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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again - quitting our jobs is not an option and paying for a nanny is definitely where we are leaning.  We make enough and have saved enough that we can handle the cost of a nanny for a year though it will be financially painful.  Much less painful than pausing a career and potentially having trouble re-starting.

Home health could be an option - we have an LPN overnight that insurance pays for.  However I don't think a nurse is really what we need because 90% of the baby's care is normal baby care stuff and we really want that part to be done right - just that feeding is very different and the caregiver needs to be conscious and comfortable with keeping her g tube and central line clean, monitoring the pulse ox machine, and using the CPAP mask.

Finally, the prognosis for the baby is very positive - once chemo is complete she is expected to be likely to develop normally.  So we are really only looking at needing something for a year.  This isn't a tragic terminal cancer situation (or at least it is not expected to be - obviously anything could happen to any of us!).

Sound like we should be offering $35-40 which seems like its getting pretty high since the LPN through the agency would be $45 and I'm sure the agency takes a significant chunk of that.  [/quote]

It’s smart of you to pay whatever you have to to keep your job. All the people who say “just quit” have obviously never try to reenter the job market. It would take years, not months, to get back to where you are now.

I’m so happy that your baby has a good prognosis, but sorry that you all are going through this. I can’t imagine how difficult and terrifying it’s been. Best to all of you, and I hope you find a competent and loving nanny to look after your baby. A lot of people are looking for work right now, and I don’t think there’s anything that your baby needs that he careful and intelligent novice couldn’t be trained to do. Let us know how it works out.[/quote]

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