will this be confusing for lo?

bluepalm

i teach and go back next week...my dad will be watching dd tues and wed, my cousin mon and fri, and my sil thurs (where she'll get to socialize w/her 18 mo old cousin). it was going to just be my cousin and dad but then my sil offered and we accepted because it will save us $ since my cousin is charging us 45/day (a lot for in home here)....but i am worried dd won't be able to adapt to being w/different people or in different places...anyone else's lo go to more than 1 provider? i am thinking since its all family it may be ok...but still nervous for her

abpdjs

yup, not as young as your dd though.  Carson was watched by sil m-f and then around one year he we went to sil two days per week, mil/fil one day per week, and an in-home daycare provider 2 days per week.  he adapted perfectly fine.  i was worried just like you.  i made sure everyone was on the same page with his routine/eating habits/sleep habits and as long as Carson was fine, i was fine.

lzbflogrl

wow, your cousins' prices are steep.  thats about what I pay for a center

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lzbflogrl:

wow, your cousins' prices are steep.  thats about what I pay for a center

That is what I was thinking. I pay about $33 a day per child for a licensed provider.

bluepalm

thanks for the post...its good to hear that i won't be throwing my lo into a whirlwind after her being home w/me all summer

yeah....she is charging us crazy amount!!! normal around here for in home care is like 4/hr or 25/day....its her husband (hes kind of a a**) and he's made comments like "why don't you just sign your check over to us each week" and "we have to decide if we want to use your $$ to redo the kitchen or get a minivan"....so nice, huh?!? if we could afford me not to work and i could keep up to date on my teaching licensethen i'd be home in a heartbeat----but its not reality. her kids are in all day K5 and 1st grade and she still wouldn't work if she didn't watch dd. but....shes really flexible and i know that if we needed her to pick up a extra day here and there she'll do it...so thats what is keeping me w/her--at least for now!

carrie4g

Heard the expression, "It takes a village to raise a child." Sounds like you've got a plan with a village and you LO should adapt pretty well and enjoy all the different interaction.

jenuine

As long as everyone has the same schedule for her if she is on one, she should be fine.

 DD is with different grandparents 2 days a week and day care 3 days. Everyone knows what time snack, lunch, nap and second snap approximately are. It works out great for us.

Good luck! You are blessed to have family be that helpful!

EastCoastBride

Heck, our schedule is even crazier than that!  My take on it, though - what your DD grows up doing, she'll simply get used to.  Right now, DS is w/ 3 different people - sitter, my parents, DH.  In about a month, we're adding in a 2nd sitter! 

We take DS out and about, he's often around different people, and he hasn't had any issues w/ it.   We respect his schedule and always try to keep him as regular as we can, and I figure as long as that's in play- "who" he is w/, and even "where" he is doesn't matter as much.

I want him to be as flexible of a kid as he can be!

HeatherLynneH

My DD went to My Moms house on Monday and Tuesday and my MIL watched her on Wednesday and SIL on Thursday at my MILS house and my Grandmoms on Friday... She was just fine with it!! I am sure your LO will adapt just fine!

Zippomissmaggie

DD goes to sitter #1 mon & tues, sitter #2 wed, my grandma's thurs & daycare center on fri. I think she does just fine.

MamaMandaW

abpdjs:

yup, not as young as your dd though.  Carson was watched by sil m-f and then around one year he we went to sil two days per week, mil/fil one day per week, and an in-home daycare provider 2 days per week.  he adapted perfectly fine.  i was worried just like you.  i made sure everyone was on the same page with his routine/eating habits/sleep habits and as long as Carson was fine, i was fine.

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abpdjs- our Carson's are almost the same exact age, how funny!

When I named him I didn't think his name was popular, until I went back to work and saw little Carson's everywhere