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question about working from home w/in home childcare

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My bosses just proposed that I work some of my part-time hours from home.  I'll still need to come into the office twice a week, but I have childcare for 3 days.  So I would be working one day from home while the nanny is watching the baby.  If you remember from a previous post, the nanny is new and starting next week, as we just had to pull DS out of daycare for medical reasons.

If you work from home, how do you do it?  The nanny is working 8:30 - 5:00.  She's coming 15 min early on Monday to go over things again.  I technically don't have to be logged into my work stuff until 9:30.  And my office isn't going to be checking in on me, I'll pretty much be on my own schedule (I work hourly and on independent projects).

Is it weird if I wait until she comes and is settled to go upstairs and shower?  Since I'll be in the house and I'm having some supply issues (not pumping enough to cover the next day's bottles) should I have her get me when he needs to eat so I can nurse him?  Do I hole up in the office and let them do their thing so she doesn't think I'm watching her the whole day?  Like should I grab food from the kitchen and eat in the office, too?  We aren't dealing with any separation anxiety, but I don't want him seeing me and getting mad I'm not with him.  What do you guys do??
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  • molisarmolisar member
    I try to stay away as much as possible so I can get my stuff done and then go back up and enjoy my boys.  However, since DS2 is still nursing, I will take him every now and then to nurse.  It's just hard sometimes to give him back because he's so sweet after he's eaten :)

    As silly as this sounds, I'll text my nanny when I'm about to come up to get him to nurse.  When I go up for lunch / bathroom breaks, I won't bug them mainly to give the nanny some space.
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  • litzo27litzo27 member
    I've done this for a long time. Usually I work when nanny is here but I've certainly taken showers, loaded the laundry, even taken a nap when I had the stomach flu. I nurse so I come out for that but otherwise I stay in the home office. When kids are older I have a harder time doing that since they try to come to me when they know I'm home so I WFH much less after the first year.
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  • HuahineHuahine member
    One of the main benefits of having a nanny is the ability to nurse rather than pump.  Nursing will help your supply and it is easier/faster than pumping (at least it was for me). So you should absolutely grab your little one for feedings.  

    Usually I shower before the nanny gets here and before DH leaves for work.  If he leaves super early or if I have to log on to work while he is still here I will shower when the nanny is here, but that only happens about once every 3 weeks or so.  

    I pop out of my office to grab snacks (more so when I'm pregnant) and to do laundry.  But usually I work straight through.  

    When DS1 was very little I would try to time my lunch break so that I could eat with him.  But then we went through a period of separation anxiety and it made it much worse for him if he saw me.  So then I would try not to come out when he was in the kitchen or nearby.  

    It is really important not to run out every time you hear LO cry - it will condition LO to cry for your attention and will make the nanny's job harder.  You are paying her, let her do her job.  If she comes and gets you, that's one thing, but otherwise, try not to pay attention to what they are doing and focus on your work.
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  • DiveFrogDiveFrog member

    When DD was an infant and I was nursing I often worked from home and my Mom would watch DD at our house.

    I would usually nurse baby, and start feeding her breakfast. My Mom would arrive during breakfast and take over. I would head up to our office to work. I also had supply issues, so if I was home my Mom would text me when she was ready to nurse and I would come down nurse and then head back up to work. I would come down for lunch and usually eat and hang out with DD and my Mom for 30min-1hr. and then head back into our office for the afternoon.

    DD had huge separation anxiety, so I tried to stay scarce except for nursing breaks 2-3 times a day and my lunch.

    I would attempt to schedule your day the way you anticipate it will work best, and be open tot he fact you will most likely need to make some adjustments  and so will the Nanny before things become a smooth routine.

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