AIBU to apply for a remote apprenticeship with a six-month-old?

[ThePoisedOpalBird]

I gave up my career 2 years ago after having ds1. I would love to go back to a new career and me and my partner have been considering my options since DS2 was born 4 months ago.

I'm not in a huge rush but I have been keeping an eye on things to see whats out there as I don't want to just get any role. An apprenticeship has just come up which is completely remote working except for occasional travel to the office.

Ds2 would only be 6 months old at the start date for the role which would mean ending my maternity leave more than 3 months early. I know it is highly unlikely that I would get the role so I was debating applying just to throw my hat in there as remote roles and especially apprenticeships don't come up often!

But the guilt of if I did by a miracle get the job and putting my 6 month old into nursery is making me think it is a bad idea to even apply.

Would I be unreasonable to apply and make a decision after if I did by a miracle get the job?

Has anyone else gone back to work early (around the 6 month mark) how did your babies cope? Did it affect your bonding ability with them? How did you deal with the lack of sleep at night and then working?

Do you know you can get a nursery place at such short notice?

I thought you were going to say you had to leave the family and baby and go live somewhere else for the apprenticeship!

if it’s what you’d really like to do I’d do it. If your dh isn’t on board it will be harder.

remote saves a lot of time and stress with travel and trying to look corporate, so it wouldn’t be as hard as on site. And if you’re totally in pieces you can take a 15 minute nap and make the time up.

Yeah our nursery has spaces and I am hoping I would only have to put him in twice a week as my other half is off 2 weekdays and I possibly have a family member who could help on 1 day a week.

Its more the guilt than anything and coping with the sleep deprivation!

No harm in applying. I’m intrigued by an apprenticeship for someone older, they’re usually geared at younger people with no qualifications.

They are but technically they don't have an upper age limit but yes much less likely to actually get it over a school leaver.

Its the only real way I see to get into a new career as everything normal entry wants experience.

Hello - it's not that long since paid maternity leave was only 6 months and we all had to go back to work at that time. If it's what you want - go for it! Fully remote means you will be around for childcare arrangements.