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[quote=Anonymous]DW gave birth to our first child (DD) 3 months ago. Overall, things have been going great, both wife and DD are happy and healthy, and she has been meeting her developmental milestones. However, one of the things that I've been struggling with is work/life balance. Like most, both DW and I have been WFH since March, and that doesn't appear to be changing anytime soon. At work, I'm in the midst of a large scale project launch, so it's been very busy. Prior to DD being born, I would sign on around 8 am, and then sign off around 6. Of course, now that's not always an option. I try my best to be flexible with hours, and fortunately my team is pretty understanding if I need to sign off for a few hours in the middle of the day and/or sign back on later at night.

While DW is still on maternity leave, her job isn't quite as intense. It's the kind of job where everyone signs on right at 9 AM (and not a moment before) and signs off right at 5 pm (and not a moment after). Even though DW is a high performer at her job, she has a fair amount of downtime during the day.

Anyways, the struggle that we're having is that DW sometimes has a hard time grasping why I can't just step away from work in the middle of the day on a consistent basis to help watch DD. I've tried to do that before, but inevitably, fires started popping up, and I was unable to focus on watching DD and working at the same time. While I know that I'm not great with managing my time, in some cases, there is just more work to do than hours in the day.

DW's maternity leave ends at the end of the month. While we have DD enrolled at a daycare, we're thinking of trying to both work and watch DD for at least a few weeks to avoid having to pay for daycare as long as possible. For those who have BTDT, are there any tips on how to navigate this?[/quote]

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