My company has pretty flexible PTO (though most of the work is client driven so our deadlines are pretty firm). My partner and I are expecting a baby in January

My company has pretty flexible PTO (though most of the work is client driven so our deadlines are pretty firm). My partner and I are expecting a baby in January, and my partner has one day off of work per week (they work 10's at a hospital). I basically just _told_ my boss that I'm dropping to 32 hours to accommodate for my family's needs, and he more or less accepted it. It helps that I'm a staff engineer and I've always gotten my work in on time, and after a couple weeks of adjustment I'm right back up to my normal productivity. So, I guess what I have to say is: - have a good reason (and your own mental health/WLB is a good enough reason, but you need to have one for people to take you seriously) - show you're capable of getting the work done - accept that not everyone will be accommodating, and figure out how valuable this accommodation is for you.