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Overnight childcare

adeaea1adeaea1 member
edited December 2014 in April 2015 Moms
So I have a job opportunity that would be really great but require me to travel a bit. My husband also regularly travels for work and right now we try to coordinate our schedules to avoid boarding the dog but it doesn't always work out.

I was wondering if anyone knows what kind of options would be available if both my husband and I needed to be out of town the same week? We live on the opposite coast from all our family and do not have any friends that we would trust with our dog let alone our baby. We plan on using day care for normal daily childcare while I'm at work. Appreciate any advice or ideas you ladies may have!

Added: this would not be a regular occurrence. I would guess maybe 3-4 times per year.
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  • PrpljadePrpljade member
    In a situation like that, if it were me at least, I would look into the idea of a nanny rather than day care, this way when hiring the nanny I could make it clear that the possibility for overnights would be there and that we would schedule those as far in advance as possible so the nanny would have the time to clear their schedule and it wouldn't change or interrupt who is providing care for my child and my LO would have stability and be able to stay in home rather than bounced from one place to the next. 

    I'm a FTM myself, and luckily we have family nearby, but if I were in your shoes this is the first thing that comes to mind that I would want to look into. 
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  • OliveMom3OliveMom3 member
    I like the nanny idea in this case. But if it's so infrequent, could you tell your boss that for the first year or until you're comfortable, that you will need to be off night duty? Or take your baby with you?
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  • jackieanddan1989jackieanddan1989 member
    We are also in the situation of needing overnight child care, because I work night shift and DH works 24 hour shifts. I would suggest getting on care.com or a similar site and start searching now. We had to give up the search because we realized we couldnt afford it (but this would be multiple times a week for us, so it may be more affordable for you). DH might have a new job by the time LO gets here so we plan to play it by ear, possibly alternating shifts since I make my own schedule. We had a hard time finding anyone willing to do overnights so thats why I suggest looking now. I am sure you can find a good fit for your family if you keep at it though, like I said we had to give up the search. Make it clear when you make your profile that you need someone willing to do overnight. Some will not bother to read your profile and will just copy paste their resume to multiple people, so you may have to reiterate that point when you interview them and make sure they are cool with it.

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    aikendrum said:
    Have you considered a live-in nanny or an au pair? If your schedules mean you will be in frequent need of child care (including overnight), it would probably make sense to have someone with you in your home. I don't know if you have the space in your home for that, but I know people who have done it who highly recommend it. Good luck.
    This is a good idea if you have an extra room (unfortunately we dont). But I have heard that live in can actually be more affordable since you are providing them with a room . Definitely worth looking into

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  • knjzacherknjzacher member
    I would bring baby and a nanny with me. I was sure I would be able to leave DD overnight for overnight trips with my husband or whatever but I haven't been away from her any night (except for work) and she's over 2 years old now. We have used my parents twice for date nights. I was sure I wouldn't be "one of those" never go out parents, but I am.
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  • taahirataahira member
    We found ourselves in this situation with our first. We both traveled for work, and occasionally those days can cross. We looked into the nanny option I personally was uncomfortable with it. I ended up changing my job so I could always be home, we went for a day care option and I would be home with my DD at night. A nanny or live in nanny would be your only options.
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  • ASCrosbyASCrosby member
    What it sounds like you need is a babysitter that you are totally comfortable with. Before I got pregnant I would babysit in addition to my full time job. I had many families that I did overnights for. I would pick the child up from daycare, stay at the house with the kid, and then drop the kid off at daycare in the morning. Other times it would be over a weekend.
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  • ScarlettgScarlettg member
    I hate to be a downer here, but I don't think I would take that job.  While the nanny option is a good one, I don't know that I could leave my infant child with someone, anyone, who wasn't a trusted family member and a parent his/herself (grandparents, ideally).  Of course, this is your decision and you're the one who has to be comfortable with what you choose.  Whatever you decide, I hope you decide it quickly as we don't have all that much time left until our LO's arrive!  Wow, what a scary thought :)
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  • adeaea1adeaea1 member
    Thanks for the advice everyone. I never really thought of a nanny since we wouldn't need overnights regularly but it's a good point to make sure I know and am very comfortable with the person well in advance. I will check out care.com and look for someone who would be willing to do that occasionally. The job will put us in a much better financial situation so I really didn't want to pass it up. I'm hopeful everything will work out. Thanks again!
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  • Sharon&PaulSharon&Paul member
    aikendrum said:
    Have you considered a live-in nanny or an au pair? If your schedules mean you will be in frequent need of child care (including overnight), it would probably make sense to have someone with you in your home. I don't know if you have the space in your home for that, but I know people who have done it who highly recommend it. Good luck.
    Au Pairs are only allowed to work 10 hours a day max and 45 hours a week set by federal law. They can do overnights, but you would need a second forma childcare for the other hours.
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