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Well, I work from home, so that’s the only way we’ve managed so far.
That's really the only way to do it without child care and school unfortunately. I don't suggest it though, couples get burnt out faster and risk growing apart if it's done for too long (just my opinion from my experience).
We both work from home but we quickly found that we need a village….we tried a daycare first that didn’t work out and now we have a nanny that we love. I don’t see any other way.
Unless you want to do opposite shifts and never see each other then you need some sort of childcare.
We both work from home and basically our lives are a blend of work and childcare from Sun up to sun down (our jobs are very flexible). It’s not ideal, and some days are hellish. But we just have to make it til she turns 4. That’s when pre-k options become much more affordable. Only 2.5 more years to go… 🥲
I agree with him that it’s not going to work without some form of childcare. If you work opposite shifts, you’ll both be busy either with work or your child 100% of the time and never get a break to do chores, other essential things and rest. And won’t get time to see each other.
If you arent doing opposite schedules, you need childcare. There is no other option. Even working from home you need some childcare help
Both my sons go to grandma “daycare”. They see pawpaw and auntie too. Both me and my husbands careers don’t allow us to work opposite schedules. We both need the income to afford to live comfortably. Since my mom doesn’t work she offered to watch them.
@Angela were already separated for 2 years now , so I’m not really worried about that lol but thank you
Thank you everyone, I just needed suggestions. We’re not together so I’m not really worried about not seeing him but I do understand that we’re both never gonna have any time to ourselves. I’m definitely gonna have to weigh our options at this time
While I was transitioning to my newer position we did just what you are suggesting. I worked overnight he worked during the day my shift were 10-12 hours so I only work 3-4 days and have 3-4 days off. It’s really the only thing unless you find a position of working from home