Any WFH moms with little/no childcare?

Any recommendations for wfh jobs as someone with no remote experience but I do have a laptop

Not WFH but I bring baby to my workplace either me and care for them during the work day…
Just started this past week so no tips yet but… learning to give myself a lot of grace.

I'm working from home and my baby is super clingy. I can't work while taking care of my baby. She will cry if I sit still. If I carry her around, I can't work.

I WFH with my daughter and despite her being a pretty easy kid and good at playing independently... It is hard. I have a very flexible job where I can work any hours of the day and it's still tough. Idk if I'd be able to do it if I had to be available during a set schedule. I will say it was easier when she wasn't mobile because I could keep her contained. Once she started walking, it got really hard. It takes a lot of patience. Give yourself grace and if you can have help... Do it.

Hey Lauren. My baby is 6 mos now. Not going to lie it was rough around the 4 month mark because she wasn’t independent enough and needed to be in the same room and wasn’t nap trained yet. 1. Id say sleep/ nap train ASAP. 2. If you don’t have an activity center mat or chair, get one. Also a swing chair or something to move them in and give them chew toys. 3. I just got a musclemat and it’s next to my desk so she can crawl around and roll around on that while being next to me. It might be rough for about a month, but once they start independent play a little more where you can set them down more that’s super helpful! Oh and sleep training was HUGE

Yup. I run my business full time- I’m a photographer so I’m out half the time and home the other.. she’s 16 months now- but my husband also works from home, so we switch off and the grandparents come twice a week. My baby learned real quick independant play- and loves her large playpen .. it’s getting to the point now though where I’m gonna need to maybe put her in daycare for one day.. I don’t want to have to work from 8-midnight every night for forever lol

I wfh with my 2 year old. It was easier when she was younger because she napped more and I could have her do tummy time or sit in the bouncer when I had a call. Now it is much more difficult and stressful. My tips would be, have a play area where you and your baby can sit and play comfortably with your laptop (if possible), get a bouncer if you don’t already have one and work as much as you can before they wake up and during naps.

i mean this in the most supportive way but i just have to tell you in my experience it only got harder as my LO aged. 4 months was easy, now 16 months i’m dying i can’t even get work done im outsourcing

I had a hybrid schedule when my baby was 4.5 months until she was 14 months; I would wfh 2-3 days a week. I set her schedule to go to bed when I did so she would sleep in; I would wake up earlier and could get a good 3 hrs of work in. I would take a long lunch break when she was awake, and I would work a little when she ate. I would then get more work done when she was napping in the afternoon. It was hard; she had a nanny the days I went in so I would be able to get a lot of work done on my in office days. If needed I worked more when my husband came home and he took care of her.

WFH with a little one is not easy my guy is 3 now and I’ve been doing it since he was born but we get through it and as he’s grown it has gotten harder because he loves to be by my side and talk my ear off but I would say have an area where baby can be safely contained and if your job is a call center one with a high volume I would definitely recommend having someone come help you.

I wouldn't suggest this honestly. There's no way to be present at work while caring for an infant. I know it may not be an option, but I would really look into childcare while you work

It’s 10PM right now and I’m working 8PM to probably about 2AM because I “worked from home” today watching the baby. I’m usually an optimist but are no tips other than get a nanny and save yourself.