Thinking of Becoming a SAHM

Have you talked to your employer? Maybe you could work 1or 2 days a week or even wfh. I wish I could help but I am married and my husband pervides the insurance. At least IF you can work 1-2 days a week then you can still bring in income. I'm a full time stay at home mom and not working (with doordashing here and there) is hard with how the economy is going. I hope you can find your answer.

I'm not sure what the process is like now and it depends on where you are but personally if i was in that situation being in California, I'd apply for Medicare and other forms of assistance since, being unmarried, legally speaking you'd be a single unemployed mom you'd likely qualify 🤷🏽‍♀️ but idk
Also, you could ask your employer the minimum hrs you can work to still claim benefits. My old job was 24hrs/week to still get benefits
Also, if your baby is on the dad's insurance and its only you without, and if youre only planning on being unemployed for the year then you could risk going without it (not recommended )
OR
Depending on your relationship and his employment, you could be legal spouses. Not married but still meet certain requirements to be considered spouses and then he can claim you. But thats something you'll have to look into based on your area and his employment and have that conversation