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Reply: 2nd time mom and showing already?!

Same here. I am a little over 9 weeks and I totally have a baby bump to the point where...

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Reply: Cravings?

Fruit. Ice cold fruit! Apples mainly. But we went to the fresh market and got some...

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Peeved - A Bit of a Vent

Hi ladies, I'm 9 weeks along with baby # 2, which was a little bit of a surprise. In all...

Posted by scperdomo

Hi ladies, I'm 9 weeks along with baby # 2, which was a little bit of a surprise. In all honesty, I wasn't even sure if I wanted another one. I mean, I did want another child, but after thinking about daycare costs and the fact that the daycare would essentially be raising my child, I was unsure if I wanted that.

I was really fortunate with DS. DH and I had only been married for 6 months before I found out I was pregnant. I was still in college and working in retail (I got the job right before the economy went to crap and ended up being stuck there for the next 3 1/2 years).

In any event, I worked up right until the day before I gave birth and went back to work 2 weeks later - only on the weekends since we couldnt afford daycare. I was essentially able to stay home with DS for 8 months, at which time I came across a SAHM who lived in our complex and was looking to make some extra cash. She charged me $2.50/hr and she was such a lifesaver, I was able to go back to work during the week (but with retail that is still only part time, so I was still home with DS a couple days a week).

I loved that I was able to be home with him for all the big moments, that I raised him and that I was there for him for the majority of his first year.

So, I'm a bit peeved that I'm not going to get to experience that with #2. Sure, I'm gonna get the standard 3 months "maternity leave", and then I will have to put him/her into daycare for close to 10 hours a day mon- fri, unless I can find another job that will accomodate me working from home a couple days a week. Oh, and both kids in daycare will cost me around $1400/month. Oh! and I only bring home around $1600/month, the remaining amount is barely enough to cover my monthly car payment!

I'm seriously thinking it would just be better for me to be a SAHM until DS (who will be 3 in July) starts school. Of course I haven't broached the subject with DH yet. Things would be extremely tight and in all honesty, I dont want to be a 100% SAHM, I like being able to get out of the house and be around other people my age, at least a couple days a week! lol. Right now DH pays $850/month in child support. DSS will be moving in with us at the end of the year, so at that point we won't be putting out that extra money each month, but we will have essentially another adult in the house (DSS is 16) and let me tell ya, this boy can eat! lol

DH is so amazing, here I am randomly crying while cooking dinner, worried to death about how we are going to do this and he just says, "Honey, we got this. It's gonna be fine."

Sorry about writing a book, ladies. I needed to get this off my chest to some people who would understand. I am so excited about this baby (hoping for a little girl this time!) I just want to be able to give him/her the same attention and dedication that I was able to give DS, ya know?

Obviously we will figure this out, despite being prego, I've still been sending out my resume to other places. Who knows, maybe God will throw me a little bone, maybe He has something planned, lol.

Thanks for "listening" and best wishes to all of you!!!View Thread

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Reply: Peeved - A Bit of a Vent

Thanks! Yeah, DH is pretty awesome. We've talked a bit in the abstract, but we haven't...

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Reply: any December Due Dates???

Hello ladies! I'm due Dec 7th, currently 9 weeks and 1 day. This one was a bit...

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Reply: Flintstone Vitamins

I did that. The prenatals made me sick. My doc just told me to take a double dose (which...

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Reply: OT-DB's a butt

Tell your BF to quite being such a douchebag. Remind him that it's partly HIS fault that...

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Reply: Breast Pump New Or Used?

I didn't vote in the poll either, because if it was a family member that I knew well, i...

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Reply: Feeling movement?

Sounds like gas bubbles to me. In all honesty, your LO is way too tiny for you to feel...

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Reply: 1st Appt/Maternity Clothing

Lurking Hi there! Congrats! I didn't start needing to wear maternity clothes until I...

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