Apologies if this is really long, but I'm just wondering if anyone can think of any other options for me.
Background-we are a forces family (my husband is in). The nature of his work means he goes away for a few months at a time every few years. We get a few months notice for this. He can also have to go away for a few days/a week at a time. We usually get very little notice for this (usually a few days notice, but sometimes he is told one afternoon that he would be going away the next morning), also, his hours are usually the same, but can change-often at very short notice. We are a few hours away from any family (although they are very supportive). We have friends who could help us in an emergency, but no one who we could rely on for childcare. We had our DD 6 months ago.
I gave up my big career a few years ago due to stress. When we moved here I got 2 jobs- 1 office job (3 full days) and 1 in a supermarket (1 full day and 1 weekend afternoon). I fell pregnant while waiting for background checks etc, so have not been entitled to any maternity pay, so I just receive maternity allowance.
I'm trying to figure out going back to work. I don't feel a pull to either job TBH, but I'm trying to figure out my options. I definitely don't want to go back to full time work.
A-I stay at home and DH works. He's a low rank, and we'd have to cut back, but we'd just about manage.
B-I keep the office job. It doesn't matter what my husband works as I'd always work during the day. The only issue is nursery would pretty much wipe my salary. And I hate the thought of DD in nursery if I'm honest. I feel like if it was my career I would do it, but as it's "just a job" it breaks my heart. And financially we'd be not far off option A anyway.
C- I keep the supermarket job. Only one day in nursery but if DH is away (which is relatively often) we'd have no childcare over the weekend so I wouldn't be able to go to work. I could possibly change my hours week by week, but DHs hours can change with less than 24 hours notice, so I'm worried they wouldn't keep me on.
We live relatively rurally, so there's not loads of jobs out there.
Can anyone think of any other options for me? And if I go for option A I take it I wouldn't be entitled to anything?
Can anyone think of any work from home options I could do around DHs work (NOT MLM).
Thank you 