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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 4 kids and I work an 80% schedule (4 8hr days). My kids are 8, 7, 3, and 15m. I have a nanny share for the baby (nanny splits her time between 2 houses) and the older 3 are in school 8:15-3:30.

I work 6:30-4. DH does mornings and I am home when they get home from school. DH also works full time, often long hours but he has flexibility.

I schedule as many appts as possible for Fridays (my day off) and that's also when I do my errands and other stuff. Nanny works until 12 on Fridays so I am kid-free until then. I even make it to the gym sometimes!

I have a lot of friends who work with 3+ kids. Its hectic but we all seem to manage.[/quote]

FWIW - I am a federal atty and my DH works in the private sector. I am also able to work from home often which really helps.[/quote]

How long is your and DH's commute to work? [b]Is your job relatively relaxed or you have a lot of deadlines to meet[/b]?[/quote]

Oops, didn't respond to this before.

I have a steady stream of work that needs to get done and am accountable for my hours and production, but its all doable without much stress (with the exception of recent months where one of my child is having some medical issues and I have been working late nights to keep up). DH is in real estate so he has slower periods and then he has times with crazy deadlines with a big deal is closing (he was on the phone with a client while I was in labor for #4 "its ok, my wife is only 4cm dilated"). Both of us have flexibility and although I am the "default parent", he definitely steps in when he can and takes them to appts, does carpool, etc. He doesn't have any set sick or vacation leave policy, so sometimes its easier for him to take off but if he's not working, he's not making money, so I try to let him work whenever possible.

While we would love to have full-time help to ourselves, our older kids are in a parochial private school so all our money goes to tuition. We have a cleaning person come every other week to do the whole house and when shes not busy with the babies and she's at our house, our nanny folds laundry and does some light cleaning in the kitchen.

Its crazy and hectic and we are involved in other activities, including our synagogue and PTA and our older kids do one extracurricular each season but we love it and couldn't imagine life any other way.[/quote]

PP  here. I am reposting as I posted in the middle of your post. 
Thanks for the response. I am an attny too but I quit my job as I could not manage it with my constant sick infant at daycare, lack of flexibility at work and constant deadlines to meet. It stressed me out and left me exhausted. It was not easy to quit as I like working. I wish I had more help but DH and now have decided to do things a bit differently once I return back to the work force. Your post was helpful! Thx [/quote]

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