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Originally Posted by cherrylula
I don't need to work 12 hours a day, just at least a couple hours at a time would be nice.
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Mine are far past the baby stage, but from one mom to another, I would urge you to keep your schedule as light as possible during this time. It's amazing how they are that age one second, and graduating from college the next.
That said, there are a lot of benefits to working, and if you have a Grandma who will help out, that's a fantastic situation. Maybe you can work out a schedule where the baby is with her 3 hours twice a week, or something like that. If so, you could schedule your projects that need your full attention during those blocks of time, and work the other stuff in as you can throughout the day.
Or if you all are around lots of family, maybe you have a pre-teen or teenage niece that would come be with the baby for a couple of afternoons a week after school. You'd have the peace of mind of knowing that they were right there, but the additional presence to deal with the non emergency stuff would give you a chunk of work time.
As a parent, when you work from home, it just becomes another thread in the fabric that you weave together daily, often with no determined begin and end times.
Best of luck!
