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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]

I'm in the tech industry which is brutal if you take time off and have never left my job.  A few of my coworkers are moms who took time off for the early years and found that after 5 years out of the workforce it's almost impossible to get back in despite stellar records and skills.  They came in as part-time positions in our office and it still took years for them to work back up to full time and they feel lucky just to make it at all.  I don't think they regret the time at home now, but that's really only because they were able to make it back into full time jobs and a year ago they were both so frustrated at part time so far below their expected skill and pay levels that they were planning to quit.  So, relax, get pregnant first, have the baby, take the first year off unpaid, go back to work and see how you feel about it as your child goes through the terrible 2s and THEN revisit this question and ask yourself if you'd be happy to stay home if it meant that you could never get back into the workforce.[/quote]

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