Ask HN: Remote Dev + Stay-At-Home Parent: Who's Done It?

By being in the house, it gives you a measure of comfort/security since you are around while giving you the freedom to actually get work done since someone else is watching the baby. Also you can take the periodic breaks to check in and play with the baby. You really can't put a price on being able to get that kind of bonding time.

My wife and I did exactly did this for a while, with the difference being that I was the parent who was working outside the home. After a few months, I also took a work from home job and we were both at home while our nanny watched the kid. We would both take breaks to check in with the nanny and handle the occasional bottle or diaper change. It worked out great.

My dad worked from home while my mother worked in the city when we were younger. One way they made that work was by hiring someone to do the house hold chores (cleaning & laundry) so that responsibility was covered and their focus outside of work was about taking care of us instead of the house. hope that tip helps!