WFH with a baby

Totally agree with this. I don't believe any man would even think to question this if they had a wife/partner at home caring for the baby full time and a room with a door

You need to say whether you would be working in a room away from the baby and what your plans would be for if you can hear the baby in distress

If you have a relatively soundproofed office space and aren’t going to be trying to intervene if you hear tantrums or crying, yes. If you have a lot of calls and colleagues and clients are going to hear a lot of background noise of crying, shouting, banging on your door, probably not.

Some nannies may be initially reluctant about this scenario because having your boss close by and ready to leap in at any moment can be a bit distracting.

I worked from home when my husband was on parental leave. I was in a separate room and could occasionally hear noises. I didn’t find it off putting or feel the need to rush in. Managed to concentrate on my work fine, I forgot they were there half the time. If you’re happy with your childcare, I don’t see why you would feel the need to step in.

This.

In a house big enough to have separate space the sure I don’t see why not.

Of course, as long as it’s in a separate room and you won’t be disturbed on calls. I doubt the nanny will keep them indoors all day anyway.

Not unless the baby is being taken out all day by the nanny. Sorry but I think it would be very distracting as a parent if you could hear your baby crying. You would want to go and comfort them, especially if they sounded distressed or were taking (what you think) is a long time to calm.
If you are WFH and have one of those offices in your garden and the baby would be in the house then I think that would be less of an issue as you wouldn't be aware of what was going on.

Not if they're being looked after by a competent adult. What about employees with sah partners?

You clearly don't trust your workforce to get the work done which is a whole separate issue to WFH

If the baby is being cared for by a nanny I see no issue at all!

How is that different from working from home while a stay at home parent is around with the children? My husband WFH full time and I stay at home with our three kids. He works in the study and I look after the kids in the rest of the house - how could that not be ok?!

I think that’s fine. I’m sure plenty of men with SAH wives do this all the time without anyone blinking

On the other current thread about WFH I gave some of the reasons I (employer) do no want people WFH.

And here is a prime example. Clearly any parent is going to stop work and go to their child if they sound distressed.

Not if the nanny is there all the time you're working and you have a separate room to work in, but when the baby becomes a toddler it will be very hard to get them to understand why they can't see you while you're working. A good nanny will head them off but this usually results in tears.

With a nanny/cater for the baby and an appropriate space for you to work then it’s absolutely fine. It might be difficult for you and baby if you don’t have a separate space to work, and it wouldn’t be appropriate if you have any work calls where baby can be clearly heard crying.

Not if you have childcare and private space to work, so not trying to work in the living room whilst the nanny is playing with the baby.

Hugely unreasonable if you were trying to look after the child and work at the same time.