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Has anyone else completely lost interest in corporate work after becoming a mom?

Ever since having my 10-month-old, I’ve felt a huge shift in how I see work and ambition. I still want financial stability and need a reliable income, but the idea of putting all my energy into building someone else’s company just doesn’t motivate me anymore.

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about starting something of my own from home — maybe children’s products, sensory kits, digital products, ebooks for moms, baby books, or anything I could eventually sell online while still being present with my baby.

The hard part is that I need around $2,000/month to live, so realistically this wouldn’t replace my salary overnight. But I keep wondering if, with consistency and a few focused hours a day, it could grow into something meaningful long term.

I’m curious if other moms experienced this kind of mindset shift after having kids.

If you started earning income from home:

• What actually worked for you?
• What ended up being a waste of time?
• Did you build it while taking care of a baby?
• Was it worth it financially and emotionally?

I’d genuinely love honest experiences because I feel stuck between wanting stability and wanting a more flexible, creative life with my child.

Ever since having my 10-month-old baby, I’ve completely lost interest in the traditional corporate/work path I used to care about. I still want financial stability and to contribute financially, but the idea of spending all my energy building someone else’s business just doesn’t excite me anymore.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about creating something of my own from home — maybe children’s products, sensory activity kits, digital products, ebooks for moms, baby books, or something else I can sell online while still being present with my baby. I see it as something that could become profitable in the long run if I commit at least 4 hours a day to these ideas. The problem is that I need at least $2,000/month to live, and this wouldn’t replace my current salary right away.

I’m curious if other moms went through this shift too after becoming parents. Did motherhood change your relationship with work or ambition?

And if you started making income from home:

• What actually worked for you?
• What failed?
• Did you start small while caring for a baby?
• Was it worth it financially and emotionally?

I’d really love honest experiences because I feel very torn between wanting independence, flexibility, creativity, and still needing a stable income.

Some days I feel like I’m doing two full-time jobs at the exact same time.

Working remotely with a baby under 1 while breastfeeding and trying to avoid screens has honestly been one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.

My baby is SUPER active.
He won’t independently play for more than 10–15 minutes before needing me again 😅

I spend my day rotating activities, answering emails one-handed, cleaning bottles, and praying naps last longer than 30 minutes.

And somehow I still feel guilty:

• guilty when I work
• guilty when I’m not working
• guilty when I’m tired
• guilty when I need a break

Please tell me I’m not the only one struggling with this 🥲