How can I financially contribute to my household

Hi all :)

I’m looking into ways I can financially contribute to my household, I have always been independent financially and have a great career as a supervisor working with youth removed by child protection, I do love my job.

However I am currently on maternity leave and since having my own child I have been struggling greatly with my mental health and don’t currently find it appropriate to return to work as of yet as I can’t give my best to my team and the young people I work with and given this is a high risk high stress job it would in turn make my mental health worse.

I also have severe anxiety around leaving my child in anyones care due to my knowledge on the amount of trauma that happens and the fact that my child was in the intensive care unit for a month when born.

What’s making my mental health worse is having to be dependent on government payments and my partner, it makes me feel like a child and I want to be able to help support myself and my family also.

So I guess my question is how do other stay at home parents make extra money to help support their families, especially in this day of age.

I would love to find work where I can work from home while also caring for my child … I know I’m asking for a miracle there but surely if others can do it why can’t I?

I just want to start feeling independent again and feel like I am able to take care of myself financially without having to rely on others.

Thank you in advance for any suggestions.