Genuinely curious how working moms meet their billable hours while being a parent? Our daycare is only open 8-4:30 pm. Not enough hours in the day to bill what I need and my husband is a doctor who works 60+ hours per week. Help.

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My husband and I both went on reduced pace until all 3 of our kids were in school. Is reducing your billable requirement an option?

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What are your required billable? The probably answer is you either need to find a daycare with longer hours (ours is 7-6) or a nanny/sitter to pick up a few hours. Or work a decent amount after baby goes to bed.

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I log back in after my son goes to bed. Typically end up working until at least midnight.

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You definitely need a longer daycare. I could pick up my son as late as 6.
And once he went to bed at 9, I usually logged back on to work for a few hours.

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We have childcare (a nanny) 8:30-5 (so similar hours), and I almost always log back in after the baby goes down at 7:30.

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This. And also I am on a reduced hour schedule.

What daycare closes at 4?? In your situation, I’d get a nanny.

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Our nanny picks up our daughter from school and stays with her until we get home after work or later if we need. She lives two blocks away and has a teenager so is flexible. She’s a godsend and we couldn’t do it without her.

We live in NYC so it’s subway all the way. I know that’s not helpful, sorry about that.

My husband’s mom comes over during the day from Monday to Friday to watch her. My husband and I work from home 4 out of 5 days of the week. My daughter (14 months) is going to daycare part time soon but they daycare is 5-7 mins away and does aftercare if we happen to run late. But it will be interesting seeing how we manage pick up and drop off. I work a little extra in the evening on Mondays and Tuesday a lot. My husband cooks more than me and I ted to do the bedtime routine. We’re also fine with getting takeout if it’s easier.

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