I worked remotely 3 or 4 days a week when my first child was born. A lot of this is repeating what's already been said but doing so in order to add more data po

I worked remotely 3 or 4 days a week when my first child was born. A lot of this is repeating what's already been said but doing so in order to add more data points to the advice ;) - First, a big benefit of working from home is if you have flexibility in hours. You've going to have a lot of sleep deprivation and unusual hours. I would let my wife sleep in the evening and until the early hours whilst I looked after the baby, sometime working whilst the baby slept strapped to my chest (because that's pretty awesome). Then I'd hand over the baby at about 1am/2am and sleep in a bit but still start work on time. And no commuting means you get back to help quicker. - If you don't have a closed door office space at home then it's probably not going to work. With a wife and baby in the house there are a lot of potential distractions and you need to have discipline to lock yourself away regardless of if the baby is crying or making cute noises. For most people it'd be impossible to intensely focus on work if you're in the same space. - Have that discipline and agree terms with your wife, such as set work hours that you shouldn't be interrupted during. Get good headphones to block out the sounds from the house. Be clear about any deviations to the schedule, so that they don't set expectations. - If work allows, remote working allows for spontaneous deviations to the schedule. With kids you're no longer eating out in the evenings so lunch is the new dining focus. An occasional long lunch with the wife & baby is really nice for everyone. - If you have a closed door office space you have a time limit on how long it'll work. Once object permanence kicks in (about 6 months) they know you're somewhere and might react to that. Once they walk they'll find your door and call/bang for you. Once they can open the door by themselves you've got an uninvited guest on your conference calls! - So if you can, finding a close by co-working space is worth investing in, even if not used everyday. I did this once we got to door opening stage. It allows you to focus on work and have a good separation of work and home life. Even a 10 minute walk home gives you a mental divide so that you're not in work mode when you start interacting with wife & kids. Find a desk in a nice & social place. I found a media agency with spare desks and that was great. (My company insisted I use Regus first and that was a total nightmare. Never use Regus!) - When you get home from work don't expect any time to 'unwind' from the day. I know guys who expected 30 minutes before dealing with baby & child stuff. WTF! Your wife has been 100% baby focused all day and needs a break, help or adult conversation asap! - Working and looking after children at the same time does not work. It's not satisfying to anyone, so keep the focus on one thing at a time. - If you can part time for a bit then do so as it'll be a great help for your wife, as being a 100% baby minder 5 days a week sends people insane!