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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sure this topic has been done to death, but seriously-- how do you do it?  I'm three months back from maternity leave with my second child, working at an 80% schedule and barely hanging on.  Not biglaw either, just medium law.  I have no idea how I'm going to make my reduced hours requirement this year or next year when I will be expected to return to a full schedule.  Seriously thinking of quitting and starting an in-home daycare or something.  I know I'm sleep-deprived now, but I just can't see this working for the next five years at least.  I don't really want to leave the workforce permanently, but I don't want to spend the next few years in exhausted misery, either.  Support?[/quote]

I think 3 mos back might be a low point. Once they sleep through the night, go to bed earlier, and you're not breastfeeding, things will get easier. That said -- I do rely on DH to do as much as he can at home. For us, that means he picks up from daycare, he handles the nighttime routine if I have to work late. In the morning, we reverse -- I do everything so he can sleep late or go in to work early. We can both do everything alone if we have to.

That said, I also considered quitting, and even as you said, running an in-home daycare! If you're in DC, I don't see how you could do it unless you have a masters in early childhood education or years of experience in paid childcare work in addition to your JD. (See http://nrckids.org/STATES/DC/districtofcolumbia.htm ) So I think I'll stick with law for now!  :-)
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