Are you hiring a nanny because you need to work?

If you are going back to work because you need the money, and you don't really feel you have a choice, then be honest with yourself about these circumstances.

Is downsizing an option?

Could you move from a house to an apartment in order to cut costs, that would allow you to stay home and care for you child yourself?

If the answer is yes, and it usually is, then be very clear with yourself about whether this is something you want to do or not.

If your dream involves being in the house you're in, and living the lifestyle that you're living, even though you have to work so much that you need to hire help, then be clear that this is what you prefer to do.

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