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I know I wouldnt be able to manage this, prebooked meetings and calls etc just wouldnt work, like Chloe said as well do check your contract or working remote policies as some employers will take disciplinary action if you are found to be doing child care whilst working from home
I went back to work 3 weeks after giving birth to my first and I worked from home full-time for a year. It was fairly easy but everyone is different. I can't do it with 2 under 2 now though unless it's my own business.
I work from home and do childcare for a portion of the day. I tend to have to do some flexi working ie do a couple of bits when she is bed and I try and do some bits while she eats breakfast too. It is chaos but we are managing. I try to give her toys that are very engaging so she can independent play. My partner looks after her during some of the day (he works nights). I try and plan meetings when she is asleep or during her second wake window when she is more engaged with toys. I wrote a “ways of working” document to explain it to my colleagues and boss which they found helpful. I am doing a phased return to adapt to it though.
My husband tried this and it's impossible... They require so much attention
I do it x2 weekly, it’s hard work! My mum ends up coming round to get her for a few hours.
It is very difficult. I am working from home now but I have our granny with us taking care of a baby. I still try to do the nap routine (twice a day) but other than that the baby requires so much attention. Even with a granny it is pretty demanding as he sees me sitting in a room and not looking at him and gets very upset, so I try to cuddle him from time to time😊
I only tried it a few times with my eldest and I just couldn’t do it. I can’t do both well, either I was not working properly because I was attending to his needs, or I was having to practically ignore/minimally interact with him in order to prioritise work tasks. Probably depends what you do for work and how flexible it is (plus if it’s actually allowed as some employers don’t allow you to work whilst also caring for a child at the same time) and what your child’s temperament is like.