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[quote=Anonymous] I have not done this, but I have friends who have juggled single motherhood or just motherhood in general with being a nanny.   The main thing that I would say is that you should be careful that you are not assuming that your best case scenario is what will happen.  So you might very well be able to work right up until a week or so before delivery, but you should have a plan in place for how all of you will handle it if you need to go on bed rest.  Likewise, if you have savings accrued that would allow you to live with no income for a year and a half, that does not mean that you should wait a year before looking for work.  If I were you, I would get through the newborn phase, and then immediately start looking for jobs that will allow you to bring your child.  First of all, there are simply fewer jobs that are open to that, secondly, think about how important it is to find a good fit with a family when the only factors are your personality and the families personality. When you add in your child's personality and needs, it makes it all much more  complicated. So you are needing to be even more selective, and you are drawing from a smaller pool of potential jobs. The result is that it can take a really long time to find the perfect fit. So if I were you, I would start looking right away so that you  have plenty of time.  Beginning to look for work early would also enable you to take on part time work, or temporary work so that you are living partially off of the income from your job and partially off of savings. If you did this wisely,  you could potentially stretch your year and a half savings until your child was three, at which time you could potentially put your child in preschool, significantly improving the likelihood that a family will be willing to work with you.   Your description makes it sound as though you are assuming that everything will go smoothly, which can definitely be a concern because if there is one thing that is true about childbirth and child rearing it is that things seldom go according to plan. [/quote]

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