Do any moms work remotely with your baby?

With help from family 🙂

I guess it depends on the kind of work you do but my husband and I had to do this while waiting for a daycare spot or whenever daycare is off or baby gets sick and it's awful. He's in HR, I'm in software development. We end up trying to cram as much in as possible during nap time, covering one another meetings, and working more after baby is in bed to get all of our work done because our 18 month old is super active and, though she's great at independent play (literally, can happily play by herself for over an hour), she still loves interaction and it's all so important for development. The only person I know who manages to wfh ongoing is a neighbor who just sits her kid in front of a TV all day. I would also check with your company to see if they offer flexibility. My husband's company specifically has a "remote work is not childcare" policy so people can actually get fired for it (though, they've been understanding about sick days).

I do, started when my lo was 11months. Not easy, I lived with my mum at the time, so she would have my baby every morning and her days off. my partner would come around if I need a day just to focus or go into the office. It was all God! And having a supportive line manager was everything, many days I had to have meetings with my toddler screaming in the background.

@JL some days Tv is the only way, I have gone through phases of feeling guilty for it but I literally have the most intelligent kids and a lot of what she’s learnt is from what she watches. Sometimes it is what it is!

I do. My son is 17mo and I’ve been working remotely since he was 2mo. Honestly it’s tough and I have my husband to help who also works from home. Luckily I can make my own schedule so I try to get most of my work done while baby naps. It’s almost impossible to get work done while he’s awake though.

@Ema I don't think there really is another way. It's the only thing that would hold attention for that long!

I wouldn't at all. The only way would be to sit them in front of the TV or something but that's not good. I'd rather they be in childcare.

@JL so it all depends on your routine. If you can afford daycare for 5days and still work that’s amazing. So our routine, my husband works from home 3days a week as well and my daughter goes to nursery one day a week so between that, I have 2 days that I work from home alone with her and one of that being my busiest days so yes she mainly watches tv on that day unfortunately but I monitor what she watches and make sure it’s educational and there are always breaks. Depends on your job too, I’m thankfully able to have her sitting with me most of my work days and do things with her and if I do need to, I will work later that day to get work done. Just have a routine that works for you, plan activities, snacks, nap times and before you know it, the working day is over.

Get a nanny to fill in your work hours. Eazy pizzy. If your job pay can't cover the expense Then try getting on a reliable system that enables you put your money to work and not you paying off your direct earnings/savings. Please get an older lady 😂 Wouldn't be nice to get an attractive nanny.

@Hollie sounds nice I don’t have any family here

@JL my job is like your husband’s we are remote but she’s technically not suppose to be here

@Alice yea i work 7-3 so im sure she will be awake, I can possibly get my husband helps someday but not all

@Michelle thanks that’s kinda unrealistic lol if I might be quitting daycare because of cost I’m sure a nanny is more expensive