What's it like when you have your own children?

I'm a new grad, and I'm trying to plan ahead like most of us want to map out our lifestyles: ideal setting, decent salary, work and life balance. These are several questions for parents with children; Considering you all have clients/patients, does your job setting allow you to step away when you get a call to 'pick up your sick child' or 'something happened in school, come quick'? what is it like to have your child in a daycare? Or where do you have them throughout the day if they're not in school?

I live in TX, and there is a lot of demand for Home Health setting, which I would not mind if that's what it takes for me to get my foot out the door, but I want to be flexible for my 10month old. She has her dad, and I know his job is more lenient when it comes to stepping out for personal matters. But do I? Would I? As a mom, you try so hard to be there for your babies when they need it most. If anyone has any experience or life lessons, I'm all ears 💖