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[quote=Anonymous]I'd suggest waiting quite a while before looking for a nanny.  How long do you expect to be home on maternity leave, and do you want a nanny working any portion of that time?

I didn't search for a nanny until I was in my maternity leave (a few weeks in, with a 4 mth leave).  I was a first time parent so didn't really know what it would be like, how my husband and I would cope, just what level of support/help I would welcome, what our routines/preferences would be, how our kids would be, etc...  But because I didn't search until after I'd had the kids (but still about 2 mths before I needed anyone to start) I had a MUCH better idea of what we were looking for.

As pps have said - working from home while caring for a baby is much harder than you think.  So even though your husband's hours are flexible it might turn out that he needs more protected/covered time to effectively get his job done.  It also might be that if you can afford someone for a larger chunk of time you might reap significant additional benefits (someone who can do kids' laundry, cooking, cleaning, etc...)

I would give it time and try to remember that everything you think you know right now about how your life will work is hugely subject to change when reality hits.[/quote]

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