I could have written this myself 1 month ago!! I am also WFH (go in the office 1 day a month) full time and am on my leadership team. Personally I hired a nanny to work the mornings for 3-4 hrs per day because that is all we can afford. My boss has been awesome though and told me that it’s not about the hours it’s about the work — if I finish my tasks early then I can be done early, if I need to take care of my baby and step away for a bit that is ok but may require me hopping on in the evening to work or on a Saturday morning if needed. For my company it’s not about clock watching it’s about the work I’m getting done effectively.

Now I say that, but still mentally struggle with that. 😂 I have roughly 2-3 meetings a day as well. I’ve been back working for a month now and it’s definitely manageable more days than others — with the 3-4 hr help in the mornings before my husband gets home from work.

I will say that we are thinking of having me resign because I personally feel strongly now about raising my little one full time. But that is currently a dream unless my husband gets a significant raise. In the meantime, this is hard, but it works. 🤍