Like you I wanted to be at home after the baby is born, I couldn't imagine going back after 12weeks I was a zombie walking. I started my Herbalife home business when my little one was four months and still do it today around my career (I'm a midwife student and my baby is nearly 1). Like all businesses it costs to start (about $150) and at the start you will need to put a little in for advertising and setting up a website. But really it suits being at home and there is a huge potential to make some serious money if that is what you want to do.

Herbalife is simple. You are guided though and have support all the way. You get a website, sell quality health products over the net and post them out to the buyers house. Too easy. My only warning is in America they have a bad wrap (similar to Amyway) for their pyrimid style but personally I dont' get into the business side of things and get money for the products I sell. I highly recomend it for any new mother that wishes to say home and still get decent money.

So if anyone is interested write to me at minti or email me at livetoday@netspace.net.au if you want me to get you some more info.

hi, i know where you are coming from. I'm a working stay at home mum. during the day i'm a stay at home mum, but come 5pm i'm a working mum.i work in a petrol station nights and weekends. And it really works for us. It does mean i don't see my husband as much but it does get the bills paid. It may take some persistance but there are jobs out there that aren't 9 til 5 jobs. This could be a different way of being a stay at home mum for you. Hope this helps. Good luck.

Hi
Work out your priorities
How much do you have left after paying for care for your child, petrol or fares to and from work,
Lunches, diposables and everything else she would need while in care and see jsut how much you really are working for
You will be surprised unless you have a free baby sitter.
Work out whether you want a cushy life or a loving life with your child.
Work out what it will cost you to go to work.
For the price you just lost on a scam join the simple savings vault
It has fantastic ways of saving money so you can stay home.
It all comes back to priorities
Like the other mums have said does she really need disposables wipes creams etc
Cut back on going out...you wont feel like it anyway with a new bub and working
Do you really want someone else to raise your daughter.
Do you want to miss out on her firsts

I have chosen not to go back to work after having Jalan born with CF she has changed a lot of my priorities.  We no longer have as much disposable income but i do have my family and love is free

Just my thoughts

Luv Deb

what about babysitting? in Aus we can do this in our home and with our kids there as well and get paid per kid per hr...... do you guys have this in the USA?

you could look after another mum who has to works child and still be at home for you own.......Not sure what the rules are in the us though

good luck i am a single stay at home mum...i went back to work until my son was diagnosed with autism and i couldn't bare to be away from my babies now......

I wanted to be a stay at home mum and made some drastic lifestyle changes.  I had to go without a lot of things.  Sometimes I even went without food! We ran out of petrol often which was fine because I enjoyed staying home.  Having a breastfed, cloth nappy bub who had only fresh, home made food when it came to solids and was only ever offered water, she didn't cost as much as other babies.  I didn't have the cost of nappies, formula, baby wipes, juices, daycare, etc.  Still, these cheap, early stages only last for so long before they start drinking cow's milk and eating heaps of food and wearing their clothes out a lot faster.  I had to go back to work in the end but she was nearly 2 at the time.  It is possible, I'm a single mum who doesn't even get child support so I had less that $700 a fortnight to live off.  I can't go back to that now that she's older but I made ends meet by making lifestyle changes. I didn't have the Internet or any extras until I started working, but to stay home we have to make sacrifices.  Good luck with it all, I know how difficult it is and the most important thing is to try not to feel guilty if you can't afford to make these changes and stay home.  Life is expensive unfortunately.