For those who work who watches your little one during the day? Finding it hard during Covid

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Thankfully I work from home at the moment virtually; however, I am a Psychologist and cannot be attending to my little guy while seeing a client. I feel so limited in my options because of Covid. My parents are elderly (I’m an old FTM) and we do everything for them so they can see us and their grandson during this time. They just don’t have the steadiness or strength to watch him for a long period of time. Any thoughts are welcome.

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I absolutely had to go back to work because thanks to covid we lost a lot. 
Luckily with our schedules and my awesome work I work 8-3, my husband works 12-8. So he watches them in the morning then my amazing 70 year old mother takes over for lunch and nap. I get home after nap. 
Once my daycare opens more back up I'll have my toddler go with me a few days a week to ease the burden on my mom. 
But I will keep baby out of daycare as long as possible

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Also old FTM, work from home. I am an engineer and well...my clients hear a baby bawling periodically on conf calls. 😬 I mostly watch my nugget while working but my MIL comes twice a week for 3 hrs each and watches the baby, so I try to schedule calls then. My husband is working on rearranging hrs so I can get a bigger block of work hours without baby.

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I work first and second shift and my fiancé works thirds. So either he’s home with the kids or twice a week my sister watches them and twice a week my mom watches them.

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Also if you get the right one, nanny's are amazing. I LOVED being a nanny. Those kids where like my own ❤ and I wish I could take on more kids in my own home but my daycare has great benefits.

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We have split schedules... I work 5:45am-11:45am he watches our son, then I get home about 12:05pm I take over and he goes to work 1-10pm.. it works out for us so far.. it does get a little hectic at switch off but it’s ok lol

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Unfortunately my bf lost his job right when I was going back to work. Only good so he could watch the baby while I’m at work. Not sure what we will do when he gets another job.

For those who work who watches your little one during the day? Finding it hard during Covid

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