I have finally made the decision to take 1 year no pay leave to take care of my now 1 year old baby by myself .. Previously I sent him to infant care but he kept falling sick and the current one is quite a bad case of bronchitis . Honestly , it will be very tight for my family situation if I don't work but I guess my baby's health is my upmost concern now . I have another two more children aged 5 and 8. Need to support my mil to clear her medical bills too. Any mommies out here also take a back seat in your work despite very tight home financial situation and manage to work things out? I'm quite concern whether we can make it with one salary with hubby being the sole breadwinner but I guess have to try to make it happen

I can understand your predicament..... All working mothers have the same predicaments. Is having a live in helper an option? Since your other 2 kids are relatively bigger now.. the helper can focus on the youngest one. With live in helper, you need to manage them, and give clear instruction. And probably install a CCTV camera. Maybe you can sit down with the hubby and calculate whether having a live in helper will be financially better than if you have to quit and become a full time mom. The good thing about having live in helper, you can also get teach them to cook more nutritious simple food for the family.. Just an option to explore.. I am a full time working mother with 1 kid (of course cannot compare to your current situation with 3 kids) and have been having helpers since my son was 1 month old. Choosing a good helper can be tricky at first, but there are lots of good hardworking honest people that will do good job as helper. I have had 3 failed one and 3 really good ones so far.. All the best.. It will all work out...