AIBU to think I could work from home with a brand new baby?

[SanitysSake]

Just mulling over a few ideas to keep the funds coming in whilst at home.

Is it possible, or am I living in cloud cuckoo land?

Would be grateful to hear from any stay-at-home mums who also manage to work from home.

Any hints, tips, experiences, advice would be most appreciated.

You are not living in Cloud Cuckoo Land, provided you are sensible about what "work" you plan to do and when?

I work with people like yourself, helping them to build up a second income in a totally flexible manner around existing commitments. I know single mums who have started doing just this after a bitter divorce, who have gone on to put their children into private school.

If you want it, you can do it. If you are prepared to put the effort in, it is achievable. If you think you cant do it, you cant do it. Ultimately it is all up to you. :)

I hope that's Proper Job sort of income, Senior, not JuiceMyLife or some such scheme?

Juice my Life? What's that? Never heard of it.

As for "proper job" well, it is real, it exists, it generates income, it is as flexible/full time/part time as I choose it to be. If I work at it my income increases, if I don't work at it then curiously enough the income decreases.

Nothing comes for free and anyone who tells you that you can make £'000s easily is at best mis-representing an opportunity and at worst is outright trying to scam you.

If it's

Juice Plus
Forever Living
Younique
Maelle

etc

then you are more likely to lose money than earn it. You would be better off - statistically - taking your baby swimming once a week and watching This Morning to your heart's content than flogging overpriced cosmetics to your dwindling friends list.

I'll second that regarding forever/juice/younique etc etc

My fb is overloaded with people selling products, inspirational quotes and promises of bonuses like cars and foreign holidays.

I'm sure it works for some people if you've no qualms 'recruiting' anyone and everyone to get their sign up fee but surely the market is saturated now for that type of thing

I barely got to shower more than once a week for months.

It's proper work, and rather insulting to WAHM to assume that they are not actually working , just pissing about with MLM pyramid schemes!

I don't think anyone is assuming that, Narky (well, except my mother, who is unable to grasp the idea of self-employment); just warning against getting caught up in all that bollocks by way of trying to make ends meet.

It depends what your baby is like. Does he/she sleep for you. Is he/she fine to just sit in a relxer chair for a while whilst you get your work done. Is anyone available to help you. Will your go to other people.

If you've answered no to any of these questions. Yes you're living in cloud cuckoo land, I'm afraid.

I've worked from home and had 3 under 3. I did a lot in the evenings. It depends on what you do. I run my own business so I chose my hours. I got some child care support when my youngest was 13 months. The older 2 in nursery and now school. I work really hard and make it work.

Nope, no pyramid selling for me. Just report writing.

The baby isn't here yet, but the job is entirely flexible. I guess I'm just going to have to wait and see what kind of bundle of joy I get!

Oh, and be incredibly organised!

:)