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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

I think this is a great solution.  You never know when your mother might get sick, or her flight might get cancelled, or after sometime she may find that the travel is too much.

When your mother is out of town DC just doesn't go to day care.

[b]The other option is to find a nanny who is OK with house work and errands.  One week she is full time with DC the next she cleans, cooks, does laundry, grocery shopping etc.[/b]  [/quote]

I'm sorry but this is not a good idea. Things like errands make sense to suggest when you want to keep your nanny and your kids are in school  most of the day, not for an infant nanny.

A nanny in this area can get a full-time job caring for an infant, make good money and not have to do your housework.  The only type of infant nanny you are likely to get who will agree to this is one who is either not very good or desperate not the combo you want caring for your newborn.

You'll also have a hard time finding a quality daycare who will let you take 2 weeks off a month and hold your full-time infant spot wihtout charging you  a large amount of money.

You just need to  put on your big girl panties and tell your mom that you appreciate the offer, but it's not going to work for you, plan regular  weekend visits instead.[/quote]

Not true!  A lot of older, grandma-type nannies who are great with infants are also looking for/willing to do housekeeping jobs. I've also had a couple of nanny/housekeepers who just like the variety in their day. Even nannies get tired of childcare.[/quote]

So you take advantage of the elderly too. How nice![/quote]

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