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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I have a baby in BigLaw right now, and I want to echo the advice that sounded right to me: 1) don't worry about emails from 5-7.  You could be in a meeting, you could be on your commute, you could be working on another deliverable.  There are plenty of reasons not to respond to an email immediately.  If you are getting "bumped" emails from a client, you may want to make it a habit to respond "received" or "will circle back by 9pm" or something so they know they're not sending questions into a black hole.

You mention debt, and you mention anxiety.  Maybe these are not tied together for you, but they were for me.  When I paid off my student loans a lot of my anxiety at work diminished.  When we refinanced our mortgage so that it could be handled on my DH's (lower, fed) salary, my anxiety diminished even moreso.  If this is not a correlation for you, ignore me.  But if you have anxiety around financial security, I would not switch to an amazing, expensive nanny to simplify your life.  I'd double and triple down on paying off the debt and then see how that feels.  Without that hanging over your head you may feel comfortable leaning out or starting your own practice or going in house.

Agree you should do drop off, DH does pick up, and you pick 2 nights a week to work late and straight through.  You'll be more productive and feel more steady on your feet.

You're hitting your billable targets for a bonus with a new baby.  You're doing a great job at work.  Don't feel like you're not handling it, because you are.  It's just hard, especially right now while baby is so little.[/quote]

This is a good advice OP. Once you pay down your debt, switch to a government job.[/quote]

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