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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]4 kids under 9 with 2 people working FT in non-flexible jobs? You seem incredibly calm under the circumstances!

What's the plan for the new baby? That seems to dictate everything else. 
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We're flexible on the plan. What seems like the default choice would be to find a full-time nanny (who's not "afraid" of four kids!) and they'd have the baby all day, plus the older ones as they got done with preschool and regular school. Plus keeping the cleaners separately. But I posted more to see if other folks had found a different option -- say, an aupair to help in the mornings and afternoons, or daycare and part-time nanny and housekeeper? I don't know, we're just starting to think about what makes sense.

True that our jobs aren't flexible, schedule-wise, but they aren't the worst. We don't work on weekends, and try to avoid working at home at night (although it happens occasionally). 
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While some au pairs can technically handle infants, I would never trust an au pair with an infant plus moving parts for older kids. You also have to house an au pair.[/quote]

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