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Stop worrying about “chores” during the week. Finding a new job is your job from M-F. Make calls and send emails while baby sleeps. Organize your time the same way you would if you were WFH and had the baby there.
And yes, if you can afford the expense, a nanny-share or sitter for a few hours each week will help too.
Rising Star
Daycare or a nanny?
Yes that too
Treat your search like a job. With as much time and care as you did while working. Depending on seniority, hire someone to help with search, make it their job.
Slalom is hiring! So you could work there and do both?
Taking a break to spend time with baby could be blessing in disguise (unless you need to be making money right away to support yourself and baby). Take some time off, enjoy yourself, keep the search going but don’t beat yourself up over it. Good luck!
I am saying this as a mom who took two career breaks to have two kids and waited until after they turned 1yr old and found a new job each time. It will happen, be patient with yourself.
Do you have an SO that can help?
Any family/friends around who are responsible and could potentially watch your infant for a day or two a week?
I realize childcare is expensive so thinking that family could be optimal.
Maybe contact some recruiters too if your skill set is in demand so you have to do less of the grunt work.
Chief
Get a nanny. I have seen someone who was a lawyer interviewing do this. She got a part time nanny so she could focus on apps in the morning.
If you have family close by, get them to take care of the baby for at least 2 hours each day. This will give you a window to search.
Chores around the house are never ending - and there will always be something that detracts. Recognize that it is hard to restart, and as tough as it is, commit to the next nap time you write down what drives you for your next opportunity. Then take the next nap time to look at sample resumes to glean insights using key words from what you wrote. Then take those keywords and search for example jobs. I was not in your exact situation, but I had to restart myself and found that by breaking down the huge task of finding a new job into smaller things I built momentum by achieving those small steps. And I took a nap for myself. :).
So sorry this happened! Please take care of yourself and baby. This alone is enormous. Other chores can wait. Take a deep breath (or twenty) and realize anything not directly connected to your and your baby’s survival is secondary. By next week, you won’t remember the dirty dishes (or whatever) so do what you need to keep your sanity. You’ve got this ! Hugs 🤗
Practical advice: if not nanny, cleaning lady once a week. It’s amazing what getting the house clean and organized can do for you. Take care! ❤️
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