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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven’t read the whole thread but I actually recommend NOT giving up your career and staying home. Round-the-clock care of little kids is just more energy draining than work plus having an excellent nanny. We were not wealthy and I couldn’t afford to stay home anyway. But I could tell, even on days when I had to drag myself to the office and was missing my kids badly, that, energy-wise, I had it easier than my SAHM friends. You just get more mental and physical breaks when you work. [/quote]

+1[/quote]

+2. If you have money, throw it at the problem. Night nurse for the baby stage. Nanny for when you work.

Also, coming from a mom who thought I'd have 2 and has 1 by choice: Really examine why you want multiple kids and if you don't have specific, concrete reasons, consider the benefits of only one.[/quote]

I don’t disagree, but I also really want to challenge the “throw money at the problem” mindset of parenting. And I say this as a working parent who has no problem with daycare and aftercare. Kids, particularly older kids, really do best with their parents. If you plan your family around “needing” morning, evening, and weekend help for years past the toddler stage, then kindly, you’re planning on too many kids and a lifestyle that’s not in anyone’s best interest. [/quote]

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