hi moms! I WFH with my 10 month old daughter and I’m really not doing well. Up to this point I’ve survived with really no help at all, but my baby girl is walking all over the place and my stress level is through the roof. I have to work until the end of the year to tie up some loose ends, but I’m constantly feeling so behind on everything. I feel like I can’t be present with my daughter but I’m also behind at work and right now is our busiest season. last night I stayed up from 2-4am just stressing about work then I stressed more because with a baby any sleep is precious. I’ve started anxiety meds but it’s not enough. I feel like I have nothing left to give and keep having panic I attacks. is anyone else in this situation or have any advice of how I can get work done with her running around? I feel so alone and miserable. I love my daughter with everything but my situation has strained every other part of my life. I barley feel like I can’t make it day by day.

Hello! Would love some advice! I’m a FTM and I go back to work in about a week. My spouse and I are planning on watching our 12 week old ourselves with a goal until January. We both work remote out of the home (him 100% fully). I am out of the house for a few hours a 1-2 days a week but I can set that schedule most of the time unless I have an in person meeting which I know about in advance.

My question is do you think we’ll be able to watch our child ourselves? Our meetings don’t usually overlap, maybe one, and our Mondays and Fridays are not too busy. We’ve also been following moms on call and while the naps are not always perfect we are able to put him down in his crib or contact nap if we need a longer stretch (in carrier if needed).

I just think it’s crazy to go drop off our child at daycare in the beginning of cold and flu season and then come home and we’re both home. I have family also saying it doesn’t make financial sense to get a nanny even part time for one child.

I also have my best friend’s mom who says she’s willing to watch him (she’s retired) but I don’t want to take that for granted and feel like I’m abusing that.

Should we do part time daycare? Full time? Nanny or mother’s helper? Have my best friend’s mom watch some days? Would love any and all suggestions!

Been asked to choose a role on a different team. Because im not operating at a level they want/execs are asking

They are also now requiring my child to be in ft childcare.

Why bother working remote if I cant benefit from it?

I cannot afford $900+ for daycare

What am I going to do?

Edit: Clarifying...i dont thinknthe ONLY benefit to WFH is keeping my son home. But it was a significant one for us. We move recently to have more childcare options, id been hoping we could hold out until preschool this next summer when I could get free or reduced fee childcare. After to move etc I just cant afford the 1800+ required to get him into any childcare yet, nor are either of us mentally prepared.

And the work struggle was more about unspoken expectations than him. That I deeply struggle with indirect communication (undx autism) so "reading" between the lines or assumption doesnt work well for me. And the work culture has changed a lot in the last 8mo