ALL STAY-at-HOME MOMS please respond!

Shaela

I have a dilemma. Maybe not really a dilemma but I need advice. Here’s the deal: I am undecided on going “into” work again. I just had a baby(kinda). She is 13 months old. Since her birth, I haven’t worked much. I’m still employed but with little to no hours. I am a family counselor at a non-profit organization. When I was pregnant, I worked a lot. Once I had my baby back in August 2019, I didn’t want to do anything but keep eyes on her. After about 4 months, I went back to work very part time in January. Then this pandemic hit which forced us to work from home in March. My baby was around 7 months then. It became a little more difficult to counsel families because of virtual visit confusion and things just changing with times of visits. This caused me to get even less hours. But, I was not complaining as I got to spend more time with my baby and I love it. It got to the point where I was getting no hours a week and I began to get used to it, spending all my time with my baby, teaching her, really paying attention to what she eats and trying to get her nap schedule right. Anyways, we are now in almost October and I want to work again because My fiancé and I want to save money and move into a bigger place. But, I don’t want to go into work. I want to work from home. Any moms work from home with a 1 year old? How is it? Anyone do it alone? I can have help from my mom but I don’t really want my mom at my house all day. Lol. If I get a job that requires me to be on the phone a lot, how do I manage with a noisy toddler in the background? I really want to be close to my baby still. I can’t imagine leaving her with anyone for 8 hours a day-not even family. What should I do? And how do I manage? It would be my 1st time working from home. Do you think I can work full-time and still have “quality” time with my toddler? Thanks guys! Also, does any1 knows who’s hiring for remote work only right now? I live in Cali and I have a Bachelors degree in Sociology. Thanks SO much for your opinions!