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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You’re making bad economic decisions based on questionable medical advice. You should go back to your normal job and your full earning capacity. The rotavirus thing makes no sense - can’t he be vaccinated now? And rotavirus is not a death sentence anyway. You need a second opinion on daycare. Also you need to see childcare as your husband’s responsibility too.  You are not paying for all the childcare, and you are not backup childcare. [/quote]

I don’t know anything about OP child’s health condition and it’s a super personal decision. But OP

1. No one will think you made a bad decision if you send your kid to care and your kid gets sick. Everyone just had to make this calculus and it’s a scary crappy decision but it’s a reasonable one. Let me relieve you of any guilt box.

2. If you want to keep nanny model, you need to view the payment as an actual investment that will return profit in the future. An investment in your future career earnings, your mental healthy, your family’s health. View that as an actual future cash stream like retirement savings. It’s all related. A temporary hit for a couple years that ultimately gets you to a better place is worth it. If you’re talking credit card debt that’s a different issue. [/quote]

Yep. Keep in mind nothing - even a careful nanny - is zero risk. My DD caught her first horrible virus from a nanny (and I didn't blame the nanny - it happens!).[/quote]

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