https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 15:09:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wah-w-infant-at-home-too#post-2435959 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:50:30 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2435959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH works from home every Friday (while I am a SAHM to DD). His office is directly across the hall from our nursery but it has never been a problem. Sometimes we play in the nursery and sometimes we play downstairs in the family room. He just closes the door if he has to be on a conference call or very focused on something. DD doesn't act any differently on the days where he is at home versus it just being the two of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wah-w-infant-at-home-too#post-2435940 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:38:24 +0000 lamariniere 2435940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: a month. But it also took her a month to get used to daycare when she started at 13 months. Both of my kids had a really hard time transitioning. But since your mom will be around from the beginning, it will probably be a much easier! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wah-w-infant-at-home-too#post-2435934 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:35:19 +0000 runnerd 2435934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I WAH, and normally LO is in daycare. On occasion when DH is off and home with him, or he is sick and MIL has kept him with me home, I find the hardest part to be disengaging. I take way more breaks to go check on him or help out, and probably only get 65-75% of the work done that I would if he wasn't here. Still a lot better than the 25% I get done on occasion that I have to keep him home alone and try to work 😆 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wah-w-infant-at-home-too#post-2435930 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:32:21 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2435930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: how long would you say it took your LO to adjust to the nanny and be okay with you around?</p> <p>I think my mom will spend quite a bit of time with baby &amp; I during mat leave since DH will be gone for a good chunk of it. That may alleviate some stranger danger, but all day crying isn't good for any of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wah-w-infant-at-home-too#post-2435915 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:24:08 +0000 lamariniere 2435915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to disagree about young babies not knowing their parents are around. With my 2nd LO, I started WAH again when she was 4.5 months. We lived in a single story apartment and the first few times the babysitter came, she just kind of hung around in he apartment while I closed myself in my office. My baby knew I was there and knew the babysitter was a stranger and would cry and cry. I finally made the babysitter leave the house every day. It was spring so she would take her out in the stroller to the park or just on errands. Both of my LOS had stranger danger from very early on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wah-w-infant-at-home-too#post-2435908 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:20:16 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2435908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: @LBee: :happy: :happy: perfect! No need to really worry at all then!</p> <p>I'm pretty stoked about the opportunity to breastfeed during the day on my WAH day. I'm sure my mom will be happy to have adult company once a week for lunch too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wah-w-infant-at-home-too#post-2435898 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:08:26 +0000 LBee 2435898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have nothing really to add to this post except to say that what @ElbieKay: wrote was exactly my experience. </p> <p>Working with an infant is easy. The only thing that is hard is sometimes I would hear his crying (I had grandparentcare) and I had to have the discipline to not intervene and to let them work it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wah-w-infant-at-home-too#post-2435897 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:05:58 +0000 ElbieKay 2435897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I live in a 2-bdrm apartment.. The bedrooms are adjacent (and share a wall) on one end, and the living room is on the opposite end. (There is a hallway connecting them with a bathroom, closets, etc.) So, similar to a single story house since everything is on one floor.</p> <p>I worked from home two days per week for three months after maternity leave, until my son was six months old, and then once per week since then.</p> <p>I work in the master bedroom (i.e., adjacent to the baby's room). Our nanny mostly hangs out with the baby (now toddler) in the living room. Small babies are too young to even understand that you're home if they can't see / hear you, so when my son was really little that was not an issue. Basically, I would hide out in the bedroom and then emerge for breaks or to nurse. It worked really well. The baby would only be in his room for diaper changes or naps, and there wasn't too much of a noise issue on calls (only occasionally).</p> <p>Now it's a little trickier because my son is almost two and definitely knows when I'm home. He wants to run in and see me. So I try to only work from home on days when I have a lighter schedule. And he's often at a class or at the park anyway, so it's not an issue 100% of the day.</p> <p>Working from home when he was a baby was fantastic because (a) saved commute time (b) I got to know our nanny well which gave me peace of mind (c) I didn't have to pump as much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wah-w-infant-at-home-too#post-2435865 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:42:47 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2435865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you WAH and have in-your-home childcare (nanny or family member) how does it work? My mom is still planning to provide childcare when I return to work. We would need her four days a week (M-R) since DH will change his schedule to have every Friday off. </p> <p>On the day I WAH I worry that the baby may be more fussy with me nearby...popping out of my office &amp; such. We live in a single story house. My home office is next to the baby's room and days when I have conference calls it's truly necessary for me to work from there. Since it's my mom I could take the baby to her home those days- 45 minutes one way. Or I can look into activities that are near our home that would take them out of the house, but under A/C for that WAH day.</p> <p>What has worked for you? </p>