Work from Home Challenges New Mums

*This is a collaborative post.

As a new mum, working from home can be an ideal setup. You not only have enough time for your child and family but can make some money on the side without the usual stress of getting to the office on time or arranging for baby care services. 

You also don’t spend as much and have a more flexible schedule enabling you to bring up a healthy child and run the business as you’d wish. However, just like any other setup, working from home has its unique challenges and here are some of them.

Creating The Right Marketing Strategy

Because you’re running an online business, you have to make sure that you effectively reach your audience and at the same time remain relevant and competitive. It takes time to create the right marketing strategy, and if you don’t have the required experience, you might not be as effective as needed, slowing down your business growth. 

To avoid this, make sure that you work with marketing experts such as an SEO agency and have engaging and easy-to-use platforms that make your clients choose your services all the time.

Creating A Work-Life Balance

Working from home means that you’re handling all responsibilities from the same point, making it hard to create an effective schedule. Probably, you’ll be running from one obligation to another, which means that you never have enough time to relax or rest. Therefore, it’s essential to create a schedule and learn how to set some time aside to unwind.

Also, listen to your body, and when you’re exhausted or sleepy, take a break. Additionally, don’t neglect your outdoor life. Go out with friends and family, enjoy a vacation, eat out, and check out on old friends. 

To achieve work-life balance, outsource as much as you can and only focus on the vital business tasks creating more time for yourself and the child. 

If possible, have an assistant take care of house chores, run errands and any other home task that takes much of your time and energy. 

Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

Operating a home-based business and taking care of a child are full-time responsibilities that leave you with little time to take care of other obligations such as preparing healthy meals and exercising. 

New mums who work from home and have a busy schedule tend to eat whatever they can quickly prepare and have less time for exercise and relaxation. 

This means that you can quickly put on weight, become less content with your lifestyle and attract lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes. To avoid this, plan your meals well and create time for exercise and fun activities such as outdoor games. When you take care of your health and eat the right foods, you’ll be more energetic and happier. 

As you will learn, it’s not easy to keep a strict schedule when nursing a newborn. You most often have to take care of work and home responsibilities when the baby sleeps, or someone else is watching them. So make your work schedule more flexible, and when you have to attend to crucial tasks, have someone help take care of the baby.