Child care concerns
Hi mamas!
I’m considering putting my baby in some sort of childcare part time. For a little background, we’ve been so blessed to be living with family since he was born. He’s going to be 9 months tomorrow and we have finally bought a home!! But it’s 2 hours away from any family.
My fiancé and I have been able to work our schedules around each other. I only work a few hours a week but I want to start working more. I am struggling so hard with this decision. Do I get a nanny? The options in our new area are so limited. I’ve applied to two daycares but I can’t even fathom sending him there because of the scary stories I’ve heard about things that happen there. I’m so conflicted! My only other option is to give up my idea of working and just continue being a stay at home mom.
I just can’t figure out what to do. I’m so conflicted. I really want to get my career going but I feel selfish at the same time. Does anyone have any advice or experience making this decision for yourself? Thank you!
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9 months is early, but with both my kids I’ve needed to put them in daycare around 1yr old for their own sake. Kids NEED other kids.
My girl will be 9 months tomorrow too, and she will be going into nursery 4 days a week from June when I go back to work. Our families live 4hrs away, so there's no chance of them having her. I enjoy my job and want to keep my independence, so giving it up was never an option. I am however going down to 4 days a week.
Thank you all for sharing. These comments make me feel a lot better actually ❤️
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Daycare is scary as an idea, but if you get a good one it’s so awesome. I work 35 hours a week and put my kid in for 40. It’s so incredibly awesome to have some time for myself. I’m a way better mother for it. Also, my second was adopted from foster care and had multiple developmental delays. We had a nanny at first and then used an in-home daycare with 5 kids. He only got past his developmental delays once he started spending time in a classic daycare with kids his age. Then walking and talking were things he wanted to do. Nanny’s are awesome because they clean your house a bit during naptime… that’s a huge plus, but it wasn’t something we could afford long-term.