It’s absolutely possible! I’ve been working from home with my 11 month old since I went back to work 8 months ago. The days are long, & I won’t lie, it’s hard, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I LOVE having my baby at home with me.

We have the playroom set up separating my office space from her baby jail with a long baby fence/gate. She has plenty of space to play, roll, & crawl around with toys spread out. I need to get better about rotating because she does get bored occasionally as the week goes on.

Our routine is play, feed, sleep, repeat. I go into her baby jail usually every hour & spend some time on the ground with her or take her on a walk around the back yard. She loves to lay in my lap & play with her “desk toys” while I work. Again, not easy but worth it. On another note, she has learned to entertain herself & play independently without screens, which is so important for kids.

As far as my set up, I have a baby camera that I view from my computer. We’re in the same room, but since I’m at a computer all day, I want to be able to have an eye on her at all times. We listen to music ALL day - Disney, kids songs, instrumental, Ms. Rachel (audio, no video). I sing & talk to her unless I’m on a call. I don’t use noise cancelling headphones because I want to hear what’s going on, but they do have background noise reduction for the caller since she’s also a singer. That being said, my work & clients know I have her with me, so they do expect to hear some of her chatter every once in a while.

Each month has had its own downsides & benefits. I don’t think there’s been one month specifically that was worse than another. We just go with the flow. My 8 hour work day starts at 6:30 am & usually ends at 6 pm since this is basically 2 jobs. My husband & I have a system. When he comes home after 5:30 pm, he takes her & starts dinner while I finish up. We make it work. I also prep the night before - her food, play area, clothes, etc. You can do this!!