Keeping child in daycare while raising a newborn or not?
I have an 18 month old toddler currently in daycare full time and baby number 2 is due mid June. I feel that it will be much easier to take care of a newborn if the other child attends daycare but also feel bad leaving her at daycare if I am home. Husband is taking 2 months off work to help out but he is away a lot for work when he goes back. The wait list for daycare is very long in my area so I would also not want to pull her out of daycare and not have a place for her to go back to when I return to work next year.
For those who have or have had a newborn and toddler at home, what was your experience with having a toddler in daycare while raising a newborn? What about those parents who had their toddler stay home all day with a newborn? I know everyone's situation is different but in general I am trying to see things from both perspectives, thanks!!