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What do you do? I'm looking for a legit way to stay home with my LO (due in a few weeks) and make some money to help support DH's income. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. TIA 
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What do you do now? The 'easiest' way is to ask your current employer to let you have a couple of days at home, but you will need child care during that time. There are *VERY* few jobs where you can work at home with your child under your care. I currently work at home 1 day a week and will move up to 2 soon, but I have to have documentation of child care during that time (daycare, a nanny, etc).
Or if you have the background/experience you could always watch a couple of other children in your home but I'd want someone with experience/training in first aid, etc at a minimum.
Does this question get asked as much over here as it does on the SAHM board?
Actually, no (I lurk over there some). It's definitely asked more over there.
I figure working whether at home or outside the home is still considered working so why not ask. As for what I do, I'm a hairstylist so I would probably have to end up doing something entirely new
I know alot of people who cut hair out of their houses - and their loyal customers will follow. You're not going to get rich doing it, but you could definitely do that from home.
Start a business offering in home haircutting for children, especially in the evenings and on weekends. I'd pay BIG bucks for someone to come to my house to do both kids rather than me dragging them out on weekends.
You'd still need childcare though most likely.
Ditto that- I would just do freelancing hairstyling and hair cutting on the side at home. I see great potential for growing your own business. Not only kids- but think wedding parties- sure your saturdays would be a little busy and such- but most likely you could fall back on your SO for childcare-
Good- i will share the wealth and send them over here to ask!
Give them my DH's response. "You have to pick what's more important - being the one to take care of your baby, or making money to have nice stuff." I'm sick of this ? too. Seriously unless you do in-home daycare, there is no magic job. If there was, we would know about it already cuz lots of people would alraedy be doing it.
Pretty much!!!
I have to say loooooooooove your kids names! So pretty!
Thank you!
Can someone make this a sticky at the top of the WM page?
Yep, I'm in IT as well and many people telecommute here, but we all have childcare lined up.
BTW, I love your wedding dress. Every time I see it I just think how lovely you look
I'm a travel agent and we do not have a store front, so I work from home, but I work anywhere from 50-70 hours a week and am available 24/7, so needless to say, I have daycare full time - I agree about there not being any "magic" job. Even if you get to work from home, it's near impossible to do both (be a WM and a SAHM at the same time)...the days I am forced to do it are hard and LONG.
If you just want a job that provides you with a telecommute experience, then ask your employer, start your own business or open a daycare, but don't expect to do anything at home FULL TIME with a kid hanging off your leg.
Agree with everything posted. I WAH to save me the hour + commute every day, but there is no difference in the time needed compared to any other full time job. My maternity leave is over today and DD will go into daycare full time on Monday. For the last few weeks, I've been working "part time" around DD, and let me tell you, I'm lucky to get 30 mins a day of work done. Unfortunately, you cannot WAH and SAH. That's why most jobs claiming that you can, are scams.