Temporary Nanny until LO is 6 months - how common and easy to find is temporary?

[Anonymous]

Is this out of the norm to be searching for a temporary nanny to watch my LO from 4-6 months old (so two months total)? Are temporary nannies very hard to find or are mixed arrangements like this common? Anything else to know or consider?

[Anonymous]

Go through an agency. It’s expensive but is the only way you’ll get a guarantee for the full two months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this out of the norm to be searching for a temporary nanny to watch my LO from 4-6 months old (so two months total)? Are temporary nannies very hard to find or are mixed arrangements like this common? Anything else to know or consider?

What happens after 6 months?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this out of the norm to be searching for a temporary nanny to watch my LO from 4-6 months old (so two months total)? Are temporary nannies very hard to find or are mixed arrangements like this common? Anything else to know or consider?

What happens after 6 months?

We're giving the baby away.


Hehehe kidding! LO will go to daycare. There are no openings at the affordable, nearby daycare until then. We are on a budget and trying to make things work; we'll use combination of savings and frugality to afford a nanny for a couple months

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this out of the norm to be searching for a temporary nanny to watch my LO from 4-6 months old (so two months total)? Are temporary nannies very hard to find or are mixed arrangements like this common? Anything else to know or consider?

What happens after 6 months?

We're giving the baby away.


Hehehe kidding! LO will go to daycare. There are no openings at the affordable, nearby daycare until then. We are on a budget and trying to make things work; we'll use combination of savings and frugality to afford a nanny for a couple months

Is it possible to stagger the parental leave and cover the full six months? Or even for one parent to take unpaid leave for a short time? A short term nanny will be very expensive, and if your budget is that small, I'm thinking both parents don't really earn much any way (I'm not trying to be mean!)