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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP- I run a local nanny agency and this would be my recommendation. Consider your immediate postpartum needs vs the long term. Also, if you genuinely want to spend time with each kid (props to you!) you will likely need more household help than a housekeeper who traditionally just handles cleaning. Even just to free up your time to focus on the kids.

I would recommend something like this if two full time candidates are within your budget:
-For the first 3 months post partum, I would recommend a night nanny or Newborn Care Specialist plus a full time nanny for the days.

-After you are settled post partum and babies are sleeping somewhat reliably, I would swap your night help for a full time nanny/household manager hybrid. If you have the nanny work M-F 7-3 or 8-4 and the household manager Tu-Sa 11:30am-7:30pm you'd be in great shape.

Nanny to come and do school drop off(s) and then return home to care for one or both babies as needed.

Household manager picks up the middle child on their way to your house, handles errands and management (school pick up, dry cleaning, grocery shopping, meal prep, pharmacy, scheduling appts, taking cars for oil changes, vet or groomers if you have pets, packing school lunches, laundry, organization, managing the school calendar etc) while nanny is still there. Once nanny leaves at 4pm, you and household manager tag team evening playtime, dinner and clean up, baths, and bedtime before they leave. [/quote]

PP here and I actually also have twin siblings 3 years younger than me and VIVIDLY remember my mom constantly scrambling. She tried to piece together way too much help (a PT nannies, a 2x a month cleaning lady, a rotation of college babysitters, a very PT evening nanny that brought her own son, and we did have a night nanny for a few months as my dad worked nights sometimes)  instead of seeking solid full time candidates which just resulted in chaos all the time. The PT nannies would call off, the one with their own child would have car trouble, the college sitters left the house messier than they found it. Maybe that subconscious experience set me up for my career on a mission to place reliable candidates  :lol: [/quote]

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