Consider a nanny/in home care.
Why don't you start by going to playgroups and going to free library activities? I find having days planned to do things definitely helps with my mental health
Going back to work was the best thing I did. I was not working my whole pregnancy and then until my daughter was 3. When I went back I honestly didn't know how I had coped not working for the best part of 4 years. I am 38 weeks pregnant with my second and had to leave my job in November and already I miss work. I will probably go back to work when baby is about a year old
I would honestly suggest before doing daycare to check how much Montessori school is, sometimes it’s close in cost and better tbh for them, or doing head start program that is low income based, my mom did that with little bro. Or remote work so u save money if u can’t do head start. I’m looking into part time work as well