When a couple is expecting, it’s easy to think that life will continue as normal after the baby is born, and for some couples, that is true.  However, for many, once a baby is born, life as they know it changes.  Perhaps the couple decides that they can’t or don’t want to put their baby in day care.  Maybe day care is so expensive that there is no point in having one person work outside the home.br If you’re expecting or currently on leave and are considering your options, keep in mind that either parent might be a good choice to stay home with the baby if you don’t want to put the child in daycare.