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Thank you! 🙏🏽 and I do qualify, that’s the situation I’m in, I’m waiting to hear back from them, I already have them a provider name but it’s stressful having to wait due to the money situation, right now I’m paying out of pocket and it’s tough.. I’m waiting on a call saying it’s thumbs up and I can go ahead and switch to the approved daycare
Im sure u will get it i know the wait is long but you will save alot in the long run and less stress off your plate also don't forget to have you time that is also important
I’m in the same situation but it might be different because I go to college online. I understand the guilt. I’m in the army so my work is kinda unpredictable and I also have no family around for support not even dad just yet. But I look at it has if others can do it so can I. Getting baby into daycare is gonna be so much help for u. U get to focus on school during the day while baby is at daycare and u get to see ur lo at nights and all weekend long. Look at the bright side of it and not the bad ones. You’re getting a degree which is awesome. Good luck
Thank you both for the encouraging words! I was also military, that’s how I ended up far away from family too. Some of my classes are also online but that doesn’t take away from feeling guilt because although my son isn’t at a daycare, he’s still just sitting in his playpen by himself while I’m working on school stuff and it just feels like I’m not giving him the attention that he needs so that’s where I’m caught up at 😅 I know I’m doing this for the both of us, really mainly for him but it still feels like I’m not balancing things right
I’m not taking any classes now but when I was , my baby was still fairly a nb. I’d do my homework when she’s asleep or at night. I’m not sure if ur online courses are like mine where u can do the whole 8 weeks ahead of time? That was the game changer for me. I was allowed to post yet but I’d save it on a words doc. How old is baby ? Mine is 4 months and I take my last class next months , I plan on just putting her down beside me and hopefully she plays with herself for a little and when she starts getting a little fussy I’ll give her some attention for a few hours and then if she’s sleep course work. Maybe this can work for u ? Idk
My son is 10 months now. I WISH I would have don’t college while he was a newborn 😭😭 he won’t stay still now 😅 he’s moving around and I have lots of things to sit him in like playpens and bouncers and walkers but sometimes (like yesterday) he will not be still and won’t be happy in anything that I put him in so it makes it really hard to concentrate when he’s yelling or crying
Go in the playpen with him and do ur work lol
That wouldn’t be a bad idea, if he knew what personal space was 😂 I might try that for studying, not the writing portion. Thank you!
Do you qualify for your county's help with the daycare situation if they have one it would cut the cost down a whole lot. As for college and going work I went though that it is hard but dont let the guilt get to you, you are doing this for your child and you to have a better life and every now in then when able to (not sure how old ur little one is) just go to a park or something at home. It will be hard but the award will be worth it.