The first week I tried to work from home with a baby, I sent an email to the wrong person, forgot a meeting, and cried in the bathroom while my son slept on the baby monitor. I am not telling you this to bond over shared trauma. I’m telling you because I want to be honest about what the early days of trying to work from home with a baby actually look like — before you find the version that works. And there is a version that works. I promise. But it looks nothing like the productivity advice you’ll find…
