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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t feel like a failure; most people can’t do well at work while caring for an infant full time. How is your 4 year old doing? Did that child do fine in daycare? Don’t feel guilty for giving your kid experienced care during the week so you can, in turn, earn a living to satisfy their many other needs.[/quote]
+1000. Babies need a lot of attention and you cannot give full attention to baby and to work. In normal times, workplaces require that telecommuting employees have childcare in place for exactly this reason. During covid it wasn't really feasible to enforce this rule, but it's there for a reason![/quote]

+1. I’ve been full time remote since September 2019 (pre-pandemic). I work for a Fortune 15 and as part of our on boarding the company clearly and unequivocally states that we need to have childcare. In 2020 my husband and I didn’t have childcare for about a third of the year (we moved and didn’t have a nanny at the start of COVID and then our nanny quit at the end of the year to take a job at a nonprofit), but my employer made an exception given the craziness of COVID.

Does your employer have a policy like my employer (that you are violating)? Are you being honest with your boss about your childcare situation? It sounds like it’s only a matter of time before things come crashing down, since your 4 month old is only going to need more from you in the coming months.[/quote]

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