Dilemma - do I keep DS in nursery when baby comes along or take him out?

[Gateau]

Hi everyone,
My second baby is due in October. DS will be 2.6 then and I'm in a real dilemma as to what to do about his nursery. I know it's four months away but am deliberating about it now.
He currently goes two days a week when I work and does seem to really enjoy it. But when I'm off on mat leave (plan to take a year) I don't whether to keep him in or not.
Do you think he would miss out if I took him out? Or is it better for him if he's at home with me and baby? The fees are expensive but I would pay them (although it might be a struggle) if I thought being there was the better option for him.
What did the rest of you do when the next baby came along and how did it work out?
All advice welcome!! Thanks.

I am quite fortunate that my mat pay is quite generous so it has been ok so far - I am now on SMP only for the next 3 months but we are taking a mortgage holiday to compensate for my loss of earnings.

Although the money that we have spent on nursery fees since October would be a tidy sum and would have come in very handy for a holiday, we decided that DS1's happiness and stability (and my sanity) was much more important!

yes Gateau, we couldn't really have managed it on 3 days, and can only manage 2 days if I sort myself out and get saving like I should for the next few months. We're working on the assumption that if it's really hard we'll either take him out (but hope we don't have to) or I'll go back a month or so early.

Yep, I think I need to get saving too over the next few months.

Its certainly not cheap but we were lucky as DD1's birthday is slightly earlier than your DS so we get funding for the summer term without which it would be tough.

Its worth it though.