[chime]

We can't afford that at the moment for numerous reasons. Also I love what I do, she isn't married to her specific job, and she misses the baby a lot all day.

My point wasn't that I'm forcing her to make a major life decision because I prefer that for some reason. I was saying she has the ability to go part-time, she wants to spend more time with the baby, yet she is very concerned with making this change because it is a rare thing to do in medical field.

edit for s73v3r: She's already near the top of her field's salary range.

[SubuSS]

I don't know if part time is that rare a thing. My family has a couple of doctors who have the option of switching into emergency care / drop in clinic care etc. where they can decide how many hours to work. In fact their hours are way more solid than ours - they are usually done when they are done with their x hours and the pay is very very good as well. Do see if you can dig around more about the alternatives.

[s73v3r]

But if she's allowed to pursue her career ambitions, then it might be possible in the future.