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HI,

I am not sure exactly how to word this question properly so please bear with me here.  My wife works during the day and I run my business out of the house. We are discussing have our first child.  I guess I  am wondering if anyone here has any thoughts on how hard or easy it was to work out of the house while at the same time trying to take care of a newborn all by yourself.  Currently my at home business does bring in a good portion of our income.  I guess my feeling is that if the business suffers than so does the family because there would be less income coming in and that is never a good thing.  I hope that makes some sort of sense. lol

Thanks in advance for your thoughts. I really appreciate it.

Cole

Cole

I work from home as well and have three boys.  They are older, in school all day and able to keep themselves occupied for periods of time if I need to "get something done."  It sounds like your business is such that you can pick up and put down as you needed to care for the baby.  Of course you can do this, you might need to concede that for a period of time your income may decrease slightly as you find your new groove.  Keep a schedule that works around your baby.  Maybe increase your workflow after your wife returns from work in the evening?  The best advice I would give is to maybe hire a nanny for a few hours a week for some uninterrupted work time. 

This is a great move for your family - parent care instead of daycare is best if it is possible.

Did that sound like nagging?  I hope not.

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I have two boys, ages 5 and 2.  Doing anything with children, let alone a baby, is not easy.  You will start to get focused on a project and then you need to drop everything to tend to their needs.

Some how it all gets done...just not in the same straight-forward manner you did when you didn`t have children.

While taking care of children and trying to conduct any business online at the same time is near impossible...it can be done...just in wee-tiny increments.

Yet,  it`s amazing how much focus children can bring to your life. 

If you can make it through the first year with your first born, you can do damn near anything!

 

My kids were toddlers when I started my business. I could have never done it had they been younger than 2, though.  Babies get into trouble in nano-seconds.  My 2 year old at least sort of knew what was going to get him into major trouble. 

I have a friend who works out of the house a couple of days a week and she has a nanny in for those days.  The nanny comes in the morning and stays until nap-time at 1 and then leaves for the day because the kids sleep until about 3.   She says it`s GREAT because the nanny takes care of everything, but the kids can still run to her and say, "HI" and she has lunch with them. 

That being said, my dh worked out of the house for a while when our kids were VERY SMALL and babies and business phone calls DON`T MIX.  He was in a loft office and our son`s voice would find it`s way up there no matter what.  It would have been better if he had been in a secluded part of the house but we didn`t have the space.  We looked at a home with the perfect arrangement once - it had an office on the OTHER SIDE of a 3 car garage - they had built it on.  It would be perfect for a home-business arrangement (as long as there was childcare IN the house ).  It was quiet, yet accessible. 

~Kim

Anything is possible. Newborns do sleep a lot so you can probably get a lot done at first. Then as they get older they sleep less and get into more stuff! You might consider the help of a sitter a couple of days a week to make it work when your child is starting to crawl. (There are plenty of retirees out there just dying for a child to fawn over!) By all means, don`t hold off starting your family for the sake of your business. There`s a small window of time when you can have children, and it`s such a gift. I know it sounds corny but it`s so true.

Hi,  My youngest child is 5 months old.  What I have lerned working at home with a new born is.  Go with the flow.  Decide how you will do it as you go along.  kids have so many different stages.  Some are easy to work with,  and some are not. It is amazing how things you thought were importent before are sudenly not anymore.  Kids are worth it.

 

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I have been running my business from home for about a year now. My son is 3 almost 4. So I can`t really speak on the complexities of trying to get stuff done with a newborn. Though I can say it is possible.

Just like the system you have now, you`ll make another. Cheerdirector wasn`t lying when she said expect some hard times at first while you find your new groove. However, you will find it not as hard as your thinking right now. I def. think it will be harder as the baby grows older. A 3 yr old can run, jump, climb, swing, hang, and think they can fly!

You will have a near concrete system with a newborn through 1yr old. I am basing this off my memories of that period. I drop my son off 2 days a week at a daycare for 6 hours, to give me my "SuperPower" days.

It is possible and it will not be something you regret, if you are disciplined now you will be disciplined then.


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Yeah, I think part time care is a great idea. Even if it is during the morning from about 9-1pm, that is a good way to get in "SuperPower" days ( Mpyre )

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www.EllayWestConcepts.net Ellay West Concepts (Freelance Commercial Writer)

Part time care is a good option Ellay, but retiring early and being home for my family for the past 4 years and having my Home Business take off this past year has really been cool. 

I`m here, in my new home, when my 6 year young grandson gets out of school (1st grade).  I walk about 3 blocks to pick him up when his Mom and Dad (my son and daughter-in-law) are still at work.  To be available anytime throughout the day, I love it and NO BOSS!

Ron

 

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Hi there-i have a 4 month old and a 4 year old.  i am definately not full time at home, however i will say that with a little one it is not so bad.  When the 4 year old is around that is when it is much harder.  you will probably want to consider cutting down the hours a little because they do demand more attention.

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