constantly think about going back to work bc I often think someone else can help my baby more than I can. Right now, I have no clue how to start solids with my baby! Or I’m thinking of hiring a part time nanny to help show me the ropes. [/quote]

Ok, I have heard this before and it honestly confuses me. It’s pretty easy to get info about early childhood development. A couple books, some strategic googling, make sure your sources are reputable and check anything questionable out with your pediatrician at one of the zillion checkups your kids goes to in the first 2 years of life.

Unsure of how to start solids? Do a little research during naps and chat with your pediatrician. Moms groups are also good for stuff like that.

Women should return to work if that’s what makes the best sense for them, but caring for young children is not some mysterious art only known to full time nannies and daycare workers. They are good at it (well sometimes) because they are experienced. But a loving parent can do as well with some research and effort. To me that was part of the pleasure of being a SAHM— it was a new challenge that enabled me to learn no skills and acquire knowledge. It was more interesting to me than returning to a job where I already knew everything I was going to learn from it.[/quote]

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