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[quote=Anonymous]NP but a live-in is very useful if you have unusual work schedules or if one partner travels a lot. You still need to set the schedule in advance, but with an au pair or live-in nanny, you might set their schedule so they have Wednesday off while one spouse works from home or your MIL is with the kids, but then they are on duty overnight on Thursday to accommodate a traveling spouse while the other works late. You can also build in date nights very easily (again, in advance).

I feel like it works best with either kids under 18 mo or school age, or if one spouse is SAH but has a busy schedule. It’s harder for toddlers because they aren’t in school yet but also need a ton of 1:1 time, so it makes the schedule juggle harder. But if you can make it work, it’s just really nice to have the flexibility for nights and weekends. But yeah, you have to set schedules well in advance and if the schedule shifts, you have to be ready to compromise with her to get the coverage you need.

But nothing beats traveling for work and knowing the nanny can just go to bed in your house at the end of the night and you don’t have to worry about getting home in time to relieve her. It’s a really wonderful feature of the arrangement.[/quote]

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