How do you manage WFH as a SAHM?

I started my wfh job with a newborn, to be honest it’s easier to work than with a toddler lol 😂 I baby wore in a sling and stood up at my desk, or hubby wore newborn and handed over for feeds. Sometimes I’d sit on a chair with breastfeeding pillow at the computer desk with her latched . I only did a few hours a day so kept it to the evenings when the big sleep stretches were, understandably took a lot of energy from me but it worked x

@Kimberley that makes me feel better!! Thank you!

I work from home and honestly the older my LO gets the harder it gets. It was super easy when he was little! I’d just let him sleep or nurse on me when I worked or I’d put him in a bouncer next to me and bounce him with my foot if he got fussy. I will say that desk work was easy, but I provide telehealth services and working with clients when baby cannot be a distraction is hard and I’ve been limited in how much client-facing work I can do. I schedule those appointments for when my husband can watch him but until he hit about 6 months old, if he wasn’t napping, he’d often cry the whole time I was seeing a client. It was rough. Nowadays, he’s better at that but desk work is getting harder because he’s so busy and I have to step away to redirect him often and he naps less. The work still gets done but, it takes me a lot longer to complete the same work.

Are your new employers ok with you having baby at home with you as that will obviously be a huge distraction from your job? I know people think working from home/remote jobs are great for this but actually most employees won’t tolerate them also giving childcare as you wouldn’t be able to do that in an office

@Natalie I can understand that, I was honestly considering hiring someone to watch him for days I have to be on with clients/meetings

I can’t speak from personal experience but If you were BF and working an office job you would be able to take breaks to pump. Since your home you can take those breaks to BF. My husband works from home so his coworkers are used to hearing our little dude in the background.

@Jess yea their aware I’m a new mom. The ceo is a male but we’re a team of all women so they understand. Plus my boyfriend will have my baby during meetings until I find someone to watch him for me from home

@Cheyenne That’s a good point , I’ll only have 2 meetings a week for about an hour and scheduled calls with clients from time to time but that’s the only time I’ll be interacting with people. I’ll definitely ask them about that, thank you!

i watch my neighbors kid so he can play with my son & keep eachother busy while i work. most the time were in the backyard and im working on the porch

@Morgan Zuraé fair enough then - if somebody’s going to be helping you out at home it won’t be too difficult I’m sure!

Being a stay at home parent is a full time job and then some. Why are you attempting to do another full time job on top? 😬 This isn't allowed with most employers in the UK and I'm glad tbh. The US is crazy for parents!

@Caroline Me being a stay at home parent who already owns a business, I like a challenge. Considering what my role is, it’s not a demanding job especially since I’d be running my own team to do most of the work while I just direct them and make the decisions. It pays enough that my partner wouldn’t have to return to work if he decided and as a woman living in the U.S. it’s very rare and rewarding to be able to work a job you love while still being able to support your family from anywhere.