what is realistic...

outofcntrl82

I am in the process of talking to my boss about working part time after the babies are born.

They will let me work mostly from home, although maybe 1 day a week to come into the office.

I just dont know what is realistic- Will I be able to get work done at home, after the twins are one month old or will I be a zombie and not be able to even think straight? Is it easier to work from home when they are more of a sleeping schedule after 3 months?

Just to add- I work for a non-profit organization. It is not terribly stressful, although I do quite a bit of bookkeeping and planning events every few months.

Thanks for any advice...

amcam24

I think 1 month would be pushing it. 3 months sounds more realistic.  (I'm just speaking from my experience with one baby) This is assuming you will have someone to help with the babies while you work...

keg

I agree with PP.  When they are one month old, you'll still be in survival mode and if you have a free minute, you'll be most likely to eat, sleep, or shower.  It will probably be better around 3 months, but you'll definitely want someone to watch the babies while you work or it's likely you won't get much done!

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your body will be going through a LOT for the first 6 weeks - not just from no sleep, but hormone changes, healing from c/s or vag birth, etc --- i would NOT even consider working until after 6-8 weeks at least.

and then there is the issue of working from home with the babies there --- I can't imagine, at any age, getting anything done unless someone was there to help with the kids while i worked.

gumiberg

I work from home and its probably easiest in the very beginning because they sleep a lot.  I'd say after 3 months its harder because they sleep less (my babies are great nappers  but its still hard to get solid work done).

I either work in the evenings when my DH is home, or on the weekends.  Or, my mom or dad watches them so I can work. 

I like working from home because that way I can nurse them (instead of trying to pump a ton of milk)...but you have to understand that you cannot work AND watch babies at the same time.  Maybe an hour or 2 here or there while they sleep, but nothing that I would ever rely on.

groovygrl

ditto the others, 1 month is definitely really early and you'll need someone to watch them regardless of age. I check work email regularly and at times it takes like 1/2 a day to compose an email & get it sent LOL.

ahava2005

Definitely not one month.  Maybe not three.

I couldn't imagine working at home with two babies...no matter what the age.  I wouldn't get any work done at all. 

carissasmom

I was going to agree w/ another person that said it could even be easier in the beginning - my babies slept ALL the time.  Even if i wanted to sleep as much as they did I wasn't that tired.  Then there is a hard time, then around 3-4 months they can get on a good schedule so you have a morning and afternoon nap (some babies might be closer to 6 months though) - it really just depends on your babies.