if you guys aren't married then you really don't have to put down his income, just yours. but I'm sure they will ask you about child support, even if you guys are together.

@kelseys, Here its about the same. My sister had it and it took 4months just to get it. @momof2.16 That's all I keep thinking about. It's not only gonna take my whole check, but some of his too. That's not including gas and other things. He just doesn't seem to get it. Then once the CCMS kicks in it'll still take most of my check, but ill have a newborn by then. It just doesn't seem worth it. I plan on starting college online this august, but that doesn't seem to matter to him. It's just so frustrating.

I think there is an emergency NCI program. I worked in child care for a long time. Dial 211, it's worth it to at least find out. You could work on his off days until NCI comes through but truthfully it really wouldn't even be worth it to work, your job is your 3 kids! My SO and I agreed for me not to work once I got pregnant with baby #2, it just doesn't make sense anymore. We would be spending my entire income on childcare so why not just stay home with the kids? Once you and your fiancé are married you will lose NCI unless he doesn't make more than like $12 an hour. Might as well make long term plans for your full time job to be a SAHM. Just my opinion! Good luck to you sweetie, I know it's hard!

that's two different things. you have to apply for child care. here in Illinois, you have to be working or going to school for at least a month and then you can apply. it also takes about another month to get approved(depending if you turned the papers in yourself or mail, and constantly call to check) and it goes off of income(you'll always have something that you need to pay out of pocket weekly for daycare too)

Sorry that was so long. 😕

Thank you ladies, @cubanese ,@momof2.16 . My fiance keeps telling me I need a job. I'm not arguing with that point, but I have 2 boys, 5 & 7 and a baby on the way. I can't afford the daycare just to get a job to begin with and have no one around here to babysit. Some chick told him that medicaid provides child care and so it's free. So we have argued several times because I'm trying to tell him it's not medicaid, it's government assistance for child care. I know it bases it off your income and also know it doesn't start immediately and that's what I'm trying to tell him. But of course this b**** said something so she has to be right and I'm just some damn idiot. Ugh. I have no idea what his problem is. I told him before getting back with him I didn't have babysitters up here and wouldn't be able to work unless things went just right for us. Which they haven't. He really just needs to back off or I will be moving back to my parents. At least then I'd have a baby sitter until the assistance kicked in. 😡

You need to apply for NCI. How much child care it covers will be based on your income