Baby number two
How do you know when’s the right time?? I know the saying, there’s never a right or perfect time for anything, I get it. But my second issue that comes with it is that I don’t really have a big enough home for especially if it would be a girl (have a boy).. so we are stuck bec we’re not in the position to afford another bigger home that we really want.. but if we keep waiting, we’ll miss our chance right?? Don’t people just figure it out or am I wrong? Should we be more “responsible” about it in that way, that we just don’t have the room so I guess one baby is it.. help guys!!
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We feel emotionally ready for a second baby, and feel our son would be so happy and excited for a younger sibling, but our biggest challenge is finances. We recently bought our first home (we’re in the SF Bay Area), and childcare is expensive ($1700/mo for our almost 3 year old) and adding childcare for an infant would not be sustainable for our family. My partner and I are working to increase our earning potential this year, so maybe by next year we’ll be in a more stable financial situation to have another child. I think people figure it out and make it work, but it all depends on what your family values most and what sacrifices you’re willing to make.
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