Would you rather a WFH husband or one that works from the office/out of the house?

When my son was an infant/still at home, I’d have wanted a WFH husband. Now that my son is in school, I appreciate my husband not being here lol having a quiet house during the day while I work is so nice.

When I was on mat leave, usually he was in office 2 days and at home 3 days. I loved having him at home! That said, he pretty much stayed in his office (aka the baby’s room 😂) so I barely saw him during his working hours, but when I did it was a nice break for me too. We’d go for a walk with the baby on his lunch break or if I needed a nap, he’d go on his own. He’d come down a couple times a day to make us both tea/coffee, do a bit of washing up, have a chat. So those days went a lot faster. On his office days, it was just me from 7am to 7pm (or even later sometimes 🫠) and that could feel like forever.

I think I would have struggled though if he didn’t have that office space to go to! Is he trying to work from a shared living area?

Is there a particular reason you’re always at home too? Maybe explore some more baby groups in your area, that’s what keeps me sane because my house is never empty

My partner works from home. However his office is in our bedroom on the top floor. I only see him when he comes down for lunch. Even then me and baby are doing something so we don't particularly talk. Having him work from home has been great for us. Before I went on MAT leave his boss was really good at letting him drop the older kids off to school and pick them up again. And he would make up his hours before I went to work or when I got back etc.

WFH partner wouldn’t bother me at all coz I’m out most days from 10-2/3 anyway. We go baby groups/mpthers groups/playgroups then me and my sister/bestie will meet somehere and take the kids out. I’m a sahm that’s never home

What ever pays him better

I love my partner but I can't stand when he's home for long periods of time 😂 he gets restless very fast being at home, I don't think he could handle a wfh job. He is the type of person that has to be physically active everyday. He has 3 day weekends currently and every weekend is the same. Friday we do absolutely nothing except game together all day. And the next 2 days are go go go doing whatever. Which isn't bad, I enjoy going to do almost everything, and the kids obviously love it, but I'm the type of person that could layz for days and be perfectly content 😂

I’d rather mine went into the office more. It is nice having him around to talk to and so I can actually pee in peace, but our daughter messes with him when he’s here and always wants to get into his things. When he’s not wfh, his desk suddenly doesn’t exist to her lol.

My husband works from home and has the whole time we have had kids. It is the best! I’m a SAHM and so we get to all spend some extra time together! I love that he’s around in case I really need anything!

I don’t know if I would survive him going to an office everyday 😅

I love my husband working from home because he's under no illusion that I'm living the dream just having playtime and lunches 😂 we get out a lot but it's nice to have lunch all together when we can, it means he can be there at breakfast time and usually means we can have dinner together at 5 even if he has to go back upstairs after, which isn't possible on his office days. If the problem is he's not respecting the routine just talk about it and see if you can set some boundaries like you send a message when it's nap time and he stays the hell away!!

My husband has worked from home since 2009. When I was a SAHM I hated it. Now that I work outside the home I don’t care.

I love my husband. But he works on building sites so even if he had a WFH job, it would drive him up and the wall and me. I am a huge routine person and when he is at home on the weekend, it literally goes out the window, so for me personally (and him) he likes going to work.

I miss my husband when he’s at work but he goes stir crazy at home so I’d rather he be gone 😂 . I know my toddler is rambunctious and would interrupt him constantly if he tried to work from home