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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I have not been away together in almost 5 years because we have no one to watch our kids. Kids are 4.5 and 1. Neither of our families live close and would not be able to do it regardless (age, health issues, etc). We have an amazing nanny but she can’t stay over nights or weekends because she has kids of her own she needs to care for. I have a couple Saturday night babysitters but don’t think I would trust them to watch the baby for a whole weekend and juggle two kids.

Is anyone else in this situation where you don’t have anyone to watch your kids? Do you somehow manage to still get away? Do you just hire a random sitter your kids don’t know well and hope for the best? My kids are slow to warm with new people so I would just feel so awful leaving them with someone they don’t know well.

Next year is our 10 year wedding anniversary and I really, really want a night away, but doesn’t look like it’s in the cards. And of course most of our friends have family help and are planning amazing trips for their anniversaries.[/quote]

Can you bring a family member in to help and hire the nanny to for some parts of the day ,especially to do the heavy lifting (e.g. baths, playground trips, etc)[/quote]

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