Work Schedule

I would stick with your 4 days a week. I think at this age, 3, it's important to stick with a reasonable schedule. He needs to get home at a decent time, eat dinner with you and dad, and get to bed at a good hour. It's really h*** o* little ones to have such a long day. I know, I had my dd in daycare for just a little bit when I worked 12 hour shifts in Dallas. It would turn into a 14 hour day by the time we'd get home. She was exhausted and it just wasn't worth it.

This is just my opinion...I would stick to working 4 days. You want to at least have dinner with him at night...

I am a working Mama too and I don't mind working everyday as long as I get off early enough to spend some quality time with him everyday.

HTH...good luck with your decision!

I would stick with 4 days...what good is an extra day when for 3 days your son will get zero down time in his own home? He'll have to wake up and leave, come home and go to bed. At 3, kids need routine - working 3 days at those hours would be really hard to maintain routine. You say that the extra day at home would give you time to work on your other job...so I don't see where the benefit to your son is in this. Good luck!

I would try it for a little while and see if it works out. Since he stays with your sister, I think it would be worth to see if maybe the new schedule isn't as hectic as you thought. Plus you would have 1 full day extra with him, rather than having an extra 1 a day. (Hope that makes sense) Meal time is important to have family together, but your son will be with family. I say try it and hopefully if it doesn't work for you then your job is flexible enough to where you could go back to the old schedule.