How did you all afford childcare the first time around?

Our situation, I think, is probably not, is not nearly as dire as other people's situations, but, like, it's still hard on us.

Um, so we are very lucky in that, um, my husband's mom is actually a daycare provider.

Um-

Okay.

Um, and so at, like right now, I'm not making a penny because it was all just, I had to save up, you know? And so I don't, I don't get any maternity leave 'cause I'm my own boss.

Um, but, uh, so yeah, we're just kinda living on savings at the moment.

And so my husband, he does have his accounting degree, but right now he's just doing payroll, um, for a, a company, a local company, and the benefits are not great.

How did you all afford childcare the first time around?

Our situation, I think, is not nearly as dire as other people's situations, but it's still hard on us.

So we are very lucky in that my husband's mom is actually a daycare provider.

Oh, that's so convenient.

A home daycare provider.

So she only has room for so many kids.

And so thankfully, there was an opening for her own grandson.

What would you all have done if you didn't have that arrangement?