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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I are trying to conceive our first child. Our HHI ranges between 250k and 350k. We have no debt and significant savings. I only bring in about 55k per year. After taxes and nanny pay, I will likely only make about 15k. My job allows for me to take off a year unpaid, which I'm planning to do. However, after the year off, I would have to go back to work full time in order to keep working. Part time work isn't an option, and it may be difficult to get back into my field if I stay home for a few years. I am feeling really torn between being an at-home mom and going back to work. I would love to hear thoughts on the situation.[/quote]

Was in a similar situation as you.

Children are really really really difficult initially and then get easier as they get older.

When my kids were little, I loved getting out to the office and getting a break. I couldn't do the SAHM thing. It was not for me.. And I had a part time nanny and 2 sets of grandparents. Now that they are almost in elementary school, they are lovely and a pleasure to be around and I contemplate staying home to be around them more. I think it would be fun to be a SAHM now but I know I could not have done it when I was younger even when my kids were out of infant stage.

So that is my story.

I think you need to leave your options open and make your call later. It depends on what kind of person you are, and also on the temperament of your baby too, and your support network, your childcare options, your expectations, so many things that you cannot foresee. [/quote]

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