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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not just put your baby in daycare, and when your mom is in town, keep baby home to hang out with mom?  That way, your mom can spend time with baby when she is in town, but you aren't screwed looking for backup coverage if she is supposed to come when you don't have nanny coming, and then something comes up and she can't.[/quote]

Yes this.

There will be plenty of times daycare is closed and you know ahead of time.  Your mother can come up for those times.  Ex: the week between Xmas and NY.  My in home daycare also closes for two "personal" weeks a year.  My mom watches my kid then.

It sounds like your mother is concerned with competing with the local family.  This feels like a MUCH bigger deal than it will be in reality.  By coming regularly and just being a loving grandmother, she will form a fabulous bond.  It might take a bit longer at first, but after the first 2 years, that's why the relationship can REALLY bloom and it's beautiful.  My mom travels about every 6-8 weeks to see her out of town grandkids.  She goes to take care of them for school breaks, or when my brother needs to travel and his wife could use an extra hand.  She has cultivated a wonderful and close relationship with those two, even while living in a different city.[/quote]

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