If you work and have baby in nursery...

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Did you take them out when you took 2nd/3rd maternity leave?
I have an 18 month old who goes to nursery 4 days a week. I'm pregnant with 2nd child, and a friend commented "it will be great for DC1 to have you home with her for your maternity leave", but I was actually planning to let her stay in nursery (maybe reduce to 3 days) for a couple of reasons:

1. She loves nursery and is extremely active, so I think she'll be bored while I'm trying to navigate the early newborn months
2. It took her a while initially to settle in, so breaking the routine, and then returning her when I go back to work will be like starting all over again.
3. I'll be getting paid by work for most of it anyway

What do most people do? Now I'm not sure if I'm being really selfish

I'm in the same boat as you - expecting my second when my son will be 21 months.

There is no way I'm taking him.out of nursery! A) He is such hard work I don't know how I'd cope, B) he loves nursery and I think it's so good for him, and C) I didn't want to have to go through the whole settling in process with him at nursery again! The cost burden isn't ideal but we can afford it.

Mind you, I only work 3 days a week so he's only in nursery 3 days. If I was full time I might see how it goes and then reduce to 3 or 4 days if I felt I could handle it.