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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. He will be close to 6 months when I go back to work. We can afford both options, but I don't know if a nanny is worth the added expense. My husband is very concerned about hiring a nanny because we don't have many days we can take off ( I'm a nurse, and he's in finance). I'm sure many people have great experiences with nannies, but the couples we know that hired nanny ether switched to daycare, or ended up going through 1-2 nannies before finding one that worked. My husband thinks we should go with the daycare close to us and we can see how it works. We can hire a nanny if it doesn't work out.

We are both clean and we do have a housekeeper. I know some posters mentioned perks of having the nanny do babu laundry and bottles, but that won't be needed. I will do laundry, and we just put the bottles in the dishwasher and run it at night. I'm not that concerned about packing up for daycare because it's only an 8 mile walk. [/quote]

What do you mean you don't know how many days you can take off?  If your child is sick, they can't go to daycare, but they can stay home with a nanny.  I took WAY fewer sick days than my friends whose kids were in daycare and I had a nanny.[/quote]

OP here. I took an extended maternity leave and my husband took paternity leave. We don’t have much time ever we can take off if the nanny calls off, etc., My MIlL and backup sitters will be there if we need someone to watch him while he’s home from daycare. [/quote]

Them your mother in law and sitters would also be available if the nanny ever called in sick.

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They want to do daycare. Why do you care so much? Daycare are just as good. There are pros and cons to both, but daycare is fine. [/quote]

I disagree that “daycare is just as good” for an infant, but agree that OP should go with daycare. OP seems very price conscious ($18/hour will only get you a mediocre nanny in the DMV, and OP is haggling over 36 hours vs. 40) so daycare is the best option for her.[/quote]
I agree with your conclusion - daycare is likely the best choice for this family - but $18 is fine for a nanny and that is indeed the hourly rate for the ones she has interviewed and likes. It's not "haggling" over hours when the employer is guaranteeing the the same hourly rate based on 40 hours at $18, which the OP specified she would do.[/quote]

I think OP should try out the nearby daycare first because it seems like daycares have waitlists. If it doesn't work out, she can always get a nanny. If she found two candidates she liked at 18/hr, then frankly, the nanny market isn't that competitive there. So it makes sense she should grab and try the scarcer resource first (daycare) and then, if that doesn't work out, fall back on a nanny since they don't seem that hard to find in her market.[/quote]

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