Poll: Who is taking care of your baby when you go back to work?

Re: Poll: Who is taking care of your baby when you go back to work?

• jenn72178 member

  July 2014 edited July 2014

  I voted SS on this one b/c I think DH ranked a little higher than 'other family members' and I think it's effing awesome that he's the one who will care for our LO. Also didn't see an option for SAHM and I bet that's gonna be a lot of the vote?

  
  

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• lest12 member

  July 2014

  jenn72178 said:

  I voted SS on this one b/c I think DH ranked a little higher than 'other family members' and I think it's effing awesome that he's the one who will care for our LO. Also didn't see an option for SAHM and I bet that's gonna be a lot of the vote?

  
  This. DH works nights - he'll take the day shift with LO when I go back to work.

   

         

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• ricecakes1216 member

  July 2014

  A good friend's mom will be watching C.

   TTC#1 Since April 2011 

  BFP#1 5.23.12 C/P 4w4d 
  

  BFP #2 10.1.13
  

  EDD June 10, 2014

  
  

  
  

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• roadspeckle member

  July 2014

  DH. He will work weekends.

  

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• Mia081081 member

  July 2014

  SS: working from home so the grandparents will both be helping out, but I will still be trying to juggle work and baby. (Currently WFH part time). Once LO is about 4 or 5 months, she'll be going to daycare at my husband's office for 3 days and staying with my mom the other 2.
  
  Once she's 18 months, we will start her at the same school where dd1 is, though dd1 will be a big girl in kindergarten by then!

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• puttyeast member

  July 2014

  Daycare 2 days a week and grandparents 1 day a week is the plan starting mid-September.

  
  

  

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• katekat8721 member

  July 2014

  DH and my mom.

  
  

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• JulieSmiles member

  July 2014

  A sitter who only has her kids and DD will have her 3x a week, DH 1x per week, and grandparents or aunt 1x per week.

  
  

   

  
  

  
  

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• jacksoha member

  July 2014

  I voted in home daycare but because DH is a cop and works twelve hours shifts he will be able to be home with LO two days a week. So she will only be in daycare the other three days. 

  

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• Savvy122 member

  July 2014

  We are in the process of looking for someone right now.  The woman we hired - and loved like family - to watch C decided she doesn't want to watch kids anymore, after 17 years of doing so.  I'm still hurt/angry about it.  We will likely go with another in-home provider (i.e., we take the kiddos to her house) because actual centers seem to be waaaay out of our budget.
  

  

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• Aaward1658 member

  July 2014

  Combo of staying with grandparents, DH and daycare facility at my work

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• texasmama2014 member

  July 2014

  I voted grandparents but it's actually my parents 3 days per week and my aunt and uncle 2 days. I was surprised to see how many grandparents will keep the babies!

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• mattanda2011 member

  July 2014

  We have quite the system worked out. Both kids will go to a church based Mother's Day out. Older DD will go 5 days a week and new LO will go 3 days a week. Grandma will pick them up all days and watch them till I get home, and watch little LO on the days he doesn't go. DH is home one day a week and will have duty that day.

  Married to DH 10.29.11
  

  DD born 1.26.13
  DS born 6.12.14
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• babygabe614 member

  July 2014

  We are very lucky to have my awesome mom watching her at our house when I go back in September. It's such a relief to know she's in good hands.

  

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• Pepper6 member

  July 2014

  My MIL will be watching DD when I go back to work. I will probably start back only 3 days a week for the first few weeks to give us all an easier transition.

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• Abenedict2011 member

  July 2014

  Traditional daycare 3 days a week, DH to work from home 1 day a week, and I'm working all Sundays to be home Fridays.

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• k2k2tog member

  July 2014

  I'm going back to school in September and we've found an awesome flexible in-home daycare at our neighbour's house right across the street. She's flexible and affordable. Couldn't be happier!

  DD1: June 2014 - VBM4lyfe
  DD2: October 2016
  DC3: coming May 2019

  
  
  
  

  
  

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• Savvy122 member

  July 2014

  I'm so jealous of all of you that have family watching your kiddos.  Am I the only one who has to hire full-time (M-F, all day long) care?
  

