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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]If you use a relative, you lose control over how things are done. I prefer to have a professional relationship where my requests are honored. I usually defer to the daycare and in-home caretakers as they have known dozens or hundreds of babies - but I felt like we could discuss and come up with a schedule or feeding process that worked for everyone. I love my mom but I could not have those discussions without her feeling judged and scolded. 
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If your job is truly that flexible, then perhaps you can deal with the the the days off or instability of non-daycare options. Perhaps you also don’t need 8:30-5:30pm coverage. Many of us do need reliable full-day coverage. Others need coverage into the evening due to their job and a nanny or au pair works for them.

We used several different care models and my favorite is an in-home daycare with 2 caregivers and 4-7 kids. It was smaller and more personal than daycare, but without the tax and payroll of a nanny, coordinating with other families for nanny share, or having someone living in my house like an au pair. [/quote]

+100 such a valid point. My mom babysits regularly (say, one weekend a month) but blithely ignores many of my requests -- limit TV, no processed junk snacks, etc. If she were my nanny I'd fire her.[/quote]

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