Should I change jobs?

Right now I have a job that involves about 85% travel and I've just had a baby.
I knew this would happen and I assumed I could do it for one more year and hope for a promotion during that time because talks were starting of me moving up before I announced my pregnancy.
I really love my job but it also takes up way too much of my time even on my off hours I'm preparing to meet with customers and I'm doing reports. A promotion would mean way more time working from home. I would love to stay within my own department and get promoted.

A new position that I'm very qualified for at my company just opened up that's fully remote in a different department and I would only lose about 20% of my salary which means the pay would be pretty good for a fully remote job that has no after hours work and no clients that contact me directly.

This would afford me the ability to go live part time at my Airbnb which hasn't opened up yet due to me needing to be there to finish things up. So it's a win win.

Trouble is I find it really hard to change things and I'm currently on maternity leave and I feel it would kind of be backstabbing to switch departments while I'm on maternity leave and they're like waiting for me to come back and take on my customers. I had my baby at an older age and I really hate the idea of being gone away from home most of the time. I've done this before where I've procrastinated about making decisions that will better my life but I find it really hard to pull the trigger and just apply.
But, I don't think I will like the remote job nearly as much as the job I have now it'll be alot more micromanaged.
But I've always wanted to live a more nomadic freeier life and remote work goes towards that goal.
With my current travel job I make my own schedule which sounds great but ultimately I usually end up working longer hours than average so making my own schedule really is not benefit but also I'm my own boss in a way because we travel and don't have to see our supervisors and we do what we want.
The remote job would involve being recorded and timed and stuff I don't like.

Busybee333 · 31-35, F

Congratulations for starting your mamma journey! :)

Travel = fun but less time for baby and airbnb and overtime will add more stress.
Online = more time for baby and airbnb but less $$.. if your airbnb works well, it will buy back your loss.

If you work remotely, there is no transport time involved from and to work + maybe you can sometimes do tasks that don't require camera or audio with your baby on you (good for both of you) . Not having to do overtime is a nice plus, especially for mamas.

From your post, it looks like with your upcoming new responsibilities, you would be tired travelling around (even though you liked it), however, you dislike someone taking account of when and how you do things with scrutiny but... for the sake of comfort, you will have to consider some compromises.

*Both departments require discipline and organization - if you are serious about the tasks at hand and don't neglect them just because you're home (and maybe occasionally distracted), it may be advantageous to work from home.

*** I don't think you are betraying the company because you are only switching posts, not the company altogether - but maybe you can talk to your manager about your wishes and concerns, and perhaps they will either choose to promote you and keep you on the same post (if they deem it more important), or they can help you transfer (if the moment is not good, they may temporarily withhold the spot for you so you can transition gradually.

Best of luck and remember no matter which option you choose, you have to make sure it is the one that satisfies your lifestyle the best. Children are happy when their parents are happy :)