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[quote=Anonymous]I have 2.5 yo and some experience with this but we don't travel (well 2x in 2.5 years, not regularly). It was a big adjustment at first. We went with daycare because we have a great daycare 2 blocks from us and we knew people who loved it. I couldn't initially (pre baby and with a newborn) wrap my head around how to screen a nanny and like the accountability of multiple caregivers. I also like not having a single point of failure. They are open 7:30-6 and while we prefer not to have our DD there all that time, it's an option on some days. If you can afford a nanny, that is hands down the most convenient. A nanny usually works 40-45 hours and any hours over 40 are overtime (1.5x). They will also often do dishes, kid laundry and keep things tidy. This is pretty freaking amazing if you ask me. That said, the single point of failure issue is real. Many friends have babies who call out sick last minute and won't drive if there is any snow even forecasted. If my kid'sday care teacher is sick I often don't even have to know. While we did have some sickness in the first year and every late fall/early winter, it hasn't been as bad as I feared.

On the how to handle it front, you just do. You figure out how to split up drop off/pick up or who meets the nanny am/pm and then when you have to leave you just have to leave. You can pick things up after bedtime if you need to. The travel can be a challenge but that is something that my friends with spouses who travel just roll with. One friend has a DH who travels 2-3 nights a week most weeks and they could not do it without a nanny. Both have very demanding jobs and they just make it work. You carve out the flexibility because you have to. Having young kids is not forever. You have worked hard in your career and now your work requirements are a little different in terms of what you can and can't do. You just have to roll with it. It's an adjustment but it is totally doable. [/quote]

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