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Cost permitting — a good nanny has been the best of both worlds for us. Plenty of time to see the baby throughout the day (on break, getting a snack, for lunch); support breastfeeding (harder to do on a timely manner between work meetings as they get older, but I pumped and breastfed until kids were 1-1.5 years old); she handles chores and meal prep during nap times so we can just focus on family time after work; and allows me to focus on my job as needed. We mix it up with daycare when the kids are around 2-3.
This. We prioritize nanny over other expenses (and savings) to have the benefit of more time with our baby.
Drastically reduce your cost of living so that your household expenses can be paid just by your spouses income. and then consider working only part time or not at all.
I’ve been with my spouse for 10 years and when we got together we had very clear expectations and goals of making sure that our combined expenses could be paid if one of us lost our job. That made it easy when kids came into the picture
19 months out and I don’t know :( let me know if you figure it out
When you’ve just had your newborn and are overwhelmed by the love, it’s impossible to think of being away from them. That said, I saw around 5-6 months that my child wanted more activity and stimulation and I felt a lot better about the fact that he was going to start daycare. It also helped me regroup as an individual to have some time when I could focus just on work and not feel torn.
I love my kids and they are my everything. And they all went to daycare around 4-6 months and have thrived and we’re well-bonded and it’s worked out :)
Quit your job and be a SAHM. My wife is 12 years in doing this. It was tough at first financially but she has no regrets
Don’t try to keep your baby while WFH without a nanny
Agreed. Maybe it’s semi-doable when they’re a fresh lil newborn. But as soon as they start moving it’s impossible. Either you’ll get no work done or you’ll focus on work and your child can quickly put themselves in a dangerous situation. We had some hurricane days where my 16 month old was home and I could not do work while actively keeping them alive lol. Any of my child’s sick days, I just use a personal day.
You can do it, and even though it's hard now, it will get easier. If you can keep her home on some days you WFH I think that's great. That will definitely help with the transition and any mom guilt you feel. Enjoy all the time you have with her, and know that you enjoy it even more because you spend time away from her working. She will love seeing you at the end of the day, and you will spend some great quality time with her. Going back to work is so hard, but in the long run the kids are strong, self-sufficient, and just as happy. Mine are 10 and 6 now, and I've definitely gone in waves of how I feel about working, but I still volunteer in their classrooms, go on every field trip, and never miss soccer practice, swim, games, meets, etc. it's all well worth it because we are able to afford to do what I didn't get to do growing up also.
Keep pictures and videos close by to watch during the day, and it'll help make you more efficient because you'll just want to get home to her!
Another tip for the transition would be to stay organized. Have lists of what you and the baby need to make mornings easier so you aren't as stressed getting out the door. It'll help both of you and give you more time with her.
Thank you so much for this. You sound like super woman!
Biggest tip on transition is to start your child care the week or two before you go back to work- it allows you to get into the cadence of the drop offs / onboarding, etc. without the stress of actually also working.
Is your work open to you doing a slow transition? I went back at 4 months but wfh until 8/9 months. We had a nanny so I wasn’t looking after her during work hours but I did get to breastfeed her which was amazing. We’re putting her in daycare a few days a week now at 15 months as she definitely is craving more stimulation and social time. I felt similar to you and the slow transition to spending more time in the office and my baby out of our home has been key. I was already a wreck going back and spending any time away from her idk how I would have done it otherwise.
Unfortunately a nanny isn’t a possibility financially but my firm offers a flexible work arrangement for a prorated salary, we are going to go that route I think! We will have to make some lifestyle adjustments but it will be worth it. Your situation sounds ideal!
At first it will feel like torture only having 1-2 hours with baby after work/daycare/nanny before their bedtime, but for me, once they are toddlers that same 1-2 hours will feel like an eternity lol and plenty to fill your mom cup. I know that doesn’t make it easier now but the perspective of seasons should help in the long run. Hang in there!