I want to go back to work after delivering my child, but my mother in laws says I should stay home and take care of my child. I do agree with her that for a certain period of time I should be home with my child but when is an appropriate time to leave my child to go back to work?

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I didn't have to go back to work, but I had to go back to school to finish my final year - and that happened when my son was 6-7 months old. Before that, I was a SAHM and just enjoyed spending time with my son - but having to go back to school meant I missed out on a lot of my son's milestones between 6 and 16 months old (my semester ended after internship so it was a little less than a year). If you're not in a rush to get the financial income from your job, I'd say you can just enjoy your time and then decide after - no sugar coating here, it's gonna be tough for the first 3 months at least.

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