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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My wife wants to send our child to daycare at 4 months so that she can go back to work. If she waits an entire year she’s worried they won’t hold the job for her and she’ll have to start over again, and she likes her team. She works in education administration earning around 40k/yr. I make 250k. So we don’t depend on her salary and most would be eaten up by daycare costs, which would be about $1500/month in our area for an in home daycare. I’m okay with daycare but worry that 4 months is too young for our daughter as I’ve seen most advice suggest starting at the 1 year mark.

Interested in hearing people’s thoughts on this. [/quote]

I started one at 12 weeks and the other at 8 months. Much prefer the latter. Mine was walking by 9 months so having her home wasnt really an option since she was into everything. If she was just starting to crawl or pulling up, then it would have been fine. I worked from home from 12 weeks-8 months with PT help since she was also napping frequently. She dropped to 1 nap by 11/12 months so again, it depends on your kid. 
In-home daycares vary. Be cautious of age spread. Its really difficult to manage giving a baby enough floor time and interaction with the energy requirements of 2–4-year-olds. It can also be overstimulating. Unless your in-home focuses on infants I would wait a bit. 
Babies dont get enough time to explore and just be with most care centers or in-home daycares. They really dont. Container use is rampant. 
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OP I saw the additional details. Find a PT sitter/nanny or pay for them to do PT nanny with remaining hours house manager until baby is 7-10 months. If thats working, keep it going. Babies absolutely dont need socialization. They do need age-appropriate stimulation and loving care. Is your wife nursing? If yes, and plans on continuing to pump, its easier to nurse then pump (IME). You also dont have to worry about drop off and pick up, traffic, slugging supplies to and fro, etc. [/quote]

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