Deluded or Could I WFH w/Help?
I have a 3 month old baby girl and am worrying about what I will do when I go back to work. I planned to take 6 months off so I would go back end of Sept/early Oct. Original plan was MIL would watch her M/W/F and she would go to daycare T/Th. But now my hubby and I worry it is too much for his mom and I am getting cold feet putting her in daycare before age of 1.
I was thinking of pitching a WFH setup to my boss (which I know he will agree to) at least part of the week. Then I could be home most or all days while my MIL mainly takes care of her and we could get a nanny for the other two days.
The problem is that I am an attorney so my days are spent in court hearings and depositions and we live in a one bedroom apartment so I don’t have a dedicated work space. I was thinking maybe we could get a second crib or even just put a pack n play in the living room and I’ll work from my bed I guess? lol. Am I nuts for thinking that could work and I should just put her in daycare for those 2 days? For the whole week? Daycare would definitely be easier but I just don’t want to miss out on so much of this time with her when she is little and I want to be able to breastfeed and hug her whenever I can, not to mention avoid all the daycare germs.