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Sunday, August 18, 2013

Why I choose not to work after Baby B is born (for a while).

Some people feel that it is their duty to help me and my husband plan out our lives or to figure things out. Yes they think they are being helpful but really it's nobody's business but ours with how we choose to live after we have the baby (as long as we are taking care of her!). These people think that I should work after I have the baby, but here's why I don't want to work after baby: 
  1. I want to spend time with my child and watch her grow and learn and if I'm at work I won't feel like I'm spending as much time with her as I want to. 
  2. I want to breastfeed! Of course you can breastfeed and work, a lot of moms do it. Am I up for that? Who knows, but quite frankly I'd rather be sitting there feeding her and bonding with her instead of trying to pump enough to get her through the work day.
  3. I want to cloth diaper. I have heard many stories of nurseries or baby sitters not wanting to cloth diaper which would make us buy disposables and that cancels out the money/earth saving cloth diapers we'd use at home. Plus I know I'll need time to get into the routine of cloth diapering and that could possibly take months! (I'm a slow learner).
  4. My husband doesn't mind me being at home with her for a while. If he wanted me to work then yeah I would probably get back to working a little sooner, but he doesn't care. We are doing well enough for me to stay at home with her for as long as we want. He's a hard worker and a great husband.
It's all up to me and my husband with how we choose to live. I don't make any decisions on my own about big things like this; we talk a lot and come up with an agreement on things. Eventually I will start working again and who knows, I might work from home somehow while she's still little! We will figure it out but it's not a big issue right now. I don't think anyone should feel pressured by others (who aren't in the relationship) to go back to work after having the baby. If the situation works for you just do what you want!

I felt like I needed to add this on... this is in NO way trying to make anyone feel bad or trying to make myself sound better than anyone; it's just a semi-rant about why my husband and I want to do things this way. :)

P.S. I'm 30 weeks today! I'm 3/4 of the way there :)
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  1. DubchikaAugust 22, 2013 at 1:03 AM

    No worries, I won't be working either. I'm sure the Army helps out a little with child care costs (I think? There was a pamphlet they gave me I forgot where I put it). In all honesty, you do what you feel is best for your family. Everyone else's input does not matter. Each person work differently. Same can go back to work and some can't or prefer not to. My mom didn't go back to work until my sister and I entered middle school. I plan to do the same.

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    1. UnknownAugust 26, 2013 at 9:16 PM

      That's awesome, I think every woman has the right to do what they feel is best after baby as long as they know their family will be OK financially :)

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