http://blog.thebump.com/2012/10/25/when-your-family-is-your-day-care/ The latest pregnancy, parenting and fertility news and trends from The Bump, the inside scoop on pregnancy. Sun, 19 May 2013 02:46:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.thebump.com/2012/10/25/when-your-family-is-your-day-care/#comment-4810 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:39:27 +0000 http://blog.thebump.com/?p=6820#comment-4810 [...] Every family has to tackle the “Who will take care of baby” question. In the case of a stay-at-home parent, it’s the parent. In the case of two working parents, it gets more complicated as there are lots of options…For us, my sister is my child’s babysitter while I work. And I love it! It’s working out beautifully. But I also know that not everyone would want that situation for themselves, and I also know that using family doesn’t work out as well for other people. But for us, for this time, it’s lovely! Read more here. [...]

]]> http://blog.thebump.com/2012/10/25/when-your-family-is-your-day-care/#comment-4714 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:08:16 +0000 http://blog.thebump.com/?p=6820#comment-4714 I am a stay at home parent, because of disabilties. I enjoy taking care of my children and being able to raise them on my own. My oldest is in school, so I do not see him as much as my almost newborn. The one problem is, when things get tough, i have noone to really help me. My husband works overnight at a bar and when he gets home he goes to bed around 3-5am; sleeps the majority of the day and into the afternoon sometimes. It is hard, but beneficial.

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