Work from Home?

Question

Do any of you work from home? If so, how do you get anything done? I do on Fridays and now that my little man is mobile I can’t get any work done. And he will barely nap for me. Looking for tips to keep him occupied, contained and good to go down for naps. Thanks!

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I’m a student, so even though I’m in class a lot, I do most of my homework and studying at home once the library closes.
My son is in daycare and it’s amazing. But it closes at 6 and it’s closed on weekends. So, I have a playpen for my son with his favorite toys. It really helps. 
(Sorry, my house is sort of a mess lol)

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A playpen and tv can really work wonders for short periods of time. My son loves little baby bum on netflix. He will happily watch and play while I get things done around the house. As for naps since he’s only home part time you will need to create a routine so that he can get used to how the day will go. He’ll eventually get in tune with the ques and that should make naps easier. You should take note of his wake windows too. Before doing this my son’s naps were all over the place now I know he needs at least 3 hours before it’s nap time again.

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Everyone I know that work from home must have a nanny. It’s the only way they can get work done.

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Thanks everyone. I have care 4 days a week. Grandparents watch him on Mondays and a nanny Tues - Thurs.  I work from home on Fridays to save some money and bc I don’t want to be away from my baby 45-50hrs/wk. 3 days a week costs us over $400/wk in the Bay Area so making it work one day a week is essential. We also live in an apartment so I can’t dedicate as many places to barricade him in. 
I appreciate the tips on how to make it work. Any other advice on how to do it I would love to know. Since teething and crawling have happened it’s been exceptionally hard. My job is understanding and I can make up for things on the weekend but I would prefer to get my work done during the week and have my weekend for us, ya know?

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Hire a babysitter if you can.  We have a college student that comes once a week during the day to babysit while I work.

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