Pregnancy and work - advice needed
I’m very early in my pregnancy at the moment but thinking about child care already and what will happen when it’s time to go back to work.
Luckily I work from home and so does my fiancé, however my job isn’t 100 percent flexible. I basically have to start at 9:30 every morning and clock at at 6pm. I answer phone calls so I’m at the mercy of when students (work for a higher Ed school) call me to ask questions.
My lunch is timed and we only get 2 15 minute breaks a day.
Now I’ve gotten more responsibilities within the past year and have taken on more work which my boss has been speaking with me about promoting me at some point so it may possibly Change where I don’t always need to be on the phone and can be a bit more flexible.
My fiancé has a bit more of a flexible job where he does have meetings but I don’t know if it would be impossible for us to care for the baby while we work.
We also have family members that we can pay to watch the baby and have a few in mind and then maybe pay for a day or two of child care?
I’m not sure if I need to start looking for a new job or just wait this one out to see how we can make it work. Any advice would help!
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