is it worth working a minimum wage job..

or would you just be a sahm? My baby will be a year next month and I started a job that's minimum wage. (9$ an hour) I recently quit but now wishing I could of stayed even tho the pay wasn't alot. my bf just stared a job that's going to pay him $16/hr then more in 3 months. he says not to worry and prefers I stay home. even if I was to go back we wouldn't have to pay for a baby sitter since my mom and his sister are helpful in babysitting. I didn't mind working my 40 hrs but when they started giving me less then half then that I just found it not worth it. any thoughts??