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Hello!
We adopted an infant and I took six weeks off, and then my husband took one month off. After that we found a wonderful home sitter who lives close to us. Our daughter is now three and she attends a Christian Learning nursery school. Our agency did not have any requirements about how long parents should stay home. As far as the amount of time we spent home with her during those early months, time spent with her is never enough for me! However, I do not see any indication that our daughter has suffered because we are not with her more. She has a sweet personality and continues to thrive, learn new things (like ballet), enjoy her quality time with us (and family), and with her friends. As Lisa indicated it's a real balancing act and can be frustrating trying to take care of a baby(young child), home, husband, work and other responsibilities, so I often times do wish there were more hours in the day. If you can take three months off and still maintain your job (if that's what you want to do) then I would suggest taking the time. IMO, more time with your baby will never hurt!
Peace and blessings,
Kelli
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You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.
-Bishop Desmond Tutu-
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