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MIL watching DS

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My MIL is going to be watching DS full time come January 18th. For others who have someone watch LO in thier homes how do you go about a schedule? Do you have them write every thing down? Diaper changes, feeding schedule? I thought about making a spreadsheet so she just has to check off that he was changed and how many oz he ate during the day. I hope I dont sound crazy but I just want to know if hes eating normally and if he's pooped......lol TIA
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  • LoriLee14LoriLee14 member
    It depends on how detailed you are. When i took care of other peoples kids i wrote down when they napped, what time they drank/ate and how much of it. and if they had a poop or not.  The older he got i wouldn't write it down and just filled her in at the end of the day with what i remembered from the day.
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    My mom watches my DD in my home for me.  She will either text me after she eats, and tell me if she ate good or not or tell me when i call on my lunch break.  When I get home she will fill me in more.  I did have her keep a log for a long time probably about 6 months, but then it was more routine so we stopped.
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  • PinkPeony6210PinkPeony6210 member
    I check up (via text) once a day, and then talk to her when I get home. Making her fill out a spread sheet is just adding more work for her, and I don't want to do that.
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  • vamomtobevamomtobe member

    My MIL and FIL watch DS twice a week.  We never set up any formal process.  We would ask questions when we got home about the last time he ate, and how he napped, and so to help themselves remember the details they started jotting down notes in a notebook. 

    The rest of the week, we get "My Day" reports from daycare where they actually write in the times he gets diaper changes, what was in the diaper, what he ate and when, and start and end times for naps.  I think it's much easier for them to include all that detail because they have several caretakers helping each other out.

    I guess it depends on her, and on what you need to know at a minimum.  She might actually like you to give her a spreadsheet, or she might prefer to come up with her own system.  But it's definitely not crazy to want to know how baby's day is going.  Funny thing is the subject they give us the most detail on is the poop, they love it.

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  • ccd122psuccd122psu member

    My MIL watches Matt at her house. She will write down for me what time he ate, how much and his nap times. She also tells me if he poops or not,

    I also check in with her via text a few times a day. Hey, I want to know if he's being good or napping or eating. I think it's fine to ask!

    It seriously only takes her 5 mins total a day to write a few things down. I don't think it's asking for a lot.

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  • dgaudet24dgaudet24
    I made a chart on a whiteboard with 8 columns first one I wrote what his "normal" schedule was so she had something to refer to then we would both write in the details ie...napped 12:00 to 1:00 or ate 8 oz at 3:30.... It' worked out Really well so we both knew what he needed. each of us would write in on that day and then at the end of the week erase and start over
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  • Jazzyashes84Jazzyashes84 member

    My MIL fill out these nanny notes!

    https://www.yourparenting.co.za/files/2011/1/10/177/nanny_notes.pdf

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