7 Conversations to Have (and Agree on!) Before Baby Arrives

If you don’t trust your partner’s brother to babysit, make it known now. And if your partner doesn’t like the way your mom let you sit in front of the TV all day, you’ll have to come to an agreement on how your extended family contributes to your baby’s care. And beyond the family, you’ll need to decide what you plan to do about full-time child care. It might be a matter of intuition or number-crunching — or some combination — to determine if it’s best for one parent to stay home or if a daycare or nanny makes more sense so you both can work.