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Wanting to Work

Do Stay-at-Home Moms Miss the Rat Race?

By Megan L. Fowler

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Kelvington's advice is to prioritize. This is your baby and your family and this has priority, she says. "MacKenzie put things in perspective for me," she says. "I will never have that time again, and raising her is important. It's important to be patient and understand that you made the decision to have a baby, and there are things that come along with that."

Make Time for You

Regardless of which path you choose, there are some things a mom needs to do for herself to maintain her sanity, so to speak. Amy Mason-Mann, the founder of Xanadu Family Center in Connecticut and mother of one, believes all moms should take time for themselves. "Enroll in exercise classes or yoga once a week and find a gym that offers babysitting," she says. "When you are nurtured, you nurture better."

It is also important that moms believe in themselves and know they are the experts when it comes to their children. "Make your own decisions, but learn to trust others too," she says. "Give up a little control so someone else can share in raising the child."

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