  

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• MollySm member

  July 2014

  SS : I am a nanny, I am already back at work, and I bring both of my girls with me.

  

  BFP 3.8.16  EDD 11.20.16

  
  
  

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• Brittnic531 member

  July 2014

  Savvy122 said:

  I'm so jealous of all of you that have family watching your kiddos.  Am I the only one who has to hire full-time (M-F, all day long) care?
  

  You're not alone! We're coming up to the end of our first week.
  

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• ELC252011 member

  August 2014

  My mom only lives 5 min away, so she will be watching LO when I go back to work in sept.

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• irenewslee member

  August 2014

  Brittnic531 said:

  Savvy122 said:

  I'm so jealous of all of you that have family watching your kiddos.  Am I the only one who has to hire full-time (M-F, all day long) care?
  

  You're not alone! We're coming up to the end of our first week.
  

  Same here. Although i dont go back to work until September. We found an affordable in home daycare on our way to work. Everyday, 5 days a week. DH and I used to carpool to work but that will be too late to pick her up. The plan is for me to get to work earlier so i can leave earlier to pick her up. DH will drop her off in the morning.

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• mrscbrad member

  August 2014

  babygabe614 said:

  We are very lucky to have my awesome mom watching her at our house when I go back in September. It's such a relief to know she's in good hands.

  This exactly. My mom is a nurse who works Sat-Sun and I will WFH on Fridays.
  

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• catsinawindow member

  August 2014

  jenn72178 said:

  I voted SS on this one b/c I think DH ranked a little higher than 'other family members' and I think it's effing awesome that he's the one who will care for our LO. Also didn't see an option for SAHM and I bet that's gonna be a lot of the vote?

  This - DH is a SAHD
  

  
  

  
  

  

  BFP#2:  EDD 2/11/14, MMC confirmed 7/15/13 (growth stopped at 6 weeks), D&C @ 12 weeks 7/25/13
  

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• izzetoot member

  August 2014

  I work from home 3 days a week and am out in mtgs 2 days a week so we just hired a nanny for the two days I'm not at home.  She is AHHH-mazing! She asked me what she could do to help around the house when baby was sleeping and I told her I needed to mop the kitchen and do LOs laundry. She mopped the entire house and did all of his and mine and DHs laundry too! And its less expensive to have her than take him to a daycare.  Double bonus!

  
  

  
  
  
  

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• coffee89 member

  August 2014

  I'm a stay at home mom because we couldn't swing daycare. I'm going to start night classes soon and my parents will take LO between when they get home and when DH does.

  BFP: July 2013 M/C August 5, 2013

  BFP: October 22, 2013 EDD: June 21, 2014

  Baby boy arrived June 23, 2014

  
  BFP: February 2016 EDD: October 17, 2016

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• AmandaG225 member

  August 2014

  I have to go back to work next week...Booo My mom will be watching her until September when a spot is available for her in daycare. On a positive note, the daycare is at the school I tech at so I can see her whenever I want

  

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• dragonfly711 member

  August 2014

  Sorry ladies been awhile since I have been on. Been crazy emotionally. I had to change jobs so that I can work nights and hubby during the day will work. I started my new job last week. I was not suppose to go back to teaching until sept. Now my job is veterinary technician my first career working 5- midnight 3 days a week 9-5 on Sunday 3 days off.
  
  So hubby and I will be watching her

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Me (40) DH (42).......Married 7/1/11......TTC 12/2013.......BFP #1 12/30/12........EDD 9/8/13

  Spotting,clot 2/15/13 all ok......2/21/13 no heartbeat 11 w 4 d missed miscarriage........2/22/13 DnC

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• kbeiser member

  August 2014

  SS here! And also first time poster...
  
  My husband a I work together, before my maternity leave both of us worked 3-11:30. I put in a hardship with our HR dept to switch to days so one of us can always be home with baby A. As of today they have not approved my shift change and will not guarantee either will be able to switch shifts leaving us scrambling to find someone to watch her while we work nights. We are both incredibly frustrated.

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