Going from SAHM to WFH

girl how did you find a wfh job bc i would LOVE to know omg my sister has a wfh job w her almost 10 month old. she still has someone watch her baby as she works usually 630a-330p. but she does have a little more freedom to get house things done in between calls!!

I wfh with my 5 months old. My mum is helping out. She lives with us. Our routine is pretty simple really, and it’s been working for us. Hopefully you’ll find it helpful I resume work 8am. LO wakes up between 7-8 am, by this time, my older baby is almost ready for the nursery. My mum takes the baby and cleans her up(changes nappy and clothes) as soon as she wakes up I do nursery drop-off (takes me about 6 minutes to and from the nursery) Get back to meetings and all, I eat my breakfast during meetings (bad: cause I have to spit out my food sometimes unexpectedly when I need to talk😂) LO stays with my mum in her room throughout the day, I go check on her when I can Finish work at 5:30 pm, get dinner ready, go collect my older baby, we go at dinner, night bath and bedtime between 9-10 (by this time everyone is asleep) I sometimes have a me-time, going around the house doing whatever I want, eat whatever I want Rinse and repeat Weekends are more relaxed

We get up at 8, change diapers, get breakfast, I work while they play, get lunch, work while they play, lay my 2 year old down for a nap at 2, my 3 year old takes a nap or plays quietly in her room while I work downstairs for 1-2hrs, get them up around 3:30-4, they play while I work until 4:30-5. It was much easier when I had one kid that was a few months old.

I think a schedule would depend a lot on the type of job you found. It's it a job where you have to answer a lot of calls, or is it more project based? I work mostly from home (go into the office like once a month), my son is 18 months, my job is hourly, but project based, so pretty flexible. And our schedule isn't super set in stone but it's mostly: Wake up and my husband will have breakfast with our son, then change diaper and outfit while I'm working (days he can't I do this). Then playtime downstairs in the playroom/office, lunch time followed by a nap. Nap is when I can focus on work and get a lot done. Then he wakes up and more playtime or coloring time and snack. Then I get off work around 5:30 so at that time we come upstairs and I'll start dinner or check on it if it was in the crockpot. Then dinner and bath time (if it's bath day), or some more bed time before bedtime (8pm). Some days if I didn't get enough done, I'll log back in after my son is asleep.

Mornings start early in our house—with a little pocket of quiet between 6 and 7am while the house is still sleeping. That’s my power hour. I get some focused time for my business before the chaos begins. Then it’s cuddles on the sofa with all three of my little ones—ages 4, 2, and my 16-week-old baby. Breakfast for the oldest, bottle for the youngest, and a little scroll and reply session for me while they’re happily settled. We get dressed, have a play, and when the baby naps, I dive into a bit more work—mainly scheduling my social media for the day so I don’t have to stress about it later if we head out. If we’ve been out during the day, I’ll carve out 30 minutes in the afternoon to get quotes sorted for holiday bookings. Then it’s straight back into mum mode—playing, winding down, and bedtime routines. Once the big kids are asleep, it’s me and my youngest. He’s happy to chill while I get in a little more quiet work time.