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DaddyRoger

SAHD for 2 weeks
1 Year ago

My wife got the Chicken pox last week and I've had to take time off to be a Stay at home dad. Taking care of an 4 month old and wife with chicken pox is really hard. I tried to quarantine mom from baby at home but after reading the complication of baby getting Chicken Pox I decided to move the baby out to my cousins.

I felt so bad for my wife that she couldn't see her baby on her first mothers day. I'm hoping in a few day I will move baby back home. Wife was feeling a little resentment on my decision early on. I've had to take care of the baby with some help and I go back home to take care of my wife. But its still hard to be the primary caretaker and also take care of a sick wife and also telecommute and work a bit. Looking back I should have just got the FMLA.

The good news is baby is healthy and fine and didn't get the pox and the time I spent with the baby was amazing. It make it even harder to get back to work now.

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Daddy Clay

Re:SAHD for 2 weeks 1 Year ago
Way to step up, DaddyRoger. Glad to hear mom and baby are better. Did your pediatrician give you any guidance about removing the baby from the home?

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DaddyRoger

Re:SAHD for 2 weeks 1 Year ago
I was not asked to remove baby from home but I thought its lot easier to have a real separation to make sure my wife can move around freely and so can my baby. I guess my first-time parent instinct also kicked in to be paranoid and safe. I really have a true appreciation for all the sole care takers who have to do this with no help.