My daughter was 2 and half months old when I went back to work. I had to go back to work because I had bills to pay. It was hard at first but I am glad that I did it. My daughter absolutely loves daycare and I get to interact with adults for 8 hrs a day instead of it just being her and I all day long. Does it get hard at times, yes it does. There are some days that I am absolutely exhausted when I get off of work and I have to go home and be mom a for the rest of the night. But I wouldn't change it for the world. I never once have missed out on a mile stone either. That was my biggest fear was that I would miss out on watching my daughter grow and learn.

@daniellejan yep, I live in northern California and with everthing going up makes it very hard to stay home.

@kaitlinl20, living in California yes it is!! That’s one of the reason why my husband and I moved to Idaho. I’m from the Bay Area. How long were u a stay at home?

When i had bills to pay and couldn't afford to stay home😢. Now days it takes two incomes to raise a family!