When a man and his wife first enter the state of matrimony, it is a time of trial and tribulation. A man learns of his compatibility with his mate and how things change. Having a baby during this time is a rewarding but oftentimes difficult thing to bear.

The stresses of having a baby are multiplied when a marriage is still young and getting off the ground. Nerves become frayed cords when the late night and early morning feedings interfere with performance at work. School is also a problem when study time must be scheduled and rescheduled around bottles, diapers and the like. The stress of a baby's health alone is enough to drive a man to drink.

The largest problem facing young couples with babies is usually money. Monthly necessities add up when diapers cost fifty dollars a month, formula is one hundred and twenty-five dollars a month, baby food is forty dollars a month and miscellaneous items such as baby wipes, medicine, clothing and various other articles cost around fifty dollars a month. The largest cost however is the birth and nine months prior. The combined cost of the obstetrician, the pediatrician and the hospital for the birth of my daughter in Nineteen ninety-three was almost twelve thousand dollars. Added to this amount are prenatal vitamins at forty dollars a month for nine months and the set up of a nursery at almost five hundred dollars. These totals add up to almos

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