International Bumpies

s/o How do you find a babysitter?

If you live no where near family how do you go about finding a sitter, especially if you're new to the area?

Re: s/o How do you find a babysitter?

  • They have websites here, but we prefer people we know like the lady from daycare or the teenage daughter across the street :
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  • DH and I are mentors for a Christian group at the university in our town. When we needed a babysitter, we asked two of the girls in the leadership team if either of them were interested.

    BFP1: DD1 born April 2011 at 34w1d via unplanned c/s due to HELLP, DVT 1 week PP
    BFP2: 3/18/12, blighted ovum, natural m/c @ 7w4d
    BFP3: DD2 born Feb 2013 at 38w4d via unplanned RCS due to uterine dehiscence

  • I joined an international moms group in town.  Its been a great way to meet other families with kids, buy second hand gear and get recs for all sorts of kid related stuff.


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  • I joined an Expat group and have gone off recommendations from other moms in that group. We also are members of a gym that has a creche and I have sitter that we use frequently that works there.

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