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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone have good experiences to share?

My parents (active, late 50's) sold their house and moved cross country to my neighborhood when we got pregnant. They're adamant that they want to care for our baby after my maternity leave ends and until the baby goes to preschool. I knew they wanted to be involved, but I was kind of blown away by this. [b]Mom is retired, but spent her life around small children and dad teleworks full time. [/b]

We have an excellent relationship, but I just wonder how much control I lose over the baby? It also puts them on a very unequal ground with DH's parents (who both work and don't live nearby). Mom's first reaction when we said we were pregnant was how excited she was that now we won't travel to my inlaws for Christmas every other year and we'll stay home and she can see us every Christmas. [/quote]

OP, almost all of how this will work for you depends on you and your parents, but the line bolded above raises an important caveat. If your dad teleworks full time from home, having a baby/small child in the house full time is very unlikely to work out in the long term. It's really hard to work with a baby at home, and even if your mom is doing the bulk of the care while your dad works there are going to be disruptions to his workday. [/quote]

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