We currently drop our son off at his babysitter's house in the mornings when we go to work. I'm a fulltime working mom who is out of the house 11 or so hours a day. When I first had Tristan, I took about 5 months off, then worked from home several days a week until he was 9 months old before I had to start finding a sitter for him. With the new management in this company, I won't have that opportunity with the second baby.
I expect to take 3 months off and return to work, so I felt I needed to make sure I planned out who will be watching the little ones. I spoke to the sitter about watching a second and she said one of the kids is leaving, which means she is unsure of her plans to continue babysitting. I might lose her all together, or if I'm lucky, she will watch both my kids. We still did not sit down to discuss anything since she's undecided. I hope to speak to her soon and maybe give her an offer to come to my house to watch the kids, but my husband is hesitant, since he believes children should not be stuck at home 24/7.
For those who have 2 or more children and are not stay at home moms, what do you think is the best childcare option?
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I am planning on going back to work pt this summer, my mom will be watching them.
As far as being stuck at home 24-7 couldn't the sitter bring them out to the park?
I would think being stuck at home is better than being at a daycare where they can catch all kinds of colds and stuff.
I dealt with this issue when I first found out I was pregnant and even made a list of the pros and cons of a babysitter versus nanny. http://ky-an.blogspot.com/2007/03/home-daycare-vs-nanny.html We wanted our babysitter to come to our house to watch the kids also but she is stuck because she has to watch her niece's baby. She was so sad for several weeks because she thought we were taking Ky-An away in September to hire a nanny.
I would suggest you sit down and talk to your babysitter as soon as possible, if you want to keep her, so if she doesn't want to babysit then you can start the hiring process. My plan was to have the nanny come help me with Ky-An while I am on maternity leave. God knows we are going to need some help with a toddler and a newborn. This way you can also see how she interacts with the kids and decide if you will be comfortable leaving the kids with her or not.
As for the kids being stuck at home 24/7. You can make it a requirement for the nanny to take your kids out at least once a day if the weather is good. She can take them for a walk, to the park, or just playing in the backyard.
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