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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP, I would suggest that you consider if there are ways to have scheduled blocks of time that you can alternate with your wife. If you can block 10-12 on your calendar each day, and align your project goals with say document reviews in the PM, adjust your battle rhythm. YOu have this flexibility as a PM.

As for your wife, it will help her to have an end in sight.

For peak periods, interview a babysitter that can come to the house. There are TONS of providers looking for work. You will be home. You don't need a super nanny, and the baby is small.

I would not pay DMV childcare costs if you can avoid it, not only for financial reasons right now, but also because of the time of year, how tough it is when kids get sick that first time with daycare germs and you catch bugs that put you out, and also coronavirus cases on the rise.

All of those factors would weight my decision towards modifying my schedule for the next 6 months, working around critical deliverables and ensuring you had 3 sources of backup support for emergencies, especially around those dates.

Someone gave me great advice when I first became a mom. She said, "There is no work/life balance. The best you can do is optimize your time."

It has served me well in the most difficult moments. And it reminds you that it is just a temporary period; things will change again and you shift priorities and spread committments more evenly.

Congrats on the little stinker. :)[/quote]

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