Who's with me?

MommyHeid · March 2011

Anyone else wish very badly they could be a SAHM? At least for a few years? I am going to be dragging my feet going back to work after 6 weeks. I hate the idea of putting my LO in a daycare...and very jealous that someone gets to be with him/her everyday while I'm working my 8-5! Unfortunately there's no way around it! Broken Heart

emailneely · March 2011

I am right there with you. I am hoping to take 12 weeks off - my company will pay my benefits for that long - but then I'll have to drag myself back here, too. Sucks.

mairanellis · March 2011

NOPE! I reserve the right to change my answer after the baby is actually here (this is my first baby), but I can't imagine myself staying at home all day every day. I would get bored.

kristenn441 · March 2011

I am! I wish I could stay home too. I hate that I will be leaving my LO in daycare too. I'm a teacher so my hours are pretty good, but it still works out to over 8 hours for them to be there, which sucks.

Duckieer · March 2011

mairanellis:
NOPE! I reserve the right to change my answer after the baby is actually here (this is my first baby), but I can't imagine myself staying at home all day every day. I would get bored.

this exactly!!

Mish2g · March 2011

Me too, me too!!

I'm ready to take maternity leave NOW and I'm not even half way through this pregnancy. Given our financial situation right now, though, it wont be an option. Crying

MommyHeid · March 2011

Mish2g:

Me too, me too!!

I'm ready to take maternity leave NOW and I'm not even half way through this pregnancy. Given our financial situation right now, though, it wont be an option.

I want maternity leave now too!!

Jelliebean1982 · March 2011

Nope. I'm a SAHM over the summer and I about die of boredom. There's only so many play dates I can attend before I start losing it.

auntlucy2011 · March 2011

I'm with you. I've always wanted to be a SAHM. I'm hoping and praying our job/financial situation works out that way! At this point, we don't have a clue how things are going to come together.

marybeth05 · March 2011

Going back to work is hard but (for me at least) it felt good to get back into a "work" routine. It really made me appreciate spending time with my daughter...that may sound strange but when I get off work and go pick up DD I still feel giddy about getting to see her after being at work!!!

JaysonandKristin · March 2011

Just like some jobs make some people happy, SAHM is not for everyone. I never intended to SAH, I was going to return to work 2 weeks pp. Because of DS' birth defect, my hand was forced and I became a SAHM.

OMG, it's the most amazing thing ever!! I love it!! If you can swing it financially, it's the most wonderful experience. Way more rewarding than my old job.

jaredandjenny · March 2011

I doubt anyone is still reading this thread but just wanted to put in my two cents too!

I also want to be a SAHM... but at this point it's not feasible. I plan to be able to by our second child, which hopefully will be another 3 years away. I hope it doesn't bring up any hard feelings with our first... I would LOVE to stay home if I could. I have even thought about starting a daycare... maybe after the baby is born and we can afford to get it up and running.

Themetastic · March 2011

My job stability has been so flaky for the last 2 years, I kinda just wish they would lay me off at the end of my pregnancy so I can stay home with my baby. I would work toward getting certified as an in-home daycare and take on a couple more kiddos.

I am hoping to take 3-4 months off, though. I plan on working til the end, if I can, and then take FMLA for 12 weeks + my 2 weeks vacay.. which would put me right around Christmas. We are dead during that time so I would just come back in the new year.

Skibunny07 · March 2011

I would love to be a SAHM. I really like my job but because of my commute (over and hour each way) I am out of the house from 7-6:30ish every day. DH gets home at 3 on most days but I hate the thought of being away from my baby for almost 12 hours every day and really only getting to spend a few hours with him/her. We can't swing it financially right now. That could change, DH's small start up company is getting bought out by a larger corp. HIs company had given him a butt load of stock options over the years so we may get a pretty good pay day from that but we aren't sure yet. We may find out next week hopefully! If we get enough to pay off enough of our bills and do some things to the house and still have good money left over then I might be able to be a SAHM mom. I don't want to be one for forever but I would love to be one for at least the first year of my babies life. I'm keeping my fingers crossed but not getting my hopes up haha.

JenJar · March 2011

Duckieer:
mairanellis:
NOPE! I reserve the right to change my answer after the baby is actually here (this is my first baby), but I can't imagine myself staying at home all day every day. I would get bored.

this exactly!!

I never ever wanted to be a SAHM. I thought I'd get bored. I also was a teacher and I couldn't imagine not working. Then, we ended up moving out of state and I stayed home for the time being....and LOVED it. That was 20 months ago and I can't imagine not being home anymore. We are always busy! I regret not staying home sooner and being here with DS when he was an infant. I do work from home/outside the home with my direct sales position, but I'm here everyday with DS and "work" my parties in the evenings or weekends when DH is here with DS.

MrsGo4Hockeychick · March 2011

I really wanted to SAHM when DD was born, and we thought it wasn't in the cards. I cut down to half time, working overnights, but never thought we could afford for me to quit.

DD and I were rear ended when she was 15 months old, and I was out of work for almost 3 months (completely unpaid). We discovered Dave Ramsey to help with our budget during that time, and realized that with a few changes in our life we could make it work. I quit in June, and I'm so glad I did.

StefandTodd · March 2011

I always wanted to be a SAHM when I was younger. As I got to know myself better, experience having a career, and spend time knowing people my age who decided to SAH years ago when they started having kids, I realized I will be a more fulfilled and happier person with some working. I would like to go back to work at the start of the year (so, taking off about 14-15 weeks, which my work will probably be fine with), and work about 30 hours/week. I think my job will do this and still provide me my benefits, so I feel really fortunate.

tnagewitch · March 2011

I go back and forth.....I am currently being considered for what is pretty much my dream job (or at least what I spent lots of years going to college for :-) so I am very torn right now in my excitement about that and my overwhelming excitement about LO and spending time bonding and learning about this new person in my life.